Hi folks.I’m new to these forums and i am looking for some information regarding the above.After looking at some decals on the net i found a set from Watermark decals and included in the set were two very unusual paint schemes for BS119(2 tone grey) and W 3131(dark earth/ocean grey).As i am currently building different schemes i would be interested in building these two so i was just wondering if anyone has any further info. on these two aircraft please.Many thanks.
By: Lazy8 - 10th October 2014 at 19:33
The Watermark decals appeared at about the same time the book ‘Spitfire – The Canadians’ did.
http://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=349
The decals cover many of the same schemes illustrated in the books and while I never asked the question I always assumed there was some tie-up between them. Friends of mine in Canada rated the books highly and thought well of the major contributors, so I’ve assumed the content to be reliable.
By: Supergt1971 - 10th October 2014 at 17:52
Many thanks for the replies folks,i feel i should have added that the sheet claims they were RCAF aircraft and as you say a mk ix and the only time i have seen anything in the dark earth/ocean grey it has been on Israeli machines.
By: DaveF68 - 10th October 2014 at 10:13
BS119 is usually illustrated in the standard day Fighter scheme on other sheets, however the pilot is noted as claiming it was finished in greys:
I always note that Ocean Grey appears very light in some photos
By: Mark12 - 9th October 2014 at 21:04
Ah! BS199…a Spitfire Survivor
By: Graham Boak - 9th October 2014 at 20:56
Correct: a change of reading glasses suggests BS199 was RAAF. I missed BS119 because it was an early Mk.IX, and not listed in the Mk.Vs. However, the comments on the camouflage remain the same.
By: Mark12 - 9th October 2014 at 20:46
BS119 is listed as RAAF,… .
That does not sound right.
By: Graham Boak - 9th October 2014 at 20:35
BS119 is listed as RAAF, so that colours scheme seems very unlikely. W3131 served with two units, again standard schemes seem most likely. There were experiments with 2-tone greys before the Day Fighter Scheme was adopted, but not on these two aircraft as far as I know.
You might get a fuller response on the Britmodeller site, which has a number of well-informed Spitfire modellers and enthusiasts.
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October 9, 2014 at 4:46 pm