RLM 71 - Tamiya equivalent

[stona]

Thanks for the advice Steve. I believe I understand what your getting at now about the contrast between RLM 70, 71 and 02, and if your using similar colours as in RLM 70, 71 then the shade is of importance. Whereas with RLM 71 and 02 together you will see a much better demarkation so the colour shade is not so critcal.

Atb, Colin.

Exactly so!

I have a historical interest in the Luftwaffe and of course what these aircraft looked like. I try to allow this to inform my choice of colours on my models rather than dictate them.

It is well known that our perception of a colour changes with its context. If you get a dark green and a grey/green (RLM 71 and RLM 02) which look right next to each other on your model then they are right!

On a historical note RLM 02 seems to have been a colour that varied from the RLM standard more than most. The ministry did complain to the manufacturers about this on several occasions. It's yet another reason not to over complicate your efforts to match some dubious standard.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Just found this too. Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers

Thanks for that Tony, really useful.

Just placed it straight into my "Bookmarks".

[Guest]

Ha ha, didn't know that was there!You live and learn, thanks.

Hello Collin.Im building my Ju-87 B2/R2 Stuka

and im interested in that ,,conversion table,, but i cant see it. What am I doing wrong??

[John]

Hello Collin.Im building my Ju-87 B2/R2 Stuka

and im interested in that ,,conversion table,, but i cant see it. What am I doing wrong??

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