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What colour for control horns?
edoardo
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 01:49 AM UTC
Hi guys!
I am in the final stages of my Camel build and I need some advice from you.
Which colour should I use for control horns? Should the be tha seme colour of the surface the stand, i.e.in my case CDL for lower wings and PC10 for upper surfaces? or should the be white in case they lay on the white section of the cockarde? Or again sould the be left natural metal finish?
Thank you for the advice!
Ciao
Edo
JackFlash
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 06:37 AM UTC
Greetings Edo,

From the factory these items were probably black or grey on both surfaces. In the field due to their proximity to the cockades they may have been overpainted as the colours there were not dope but oil based. These are from a modern replica.

edoardo
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Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 08:03 AM UTC
Thank you Stephen!
I'll go for a dark gray...
Ciao
Edo
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