vasek

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which camo colors are the most visible?

looking for a paint scheme for a non scale project

(if you have a pic pls post it)

thanks

Shok

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To me, in the air they are all kinda hard to see.

That being said, I just picked up an L-39 in green and brown, but has bright yellow accents that I think will make it much more visible in flight.

KC36330

Blaze Orange (commonly called Hunters Orange) camo shows up extremely well.

Rider-60

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Sand and tan schemes are very easy to see, in particular the IAF schemes are very good I think. I had a Kfir many years ago and loved the look. I guess it also depends of the background and landscape where you are used to fly. If you live in the desert then use a European one scheme!

Florent

TED ANTON

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Hi
Just refinished a SM Hawk that was involved in a landing accident and the other is a SM F5 ,both are grey on the bottom so the contrast is quite good, both done with Testors paints

Good luck

Ted

Ram-bro

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here is my Top Gun Mig 29 with a scae russian scheme

DanSavage

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Sukhoi Su-35

Eddie P

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Vietnam style camo can get dark in flat light but it contrasts well for orientation. For the bottom, use a little bit of weathering to set it apart from a hazy sky - but on a clear blue sky it stands out like a soar thumb for sure, very easy to see in most all orientations. Once an aircraft gets far enough away it tends to silhouette anyhow and everyone is on a level playing field, at least IMHO.

Situations to look out for - a mostly gray color camo airplane on a hazy or overcast sky, and an earth toned camo bird flying dead at you with a close in mountain ridge with texture behind the jet. To deal with it make sure you have good vision or get a new set of specs, and/or add some small bits of color or a smoke system!

I fly several different camo birds, I like the look enough to make it worth my while and have never personally had a problem with it.

vasek

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I like the idea of the hunters orange camo.

Has anybody seen a plane in those colors?

Roger Shook

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Here is my JMP Starfire on a flyby.

SinCityJets

The black/ white/ grey (urban camo) is one of the most visible in a blue sky. The same as the Alaska aggressor F-16 scheme.

Boomerang1

Some of the English & German schemes from WW2 had yellow undersides. I painted this little Bobcat 50 in German splinter camo (all lines are straight) with yellow undersides which I wrapped around the leading edges. It's quite easy to see, particularly picking top from bottom & on the approach. - John.

vasek

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Thanks for the pic guys,

John, I like the yellow underside idea! Looks good too.

Vasek

Eddie P

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Must admit, the Bobcat looks really great wearing the "what if" Axis dress you put on her John. Nice.

Boomerang1

Thanks Eddie. It was the 'almost was' Axis dress!

The Germans were building one during the war 60 years before BVM decided to patent it! - John

Eddie P

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Yeah, a patent on the "twin boom" idea!! - OK... talk to the guys at Lockheed, the Germans, the Brits, and a hand full of other designers from years past... I think history shows that one for what it was!!! [:'(]

cmjets

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Boomerang1

I think I get what you mean! - John.