Author Topic: LW experts, need help - is this accurate? (Read 562 times)

Krusty · « **on:** July 18, 2005, 02:37:06 PM »

It was listed as 12./JG 5, 1945 (hence the tail bands). Is it a fair representation of the historic scheme for that squad at that time? I'd like to make the skin for it if it's semi accurate. However I don't have any other evidence to back it up. And a single profile is not the perfect grounds upon which to build a skin.

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2005, 03:22:01 PM »

As a follow up I found a scale model painted with the same blue, but it's a different markings set.

Krusty · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2005, 10:43:07 AM »

I can't find any real sources to help me (squadron, year, etc).... Maybe I'm searching with the wrong keywords, but I'm at a loss.

Mustaine · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:09:00 AM »

is it wrk no. 732183?

listed here:
http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/Luftwaffe/fockewulf/fw190.htm

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Fw 190A-8
Second picture 732183 USA CR N90FW
Blue 4 12./JG5 Texas Air Museum, Texas . This aircraft is internally incomplete

http://aircraftwalkaround.hobbyvista.com/fw190f8/fw190f8.htm

lots of sites.. i googled
fw 190 "blue 4"

there seems to be confustion all over... the url for the muesuem says F8, but the site says A8... i saw that on a few of the sites.

what plane is it really? A8 or F8?

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2005, 03:04:31 PM »

F8s have no outboard guns.

Hrm... I never thought to google the "blue 4" part...

What about the yellow and black stripes? Are those generic "Defense of the Reich" bands?

Edit, never mind the stripes. Thanks for the help!

Loddar · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2005, 01:52:12 AM »

Krusty, stripes are not generic, LW used
different colour stripes for each unit

The band itelf is the generic to be used for
Reich Defense units.

Reich Defense

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2005, 03:44:10 PM »

Yes Loddar, that is what I meant. Thanks

csThor · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2005, 06:53:01 AM »

I'd be vary of the exact colour values. Especially in the pic of the scale model the blue is far too bright and too colourful - JG54's tailband was duller and darker.

One good source for colours is Snorri's site --> http://www.flugzeugwerk.net

Just be aware that the colour values there are pure meaning they take no scale effect into consideration. I usually lighten them up with 20% of a toned-down White (RGB 225/225/225).