johnie hopper Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Hello, starting my new project can't find what colour have RLM used for luftwaffe cameras (as in the next image)? Could someone help me (it looks like some kind of creme)? and here results of my effort: BiggTim, thierry laurent, Out2gtcha and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvanroy Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) In most cases, no exact RLM color was specified for equipment that was fully internally housed and not visible from the outside, like cameras, etc. - these things were coded "RLM 99", meaning they needed to have some kind of protective paint cover, but the actual color was irrelevant. As a result, manufacturers of these items just painted them in regular industrial colors - usually some kind of gray or black. You can see the same thing on e.g. Patin gyro-compasses: they are generally some light gray color, but it does not match any RLM standard; I suppose some of these industrial coatings could be matched to RAL standard, but I'm not sure of that. Edited June 9, 2023 by pvanroy Cheetah11 and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee in Texas Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Nice effort. What plane is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Thanks a lot. I decided to use RAL 9001. Project is Bf-110 C-5 in RAF service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 You re right. Fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I've seen them black as well leading to the top color being variable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Please, could anyone help me to recognize higlighted device. I think that after crashland on to belly, the original circular antenne of FuG10 was destroyed and RAF substituted it with some other device with similar function. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 It 'was' a direction finder. After capture , some a/c cooperated with the RAF Film Production Unit. Looks more like a camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Thanks, is there any specification, ID number, or better pic? I can't find any similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 They were mostly Cs and Ds ... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) On 10/8/2023 at 5:37 AM, MikeMaben said: They were mostly Cs and Ds ... It looks that it could be one of these two. Is it possible (cannibalized from another captured Luftwaffe machine)? Eventually this one: Edited November 20, 2023 by johnie hopper BiggTim, MikeMaben and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 One more question: Did RAF apply any labels and marks in english on RAF camouflaged captured planes (except roundels, letters or assigned serial number)? Are there any proofs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Yes. This was done on the cockpit instrument panels. Black Labels with white lettering describing the instrument function were commonly added above each one. However, even in large scale I doubt this would be really visible. Externally, I'm not remembering having seen any technical stencil in English (including warning ones). If they were actually added here and there, they were not that visible. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnie hopper Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 You can find the result here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 If the cameras were like compasses then they were painted with RAL colors not RLM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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