***** DONE: GB-38 1/48 IAR-80 – Axis A/C

[Wurger]

Also I found the profiles via the net. I think these are from the mentioned boos for the plane. IMHO the first one is more accurate than the second one.

 

[fubar57]

Great choice and references

 

[Donivanp]

another source says the Earth Brown FS 30219, Olive Green FS 34127 or 34096, Blue Grey FS 35526.The cockpit interior Grey FS 36622 and Dark Grey FS 36231 for the rest of the plane interior. The yellow colour like mentioned above.

Starting with the seat, I used the Camo Grey though the instruction call for RLM 66 with the side wall's RLM02,

I did the sidewalls in the camo grey also.

 

[Wurger]

Nice.

 

[parsifal]

Good start doni

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

Agree with all.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Not feeling the love of modeling lately, been pretty busy but trying to get some bench time in. I have a funk over cockpit colors need interior views and colors I guess. I put the upper and lower wings together. The engine was pretty cool, it's seven parts for and aft for both sets of cylinders and the exhaust ports aft and push roods forward and the gear in for the prop in front.

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[parsifal]

I get that feeling quite a bit as well, especially when I produce something that I absolutely do not like. I go away for a short while, listening to my wife chortling. it doesn't take long before I retreat back to the safety of the man cave.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Airframes]

Good progress Don.

 

[T Bolt]

Looking good Don

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[N4521U]

It's a Big looking airplane. What's the size compared to a Corsair?
Plenty of color onnit. Rock on.

 

[A4K]

Nice start Don.

 

[ovichelu]

Here is a thread on an Romanian forum . Use it as a reference for your build.
iar...IAR

 

[ovichelu]

The statment made me curious about that..... General info says that the planes of numbers 1-300 were painted with the camo that wrapped around the entire fuselage at the rear area. The kind of the camo was used in 1940-1942. However, I decided to have a close up look at the existed images of the Romanian I.A.R. 80/81s. Here is what I found. Generally, the undersides were painted with the blue-grey colour for most of the planes. Usually, the demarcation line between the top colours and the bottom one was at the bottom main stringer of the fuselage. See pics below.

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However it seems there were planes that had the demarcation line moved a little bit down ... that might be the reason for not noticing of the bottom colour especially if the pic was taken on a sunny day. The shadow at the bottom of the fusealge makes the trick and doesn't allow to see the undersides fully. Also the quality of many pictures does the same. However using the Gamma correction it can help. Please look at the enlarged shots below... the thin lighter line at the bottom of the fuselage ...

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and here another one...

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Because I couldn't find a shot of the "White 42" of a very good quality and size I have taken a screenshot from the documantal film. Initially the bottom colour can't be noticed but when using the Gamma correction a kind of a thin lighter line at the fuselage bottom may be seen. IMHO it might mean that the plane could have had the demarcation line of colours moved down. At least at the time the movie was made. But certainly I might be wrong. Anyway, no a straight answer.

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There's no maybe. Things are pretty easy. From aircraft no1 to no300 rear fuselage was painted in upper side camo on the underside from tail to behind the cockpit.
After that they were painted green upper surface and blue underside. All aircraft previous to the no 301 got this camouflage after they generally overhauled at the factory. So one plane had British dark green and earth on the upper surface and on the underside from tail to behind the cockpit in 1941 , and the same plane had only dark green upper surface and blue underside after overhauled in 1943 let's say . This is why you must choose when you place your plane on the timeframe.
And afterwards you can search for photos. The machine showed on hobby boss cover was painted with dark green and earth in 1941, and had victory markings on tail. While in 1943 it was only in green upper surface and blue underside , and without victory markings.
Here`s an excerpt from the book "Romanian Fighter Colours"