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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Marco on June 05, 2012, 10:43:27 PM

Title: Roland C.ii colour?
Post by: Marco on June 05, 2012, 10:43:27 PM

Hi!

I started building Eduard´s Roland C.ii. The instructions say to paint it gray. Is that correct?

I´ll be building the whale/fishscale version.


Second colour question: should I paint the interior wood colour?

Thank you!

Title: Re: Roland C.ii colour?
Post by: Flyjunkie on June 06, 2012, 12:39:40 AM

here's a wonderful color drawing by Will Boucher of the C.II.. it is Grey in over all color..
(http://www.wwiaviation.com/drawings/LFG-Roland-C-II-600px.png)

 here's another drawing from Will of the C.II in a light Blue overall color scheme
(http://www.wwiaviation.com/drawings/LFG-Roland-CII-Oblt-Eduard_von_Schliech-F1-Abt-2b-winter-1916-600px.png)

Both have the "whale face" on them.. so you'd have to reference the decals to the picture to decide which paint job you'll do..

Title: Re: Roland C.ii colour?
Post by: Marco on June 06, 2012, 01:57:25 AM

Thank you Flyjunkie, but its this one I want:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FRixQ9QNmgA/T3twXmk_x2I/AAAAAAAAAvY/OvTq8rdceBk/s640/DSC02943.JPG)

Title: Re: Roland C.ii colour?
Post by: Flyjunkie on June 06, 2012, 07:50:56 AM

here's a few pictures of that Eduard Roland you are building.. in the first photo we see that really light Blue:

(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/dimis_2006/ROLAND/pasxa10301.jpg)

here's another photo of the same Roland, now the Light blue looks grey...(probably from the lighting or photo editing me thinks..).  :o

(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/dimis_2006/ROLAND/pasxa10651-1.jpg)

I would follow Red Baron's advice about the light Blue..

might check out Misterkit Paint's "Gotha Bluish White".. that is really light blue... ;)

Dean ~~~ 8) 8)

Title: Re: Roland C.ii colour?
Post by: Marco on June 06, 2012, 08:38:10 PM

Thank you Dean and Red Baron!

I´ll chose between Misterkit Gotha Daylight bomber blue and Vallejo´s 907 Pale Grey Blue. Got both here.