P-40B MTO Markings.

[B-17engineer]

Okay thanks! I'll give here a try!

 

[Wurger]

Good boy...

 

[B-17engineer]

When does the MTO GB end? officially speaking.

 

[Wurger]

The MTO GB commences on the First August and ends on 31st October.But I'm not sure .I'll check.

 

[B-17engineer]

Oh, Halloween, joy!

I'm starting either tomorrow or this weekend....! :lol :

 

[Wurger]

OK. Ask Airframes about the MTO deadline. I think the build can last longer than it was initially said.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay very good! I'll ask Terry tomorrow!

Well I'm going to go read my book "The Longest Winter" by Alex Kershaw. About I and R platoon. 18 men defending a valuable hill in Lanzerath (Proper spelling?) , Belgium and found themselves against the spearhead of a German attack of more than 500 soldiers. Have a nice night and a good day if I don't talk to you tomorrow!

 

[Wurger]

Thank you Harrison. I wish you the same. I'll be a little bit busy tomorrow but I'll try to be on as well.

I know I shouldn't force you to anything and I didn't want to talk about the P-40 camo scheme but I suggest painting the model with the camo pattern.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/at...820d1250634828-p-40b-mto-markings-p-40b_2.jpg

What do you think?

 

[B-17engineer]

Looks fairly straight forward and pretty nice! South African?

What colors make up the camo?

 

[Wurger]

No this is a RAF 112 Squadron in Egipt in 1941.

These camo scheme is standard Mid Stone/Dark Earth/ Azure Blue for MTO.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay, well I have the Mid Stone

Dark earth and Azure Blue I need to go get!

 

[Wurger]

OK. Also you will need the dull red paint for the spinner and quite dark grey for the code letter.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay, does the red I have when I posted my paint colors OK ? And what kind of grey , a gunship grey?

 

[Wurger]

The red should be fine, you can always add a drop of the dark earth (brown) to that and the effect will be the dull red.
The grey , look at the profile, you will know.But it will be needed at the finish.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay thanks.

So if I have brown then I don't need to go get it?

 

[Wurger]

Do you mean the dull red? If yes you don't need to get it.It will be enough if you mix the red and dark borwn. About the mixture ratio we will talk later.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay, I was talking about the brown also.

Sorry for my poor phrasing though.

 

[Wurger]

If you have the brown earth paint it is OK. If not it is also no problem becuase you can mix red and black and get a nice brown colour.

 

[B-17engineer]

Okay thanks!

 

[DBII]

Harrison, good choice.

DBII