I need some help in identifying the proper paint to use for a Me-109G. The model is a cheap Monogram 1:48th scale kit that I will be using to practice freehand air brushing on. The kit directions indicate the following colors:

Light Blue is this equal to Tamyia XF-23
Black Green is this equal to Tamyia XF-27
Brown is this equal to Tamyia XF-10
Dark Green is this equal to Tamyia XF-61

Have you already bought Tamiya paints or can you purchase another line of colors? Russell

Hi there. The only reason I asked is I have had great results with the Model Master Acryl line and Polly Scale line of paints as well. Both of course are acrylic and spray nicely through an airbrush.

What Todd said is correct for the colors. I would add that RLM84 is a fun color to play with although you will get a debate as to whether it was actually a RLM color or badly mixed RLM 76! Either way it's fun to use.

If you haven't tried the above mentioned lines of colors they are great and have the RLM color numbers printed on the bottles as well for ease of access and use. Hope this helps some Michael. Any more questions feel free to ask. Russell





P.S. Here are a couple of photos of a Me-109G-6 I just finished in 1/72 scale. I used RLM84 on the bottom of the aircraft and sides, also used RLM 82/81 for the camoflage. Thought you might like to see it. Take care.

You are currently building the monogram Bf 109G-10 so any late war combination can be used. As for Tamyia reference RLM 81=XF 10, RLM 82/83 bright green X85, dark green XF61. Cross reference provided by ultimate model paint conversion chart. Which can be accessed via the web.

It's true that any late war combination may have been possible,though some are more likely than others! Depending on how accurate you want to be with a test piece a Werk Nummer or even date would probably give a good idea of how a particular aircraft was actually finished. Different production facilities had different "styles".They were however reasonably consistent within batches (if that's the right word).
Cheers
Steve

Hi Michael, we all have a love of aviation history and model building, a perfect combination here, so ask any questions you like, I'm sure someone would have an answer for you.

As to a library. If you are looking for reference materials I recommend, although I only after all these years only have two copies, the Squadron series of books on aircraft. Go to this link..... http://www.squadron.com/SearchResults.asp?offset=0
and you can find a lot of what you need. Hope this helps. Any other questions, feel free to ask. Russell

P.S. Looking around your local bookstore can sometimes yield great results. I have a book that I've used, although the internet has somewhat displaced book use, by Bill Gunston on WW2 aircraft that is quite good. See if you can google him and see what you come up with.