"What colour for North Africa Stuka" Topic

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Fettster 42	29 Jul 2012 8:53 a.m. PST
I am painting up a Stuka to support my FoW DAK and I have used Vallejo 876 Brown Sand as this is recommended as the equivalent to RLM79, but it just looks wrong, even with a bit of lightening. What Vallejo colours do others use for RLM79, and what about RLM78 for the underside? And if I do a second Stuka for my Italians, would that be in Luftwaffe colours or Italian colours. Anyone point me to some pictures, my search-fu has failed me on this.
Guthroth	29 Jul 2012 9:59 a.m. PST
Your google-fu is weak indeed …. Rearching for 'regia aeronautica stuka' or 'italian stuka' images brings up a few images all of which appear to be mainly green.
Willy the Rat	29 Jul 2012 10:02 a.m. PST
wp.scn.ru Wings Palette is a easy starting point.
Fettster 42	29 Jul 2012 10:45 a.m. PST
My google-fu is weak. But I didn't think of searching for regio aeronautica, which has thrown up lots of results! Doh!
thejoker	29 Jul 2012 11:34 a.m. PST
link Most colour images for the Stuka are of plastic models. Contemporary images tend to be in B/W
thejoker	29 Jul 2012 11:42 a.m. PST
Italian Stukas over Malta link link
Fettster	29 Jul 2012 2:40 p.m. PST
Thanks the joker, great articles,but now back to my primary query, what vallejo paint for the desert luftwaffe stuka?
Frederick	30 Jul 2012 6:17 a.m. PST
There is a Stuka in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago that was captured in North Africa link YouTube link

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