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what originals pray tell?I don't believe the colour in the picture posted is original.It looks like a restoration to me and I've peered at some originals.
not withstanding that paint changes over the decades so even the paint on artifacts could be fadedNot complete cockpits,is there an unrestored E anywhere? I am aware of several partial airframes like the one in India. Numerous parts which littered the southern counties. The head armour often survived intact. Original colours can be found on many parts ,now called artefacts, recovered at the time or subsequently. They are held in various collections both private and public like the excellent BOB museum in Kent.
My point about restorations is that whilst I applaud the effort and research that goes into them they are not relevant when seeking contemporary colour data.
Steve
I don't believe the colour in the picture posted is original.It looks like a restoration to me and I've peered at some originals. If a restoration it is not really relevant. Furthermore I suspect it is a modern interpretation of RLM66 not RLM02 which was much lighter and had a greenish hue,particularly early in the war before the RLM felt obliged to send memos to paint manufacturers advising them not to worry about the variations in this colour that were being noticed.
Go with RLM02 and noone will say you are wrong. Be aware that RLM66 was appearing in aircraft interiors way before the official 1941 order(just as mixed greys were appearing on upper surface camouflage.) Guttorm will confirm its presence in the Norwegian (1940) Ju88s for example.There is no RLM02 inside their crew areas. Crashed enemy aircraft reports on Bf109Es from the BOB often note a dark grey (presumably RLM66) on cockpit sills and the areas above and behind the pilots shoulders including the armour. Also black or dark grey floors. Nothing is ever black and white, or dark and light grey!
Steve
just curious are you using the original paint chips or just going off what Humbrol, Testors or Tamiya decree as correct
Personally, I think many modellers get too hung up on actual shades .......