MB152

[Roger]

This was work in progress on Wednesday, so here is the finished article.
Roger

[Haddock]

Looks nice. First class finish as usual.
Haddock.

[Bigkev]

Hi Roger,
Immaculate and Elegant, as always.
Impressed...!
Well Done!
Bigkev

[Roger]

Thanks Chaps.
What do you think of the colours? I'm not really up on French Air Force colours of this period but I mixed Tamiya paints to match photos, restorations, museum exhibits and some colour profiles, but there seems to be huge variation in what people have used. Some profiles and models have some really way out interpretations, and of course the original colours would vary with fading and dirt. Hopefully I have got somewhere close, but I would value input as I have a couple of other projects to do at some point.
Cheers
Roger

[Haddock]

The colours look fine to me but what do I know.
I have the same problem with ships, and they're usually just grey. Then of course there's the scale effect.
If it looks OK to you, then it's fine, who is to argue.
Keep it up.
Haddock.

[zak]

I did notice that Martin P had some 1/72 French aircraft on the table and the colours looked quite bright.
Check out the models on the table section.

[Bigkev]

Hi Roger,
Don't worry mate, the model looks good to me.
As Haddock says, use the TLAR rule (That Looks About Right). Colour is always subjective, especially with film quality, fading by sun, salt, and personal recollection. After nearly 60 years, the exact Blue of my first model (An Airfix Sopwith Camel) still eludes me.....
So, wartime aircraft, in conflict area's might look totally different to the actual intended appearance by the manufacturer, so I think what you portray it is a matter of YOUR interpretation, not anybody else's.
Cheers,
Bigkev