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So, with my thesis approved and finished for the most part (YES!) I intend to get some done work on this puppy, which has been staring me in the face for quite some time now. After I shelved it for the most part the last couple of months I noticed I was actually closer to starting the painting then I realized, so I need to be making a few decisions in regard to that.
On page four of this thread a few pics can be found of Joachim Jabs' a/c likely to be taken around early to mid '44 (specifically look at both Jabs and Schnauffer's Ritterkreuz with and seemingly without Oakleafs to get a basic idea of the timeframe). I'm in doubt about what colors I could use. The lack of reference in regard to Jabs' a/c at this time ofcourse makes a little artistic licence inevitable, but still here's thing.
The nightfighter camouflage around this time during the war consists, to my knowledge, mostly of RLM76 overall with a great variation in RLM75 patterns (patches, splotches, subtle or less subtle mottling etc.) Based on what I'm seeing on these pics of Jabs a/c I'm thinking it was mostly RLM76 with patches of the RLM75 on the upper fuselage and quite possibly the wings too (if one looks closely at the wing on the pic where Jabs is standing/stepping on it, it seems patches of RLM75 can be seen too if one looks carefully)
What do you guys think about it? Would this make any sence? A nightfighter camouflage mostly consisting of patches of RLM76/RLM75 rather them RLM76 overall with some form of RLM75 mottling to it? Or could it have been the typical RLM74/75/76 that was applied as well before the night fighters pretty much settled on RLM76/RLM75 in some shape or form.