Soviet (and other) Aerocraft Paints

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by Arsenal VG-33

In M Maslov's book about Tchaïkas it was depending on the support you have to paint: AE-9 for metal, AE-8 for fabric covering were enamel for instance.

Hello!

Magazine Luftwaffe im Focus Special No. 1 - Colour had one good colour photo of a I-153 painted in such way - fabric covered areas in silver and metal covered areas in very light gray.

http://www.luftfahrtverlag-start.de/...wfspecial.html
Unfortunately the issue has been sold out.

Cheers,
Kari


PS VG-33 I was not reacting to your post at all.

[Arsenal VG-33]

Originally Posted by Kari Lumppio

Hello!

Magazine Luftwaffe im Focus Special No. 1 - Colour had one good colour photo of a I-153 painted in such way - fabric covered areas in silver and metal covered areas in very light gray.

VG-33 I was not reacting to your post at all.

Thank's for information. But "our" Tchaïka seems to be a green & black one, of the later series. We have to take off or proper french green paint first, to make it shure.

PS: No problem I don't take it personnal. I have just glanced at Mikhaïl Maslov book twice and saw my mistake, but you were faster.

Best regards.

[Arsenal VG-33]

Sorry Brecko, I don't understand what do you mean by low level camouflage introduced for fighters in mid '42

[Pilot]

My English is too bad? By the way I am Srecko I have some info and I need some answers if any have it.

[Arsenal VG-33]

Originally Posted by Pilot

My English is too bad? By the way I am Srecko I have some info and I need some answers if any have it.

Sreko (big your pardon), your english is more than perfect to explain us what happened with soviet fighter's camouflage "mid 42".

[Pilot]

I will try to find time to find this text but in quick note in the mid of the war was introduced two pattern. one is based on blue grey colors and asigned to the mid level fighters and for low level fighters was assigned two green scheme. That was two new green one could be described as dark bronze green and the other as medium green. Hard to recognize it on images as well they are in tone similar to previous schemes. Reference also state industrial standard for this two colors so there could be something.

As well I am not much informed about the subject I would gladly like to listed experts here.

Cheers

P.S. no problem about misspel my name, it is funny for me.

[edwest]

I do not own this, but it appears it may be useful:


http://www.springerlink.com/content/x17u75h660884035/




Ed

[Pilot]

You have a beer for this I looking for this for a yeras even I have know personally official who was in Moscow and authorized for export import and he was not able in the moment to find me this book [available even in the artst rooms even!!]

Cheers

[Arsenal VG-33]

I will try to find time to find this text but in quick note in the mid of the war was introduced two pattern. one is based on blue grey colors and asigned to the mid level fighters and for low level fighters was assigned two green scheme. That was two new green one could be described as dark bronze green and the other as medium green.

Hello,

In fact all early soviet fighters of the WWII were painted according to the dirctive KO N°53 SS from the 29 april 1941: AMT-4 Green and AMT-6 Black on upper surfaces and AMT-7 (light) Blue for the undersides.
In July 1943, the 3rd NKAP published N° 389s/0133 new order, containing all directive "Schemes for the masking coloring of aircraft". For the fighters AMT-11 Light Grey was combined with the AMT-12 Dark Grey on the uppersurfaces, while use of the AMT-7 for the undersides remains unchainged. These nitrocellulose paints had their oil paint equivalents for the metal surfaces as A-33m, A-32m, A-28m.

They were no special distinction between high, and low altitude fighters.

All in the Lavockin la-5 book, from Milos Vestsik, MBI, Praha.

All the best,

VG-33

[Pilot]

I have this book before I have write my post before. So I will keep on my search.

Best regards