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Re: What colour should a Supermarine Spitfire be?
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 00:04:42 GMT
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I've settled on the colours after fiddlin with the CAD format of the spit,
it's either going to be brown and green mixed together, or tan and green
mixed. Neither of them look half bad IMO.
Hey hey, would you use a lugnet.build.military group?
http://news.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=9361
C'ya
-Geordan-
In lugnet.build, Mike Broam writes:
> Glad to have been of help. My other passion is the study military aviation.
>
> Mike out
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>
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> In lugnet.build, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > Thanks! Great pages with lots of pics!
> >
> > I've gotten about a three foot pile of books on WWII aircraft and spits over
> > the past two weeks so I'm up to my knees in resources ( literally!)
> >
> > Thanks for the idea! I'm toying now with using lots of 1x1 plates to portray
> > the camo and paint, But finding enough plates and bricks ten times over
> > get's pretty pricey! but the results are way cool!
> >
> > -Geordan-
> >
> > In lugnet.build, Mike Broam writes:
> > >
> > > Geordan,
> > >
> > > I found some info on a modelling page. Check this page out
> > > http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/helpdesk.htm
> > >
> > > There are some color photos of some spitfires under the aircraft reference
> > > section, and some profiles a bit lower down under the heading "Camouflage
> > > and Markings of No. 74 Sqn RAF (Part 1"
> > >
> > > You also might see if your local library has any aviation materials with
> > > spits in them.
> > >
> > > Mike Broam out
> > > my gallery (only a bit now but more later)
> > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DarthLiber
> > >
> > > In lugnet.build, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > > > In lugnet.build, Mike Broam writes:
> > > >
> > > > Yeah I thought of making the spitfire two tone of tan and green or something
> > > > like that, but the results aren't very apealing, it is impossible to get
> > > > smooth camo lines with lego, that's why I figured that I may do decals
> > > > instead, I'm still undecided though, Thanks for your input!
> > > >
> > > > -Geordan-
> > > >
> > > > > Geordan,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Most Wartime Spitfires were of a brown, and 2 shade green color, while Photo
> > > > > recon spits were a pale blue shade. Some USAAF and RAF spitfires as well as
> > > > > RN seafires were in a pale grey color that the light grey lego shade
> > > > > approximates very closely. I will see if I can find you some color profiles.
> > > > > BT a Spit in legos sounds very cool
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike Broam out
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In lugnet.build, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > > > > > Right now it is green overall with the underside of the wings and fuselage
> > > > > > in light grey. It also has D-day invasion markings on the bottom as well (
> > > > > > black and white stripes on the bottom rear part of the fuselage)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At this point lego doesn't make a camo-green colour or a light olive drab,
> > > > > > so making the spitfire in all green is about as close as I figure I can get.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is also the option of making the entire plane light grey, but largeish
> > > > > > camo decals to go over top. I know most people hate large decals on lego
> > > > > > models and so do I, so want to clear this with everyone before I order the
> > > > > > parts off of brickbay. Large decals would also raise the price a little more
> > > > > > (not much) because of the cost of printing. Would people prefer having an
> > > > > > all grey plane with little bits of green mixed in? There are tons of colour
> > > > > > options so let me know what you want! The only set coulors are the white and
> > > > > > black stripes, and the grey underside of the fuselage and wings.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This kit should be availabe within three weeks, maybe a little more/less.
> > > > > > Hopefully I will have my site up and a picture of the finished kit within
> > > > > > two weeks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Geordan-
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