MC200 camo colour

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SirFrancis

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Feb 10, 2022
Hey guys I'm looking at the overall green with tan patches scheme. However not sure if colours were standardised or haphazard. I found 2 restored aircraft which seem to have completely different green and tan tones. I found an original photo which looks different again, however I don't trust original colour photos. Any opinions? cheers
 

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I've just purchased the Italeri MC.200 and it shows four differing mottled camo colours to chose from. So I think that no matter what you choose it will not be far from right. I'll photo the four choices in the morning and post them.



Edit: 4/8/22
Looks like my mate Wojtek beat me to it which is just as well for the light here this morning is very dull, it raining like nobody's business and the pics I took are crap.

 
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Certainly there were the standard colours for the Italian kites. But also there was a couple of different camo schemes to paint them with. Usually the set of the camo colours was different for each scheme. The tone of the paints could change in time or vary because of the manufacturer. Additionally the shape of mottling patches, snakes , their sizes etc ... made plane appearance either light or dark. As a result you have a great number of planes painted in different way.




the source: the net.

Please check the site with the link below. You will find the camo patterns and the colours for these schemes used for most Italian planes including the MC.200.

STORMO! Color Guide

www.stormomagazine.com

And the books that can come in handy ... of course, there is really more but these can be the good ones to start with


 
Thanks guys, certainly looks like a wide range of color tones and styles. I've got decals for 362 Squadriglia 22 Gruppo. Found a couple of 362 Sq photos showing a similar camo pattern. Anyone know if they maintained some kind of uniformity within squadrons? cheers
 

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A couple of shots with a group of MC.200s in there belonging to one squadriglia , reveal that the uniformity within a squadron existed. To a certain extent of course and it wasn't the rule though. Regarding the uniformity within squadrons .. rather didn't existed.




the source; the net.
 
Thanks Wurger, yep the B&W photos is the pattern I like best....but that would need an expert air brush exponent, which I'm not. I was intending to just hand brush, so will prob have to go with the simple patches rather than complex faded snake style.
 
I love the Italian aircraft and their paint schemes. If I remember correctly, many pilots tried to make THEIR plane stand out from the crowd. I also think that particular squads did the same for their planes. No matter what, they were the most colorful of the war. Great job on the MC 200. One of my favorite of the war.
 
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