Maj. George E. Preddy, Jr. - P-51B "Cripes A'Mighty" (HO*P) - 352nd FG, 487th FS

[Devil 505]

Here's a detail from CyberModeler Online's ANA Color Chart.  What are the chances these are the two blues used by the 352nd?   The dark one seems to dark to me, there's not much room to desaturate before you hit black.  'Course as you say, it looks different under the game's lighting.

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EDIT: One last thing - look at these blues in the email I just got from Zillow about homes for sale in my area:
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Strange coincidence.  I’ll probably be noticing blues all day long now.

Haha, that's funny.

I don't think Insignia Blue is the darker shade they used.

[Devil 505]

As an aside, here are a few other examples of how dark and dull the base colors need to be.

This is the shade of yellow I use for German planes. It represents RLM 04.


You can see how it looks in game on the tail of this 109.


And this is the red is used for the Soviet star insignia.


And here is how it looks in game on this P-40

[Vraciu]

Good stuff.  Check your email.  I sent my blue for you to look at.  I haven't further desaturated it since the screenshots above, but I have now tweaked it below...

[Vraciu]

Here's some more work on the blue and the bleed-through lettering...

[Shuffler]

 

[Vraciu]

Blue nose blue zoomed with noise layers visible.

[Devil 505]

Now that looks great.

[Vraciu]

So go with it?

[Devil 505]

Yeah. you nailed it.

[Vraciu]

Yeah. you nailed it.

Thanks for the help.

Too bad I didn't nail it for the first impression.   

Maybe one of these days...

[Greebo]

Looks great Vraciu, let me know when you've submitted it.

[Vraciu]

Looks great Vraciu, let me know when you've submitted it.

Thanks.  Working on it right now.  Give me about ten mins.

[Vraciu]

Add me to the mix.  I like it.  How long would dark blue stay dark?  And from the pics the ship had seen considerable action. I'm not a skinner by a long shot.  Pretty sure the blue or any color would fade over time from the weather, sunlight and the elements.  That ain't Sherwin Williams house paint!   

Thanks, bro. 

[perdue3]

Seeing this go from the first pic to the last is pretty cool. You go it perfect in the end. Thanks for that.

One question I do have is the rudder. Is it fabric?

 

[Vraciu]

Seeing this go from the first pic to the last is pretty cool. You go it perfect in the end. Thanks for that.

One question I do have is the rudder. Is it fabric?

 

Thanks, brother.  Glad you like it.   Hopefully you'll enjoy flying it.

Yes the rudder is fabric.  Elevators were also fabric until the D-25 came out.   Some examples of earlier versions were retrofitted later but I don't have access to any list which tells us that information.

There are a number of photos online that show the stark contrast between the rudder and the stabilizer.   The rudder is usually painted before installation because it has to be balanced for aerodynamic reasons.    Once it got into the field all bets were off.