Yet another new plane for SH3

[Cheapskate]

Originally Posted by Razman23

I dont know. If the plane is assigned to ASW, dont you think that they would use blue instead of grey? Im not saying that is correct but it does make more sense with the blue/green than the grey/green.

Maybe someone can give me some clarification here.

It probably would have made more sense to be blue, but Coastal Command didn't seem to see it that way

Ju88 is correct that early war coastal command aircraft were usually painted in normal bomber camo. However late in 1942 they adopted a new colour scheme, which they used on the Whitleys that were on ASW duties. Have just seen an illustration of one which closely resembles Ju88's scheme i.e.just the top of fuselage camo'd. Only difference being that they a used a light grey instead of the blue. Don't have a scanner so I can't put up a piccy The sides seemed to be white.

I sort of assumed Ju 88 knew this already as he had used the top surface/white sides camouflage rather than the " down to wingroot" brown and green standard bomber colours.

Hope you don't think I'm being too picky! It's a great model and I'd be happy to get it whatever colour it was painted.......except pink!!!!

***** On second thoughts, think CC got it right.....just tried to remember where they could have flown over blue water !!!

[JU_88]

how about a pink hienkel, they had them! dont think they saw service over the atlantiv ocean though

[jaxa]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Maybe the blue should be more grey, Im always confused with Coastal Command colours, the stock planes in sh3 seem to have the green and brown livery of bomber command. Should be easy to adjust the coloyrs in PS, (thanks for pointing it out)
I saw a photo of Coastal Command Whitley that was pure white with no camo at all, LOL - I could have skinned my model with that if i had felt lazy - but i never did like the 'albino' look.

I will do a B17-F and a Hienkel 111 next. I will try to make two skins for the B-17, one for RAF/CC and one USAF. maybe a good samaritan from these forums will volenteer to do one for me.

Then maybe if i have time I will rework the meshes and completely reskin sh3s stock models for the Junkers 88 and wellington bombers as they both look like ugly crap!

Yes, B-17 is very good idea. One of the most important planes during Battle for Atlantic

[Cheapskate]

Originally Posted by JU_88

how about a pink hienkel, they had them! dont think they saw service over the atlantiv ocean though

Pink Heinkels Just imagine one of them caught in a searchlight beam!!!

Seriously though, you're pulling my leg, right???

Oh BTW, found a website which has a picture of the Whitley that was in my book:-

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/b/553/9/1/13

Just to confound matters there is another one shown on same page, which has a much darker grey-blue colouring to go with green on top surfaces. Dunno which is right - maybe both!

[JU_88]

[quote=Cheapskate]Pink Heinkels Just imagine one of them caught in a searchlight beam!!!

Seriously though, you're pulling my leg, right???=quote]

No.... heres a hienkel thats not only pink, but its got a lion cub in the pilots seat

[Cheapskate]

Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs - that certainly does look queer!!!...as they might say up Yorkshire way.

When you mentioned Pink Heinkel I thought it just possible that Hermann Goering may have had a personal transport specially done to match his pink Luftwaffe uniform!

It certainly wasn't a standard Luftwaffe colour, as I found out after looking through 1) The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft (complete with authentic paint chips ), and 2,3,4) all three volumes of Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1939-45.

Seriously though, I think it is a highly sunbleached example of RLM 79 Sandgelb, taken with an equally weathered film and produced by a very dodgy colour process. That lion cub couldn't be the pilot either...it's feet wouldn't reach the rudder pedals

How's the Whitley doing? and what 3D modelling program do you use? I'm thinking of having a go myself.

Cheers

PS Just re-read your post further up - you're using 3D Max. That costs real money doesn't it! May have to put modelling ambitions on hold..unless you can suggest a free one!

edit 2 No need to answer this bit....just seen Seth and Flakmonkey talking about this on over on the interiors thread. I'll do a bit of eavesdropping over there

[JU_88]

cheapsake you have pm.