Did German interior colours change a little?
Posted: December 27th, 2017, 3:36 am
Hi all,
This a question for Luftwaffe experts regarding RLM interior colours of aircraft during WW2.
To be honest, I'm not a stickler for total and complete accuracy regarding colours, I'm just pleased to complete a model to a reasonable finish. But my question is:
Did German interior colours change a little towards the end of the war?
I build a few older kits that don't always have colour call-outs for cockpit interiors but I am lead to believe that the RLM colour for these interiors were often (but not always!) a mid-grey with a reasonable hint of green in it (Is it called RLM02 ?). I use Humbrol 31 (slate grey) for this, it seems similar enough to me.
But I heard somewhere that towards the end of the War it changed slightly to be more of a pure grey, without the green element, and a tiny bit lighter in shade too. Things like the He 162 and Me 262 were (apparently) like this.
Looking at a few walk-arounds on the internet seems to endorse this, but the problem with some aircraft in museums is that they get restored, so historic accuracy, in terms of colours, can be compromised.
But this forum is where the experts are so, is this correct guys? Did it change a little?
Zee28
This a question for Luftwaffe experts regarding RLM interior colours of aircraft during WW2.
To be honest, I'm not a stickler for total and complete accuracy regarding colours, I'm just pleased to complete a model to a reasonable finish. But my question is:
Did German interior colours change a little towards the end of the war?
I build a few older kits that don't always have colour call-outs for cockpit interiors but I am lead to believe that the RLM colour for these interiors were often (but not always!) a mid-grey with a reasonable hint of green in it (Is it called RLM02 ?). I use Humbrol 31 (slate grey) for this, it seems similar enough to me.
But I heard somewhere that towards the end of the War it changed slightly to be more of a pure grey, without the green element, and a tiny bit lighter in shade too. Things like the He 162 and Me 262 were (apparently) like this.
Looking at a few walk-arounds on the internet seems to endorse this, but the problem with some aircraft in museums is that they get restored, so historic accuracy, in terms of colours, can be compromised.
But this forum is where the experts are so, is this correct guys? Did it change a little?
Zee28