Could you also make skins for the Portuguese Ju86?
The Junkers Ju-86 operated in the Military Aeronautics (A.M.) between 1938 and 1945. The ten aircraft received were of the Ju-86 K-7 version, a military export version. They were equipped with BMW 132D radial engines. On August 25, 1938, they were officially handed over to Ota Air Base, where they formed the Day Bombing Group. They were the first retractable train aircraft to operate in Portugal. Their operational life ended in 1951.
The painting, unlike the traditional Germanic camouflage - green, gray and brown, separated by broken lines - was presented in a strange camouflage of brown, dark green and burnt yellow, with wavy separation lines. The lower surfaces of the wings and fuselage were painted light blue. They were registered with the A.M. with the numbers 251 to 260.
They presented the Cross of Christ, in a white circle, on both sides of the wings; the national flag, with shield, on the outer faces of the two vertical stabilizers and, on the sides of the fuselage, the registration number painted in black numbers.
The colours generally shown on profiles are misinterpretations of the standard German RLM61/62/63/65 colours.
The activity of the Ju-86 was very limited due to the lack of pilots, scarcity of fuel and spare parts, as a result of the restrictions imposed by World War II, with flights being carried out for short durations and strictly necessary for the maintenance of the planes.
On February 15, 1941, during the cyclone that devastated the Lisbon region, Ju-86 nº 257 was damaged by the fall of the roof of a hangar at the Sintra Base, as were other planes.
In 1944, the remaining nine Ju-86s were brought together in the GBD's No. 2 squadron, at a time when most of the squadron's pilots were diverted to Bristol Bleinhem, having recently arrived at the OTA base.
After the end of the World War, the training of new Ju-86 pilots began, but most of these pilots switched to the Junkers Ju-52/3M or joined civil aviation.
On 11 July 1945, a flight accident occurred with Ju-86 nº 256, which crashed and caught fire, with its crew surviving.
The activity of these planes was resumed in 1946 with test flights, which continued until the end of 1947.
In 1948 and 1949 only planes nº 254 and nº 260 flew due to lack of parts and in 1950 only nº 260 was in flying condition. , with its last flight taking place on January 18, 1951. They were officially withdrawn on September 30, 1951.
Here are samples of relevant pre-1939 RLM colours:
RLM 61 (1936 - 1938)
RLM 62 (1936-1938)
RLM 63 (1936-1938)
RM 65 (1936-1938)
and schemes of camoflage of Portuguese Ju86 (to appreciate in view of the above written remarks on colour identification):
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