Someone pointed out
that the colors on my P 400 didn't look correct.
I had spent quite a
bit of time matching the model paint to the color photos of the actual aircraft.
The two paint chips
at the top of the #1 photo are the closest match to the paint on the aircraft in
the color photos that I could find.
The left side of
both color chips is the actual color, the right side is faded with 20% white.
The paint chip
laying on the left wing in photo #1 shows the two faded colors that were painted
on the model aircraft.
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images below to see larger images
After weathering,
the colors have shifted because of becoming dirty and faded.
The # 1 photo was
shot on a white background and the camera's auto white balance kept the colors
close.
Photo # 2 was shot
on a gray background and the colors shifted a small amount.
Photo # 3 was shot
on a light blue background and the colors shifted quite a bit more.
No matter how
accurate I try to paint a model aircraft with the correct colors, the
weathering, the backdrop, the lighting, and the use of a pocket camera with auto
white balance, will cause a shift in color hue.
Now, before I
submit an article, I try to make sure the color hues in the photos are close to
the paint chip colors.
PS.
RAF Dark Earth is
the same color as Core of Engineering 303 Field Drab and a close match to ANA
617 Dark Earth.
David Rapasi
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