Sorry for resurrecting the thread, but I'm just about to start on the same model myself, and have a couple of questions over the paintjob.
Firstly, in the image of Red 12 in it's original Luftwaffe markings, look behind the front wheel and it appears that the front of the right engine has already been changed - it is a pale colour with the sprayed top, implying it was changed before the RAF got their hands on it and crashed it.
Secondly, and I don't mean to be rude Steve, but how sure are you that the tops of the wings are the same colour as the fuselage? Most of the schemes I can find either has it as the splinter or solid dark green across the top. I have to say I prefer the idea of the black leading edge with the mottled wings, but I can find no first-hand evidence of either your interpretation or indeed the solid green.
Thanks in advance
Firstly, in the image of Red 12 in it's original Luftwaffe markings, look behind the front wheel and it appears that the front of the right engine has already been changed - it is a pale colour with the sprayed top, implying it was changed before the RAF got their hands on it and crashed it.
Secondly, and I don't mean to be rude Steve, but how sure are you that the tops of the wings are the same colour as the fuselage? Most of the schemes I can find either has it as the splinter or solid dark green across the top. I have to say I prefer the idea of the black leading edge with the mottled wings, but I can find no first-hand evidence of either your interpretation or indeed the solid green.
Thanks in advance
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