When was paint scarce? do you have a source for that?
In various Luftwaffe books, pretty common knowledge I assume.
unfortunatly thats not a source, if claims like that are going to be made source is warrented as I have many many luftwaffe books and have never read anything like the above statement.
Hello Phas3e!
First, I'm a huge fan of your Historically accurate skins! Thank you so much for those!
I suggest reading these books:
•Merrick, K.A., and Kiroff, Jürgen, Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945 Volume One, Hersham: Classic Publications, 2004
•Merrick, K.A., and Kiroff, Jürgen, Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1933-1945 Volume Two, Hersham: Classic Publications, 2005
•Merrick, K.A., and Hitchcock, Thomas H. The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-1945, Boylston: Monogram Aviation Publications, 1980
•Ullmann, Michael, Luftwaffe Colours 1935-1945, Manchester: Hikoki Publications, 2008
Each of the basic paint colors might have come out of Germany meeting the applicable RLM standard, but different thinners and even the underlying colors on the airframe would cause variations in the final color. When LOCAL supply lines grew thin, locally available colors that were 'close enough' were sometimes used instead'. The problem got worse the further outside of German the gruppen were.
Have you seen pictures of partially painted K-4? I guess though better wording word be.. 'local supplies'.. I need to be more clear next time!
I also suggest reading books of Allied bombing efforts, specifically about manufacturing & fuel/oil plants, and the trickle down effect it had on all German industries.
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