Vic Balshaw
Major General
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On my first entry (in this GB62) I did finish the plate the 'bakelite' color. Just wondering, if on some, the plate was painted in the camo colors as is depicted in the instructions for this one?Bakelite was what I was trying to think off, I remember it still being used in the early 60s as an insulation material on RAF bases.![]()
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Actually the numbers as well. My 'supposition' on them being hidden (washable paint) won't fly?Just re-read your last post Ralph. Gun fairings in camo colours and you just need the "L", correct?
On my first entry (in this GB62) I did finish the plate the 'bakelite' color. Just wondering, if on some, the plate was painted in the camo colors as is depicted in the instructions for this one?
I think I'll go with inst illustration and leave it camoed. Funny though, the last picture posted, has the crew brush painting the stripes, no masking. And to think of all the effort I put into trying to get that 'perfect' lineTo be honest it is quite difficult to state if the base was unpainted or not. In many pictures it can be noticed that it wasn't. But there are images in which it looks like painted. Here is a part o f the well know shot of the Castle Bromwich factory "parking" with finished Mk.IXs I cut out the closest plane. IMHO either the base was painted or made of the material of a close colour tone to the Ocean Grey paint. The other kites standing there look similar.
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Basicly the dark tone of the base can be found though on the other Spits used .
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But it looks like the maintenace crews could overpainted it though ...
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the pic sourcer: the net.
Interesting roundel in foreground and the fifth one behind it