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Title: Variations on Blue
Post by: oboe on February 05, 2023, 10:28:10 AM

No wonder there are so many interpretations of shades of blue.   I ran across this image, and look how the blue (I assume its ANA 501 "True Blue") changes with sunlight vs shadow:

(https://media.istockphoto.com/id/458344319/photo/republic-p-47-thunderbolt.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=is&k=20&c=-u4oL2rcAfgdWKI1dieQmrF3pmB3Jv_TH4RNpHioiD8=)

Would have sworn it was a different color, but I have seen this aircraft from many different angles and I know its the same color on both tail and horizontal stabs...

Title: Re: Variations on Blue
Post by: Vraciu on February 05, 2023, 10:54:48 AM

Brutal.

Title: Re: Variations on Blue
Post by: Devil 505 on February 05, 2023, 11:28:19 AM

This image has been my go-to example for ANA 501

(https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-39/Airacobra/images/USAAF-42-18285-Bell-P-39-Airacobra-118TRS-USA-01.jpg)

Title: Re: Variations on Blue
Post by: Greebo on February 11, 2023, 04:17:21 AM

I seem to recall from when I was mucking around with True Blue the USAAF changed the colour towards the end of the war, can't find the reference for that now though.

Title: Re: Variations on Blue
Post by: oboe on February 11, 2023, 07:01:18 AM

I seem to recall the ANA color set was revised and expanded during the War;  I think "Insignia Blue" definitely changed shades. 

I guess what struck me was what a huge difference direct sunlight vs shade makes on the interpretation of color.   I would call the stripe on the stabilizer "True Blue" but its doubtful I would make the same determination for the stripe on the tail, except that I know its the same color from other pics of this plane at different angles...