Originally posted by Kev367th
The big argument has always been which blue they used!!! Consensus seems to favor USN Deck Blue as it would have been available aboard ship.
Dan - One slight error in your profile, the rudder was not painted blue but left in the desert camo color. They were worried about another layer of paint affecting handling. On some aircraft this applies to the ailerons also.
Actually more then one error if I was doing an actual Spitfire Vc.
This was done to show the guys who were going to paint the present day Spit as well as the Corgi guys who were putting out a special edition diecast Spit to help raise funds.
BM597 wasn't going to be over detailed as the paint is washable and just for this occasion so they wanted the Corgi diecast bird and BM597 to look the same. So the profile was done to fit that.
BM597 is a Vb not a Vc as well, which the real Wasp Spit Vs were.
Once the Spit returns to England from Malta it will be going back to it's regular camo.
At Legends we debated the blue again. Clive Denny, who is the pilot of BM597 and also the guy doing the painting favors this look. Peter Arnold, Spit historian, isn't sure, but then again no one is
I kinda figure it had to match the colors being used on US Navy birds at the time as that is what would have been available. That or insignia blue from the US markings.
Since Mr. Denny ultimately made the call, this is how the profile was done.
