thierry laurent Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, quang said: That doesn’t mean that there was not a time when the colours were fresh. Just that we don’t have photos of it. Likewise, we don’t have period photos of the wing underside. What makes you think that the blue was darker? Simply the effect of the sun UV on the paint pigments. The bottom always stays in the shadow. For whatever reason, the difference observed between the wings top and the fuselage is far more obvious than between the fuselage and the wing bottom. This may seem illogical as the fuselage sides are somewhat exposed to the sun but this is what many pictures taken in the CBI or PTO are showing. For whatever reason, there are MANY pictures of the Flying Tigers P-40, including very good color ones. So, there are relevant primary sources. D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Obviously when the planes were painted with the Chinese markings, all of them had the dark blue color but I do not know many modellers interested in brand new (non-weathered) plane models! D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: I do not know many modellers interested in brand new (non-weathered) plane models! I do from time to time but that’s only me. dennismcc and D Bellis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 That is a great result in so many ways, build, paint and weathering are all top notch. As to weathering I take the view that they were all new or newish at some stage in their operational lives, maybe this is because I do not have the patience required and am rubbish at weathering ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 7 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Beautiful! May I post it on the website? sure ,go ahead 21 hours ago, chuck540z3 said: Beautiful work as always Jorge! The paint job is especially well done. Cheers, Chuck thanks Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 7:57 AM, Juggernut said: I believe the roundels on the top are representative of faded insignia. Decals like this were provided by EagleCals in the past. The underside ones should be a darker shade of blue. On 3/8/2023 at 8:13 AM, quang said: I know about the theory (?) of fading colours. Even though, there was a period in their lifetime when they were not that faded, right? They just look better in darker blue. I know I have around here somewhere a set of decals with the Chinese roundels that includes both faded and non-faded insignia to cover whichever you want (or bottom and top of wing). LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Damn fine work Jorge! looks outstanding! cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Superb build Jorge! The engine is a real gem and you did a fantastic job weathering the aircraft. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Fantastic efforts Jorge. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Fantastic work, Jorge! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/largescaleplanes Kev D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oppenheimer Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 14 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Fantastic work, Jorge! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/largescaleplanes Kev she looks sexy on the banner thanks Kevin LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicciuzzo Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Eccezionale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Beautiful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 5:40 AM, oppenheimer said: sure ,go ahead Article is posted! Spectacular paint work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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