352nd FG - Blue Color Help

[Vraciu]

Gang, I stole a page from Oboe's book and have been working on a P-51 that is only NMF and basic markings.   That way I have a base to work with and then can update all my other stuff to it with minor tweaks.   

The first Mustang I intend to use it on is the 352nd FG skin, "DOPIE OKIE" that I adopted.   It has a couple of blue shades on the nose and I would like to know what the correct color should be.    Shreenshots would be appreicated as well as the numbers you guys always provide.  I have still not figured out interpretation.

[Devil 505]

Do you have any other pics of the plane?

That reference pic makes things very difficult to judge as the Insignia Blue seems too light and nearly matches the blue on the nose.

I'd say start with a shade of blue similar to the header of that pic as your darker blue on the nose and use a lighter shade like on "Cripes A Mighty 3rd" for the replacement panels.

[lyric1]

http://wingstracksguns.com/picture-gallery/historic-pictures/american-aircraft/fighters/north-american-p-51-mustang/

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=05658

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=05661

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=05739

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=12114

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=09083

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=09084

http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php?action=update&primary_key=12116

http://www.californiawarbirds.org/p51_historic.php

https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=AssignmentExt&ID=224301

[Vraciu]

Good stuff, Lyric, thanks. 

[Vraciu]

Do you have any other pics of the plane?

That reference pic makes things very difficult to judge as the Insignia Blue seems too light and nearly matches the blue on the nose.

I'd say start with a shade of blue similar to the header of that pic as your darker blue on the nose and use a lighter shade like on "Cripes A Mighty 3rd" for the replacement panels.

[Devil 505]

(Image removed from quote.)

That's the same photo as the first one, just without the border.

[Vraciu]

That's the same photo as the first one, just without the border.

It's a different shade of gray I believe.   It's the only one that I can find of the airplane anywhere.

[bustr]

I've always wondered about the colored aviation paint used by the AAF squadrons after they received and customized their aircraft. Is the colored paint AAF issue or, was it all sourced from the RAF locally? The AAF seemed to go with a standard issue pallet while the RAF had many shades of primary colors. Until 1944 all AAF fighters used for escort and other direct fighter to fighter combat used the british MKII gunsight for the 100Mill ring. AAF gunsights until 44 were 70Mil ring. So I've been curious about the paint.

[Ciaphas]

Try something in the Azure range

RGB: 0, 127, 255


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[Devil 505]

Try something in the Azure range

RGB: 0, 127, 255


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That will be far too bright

I took that and darkened and desaturated it. Try RGB 33,89,146  and adjust for taste.

[Ciaphas]

Bright yes, but it’s a good starting point.





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[Guppy35]

The blue changed as is evident in photos.  Some from fading, but also due to the paint choice.  In “Bluenoser’s Tales” by Punchy Powell there is a chapter on it.  I’ll dig it out when I get a chance later.

[Ciaphas]

Also a good read on paint:

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_us.htm

And

https://www.cybermodeler.com/color/intro3.shtml





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[Vraciu]

Thanks all.  I will keep at it. 

[Ciaphas]

And here is an ANA standard to RGB converter

https://www.e-paint.co.uk/Lab_values.asp


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