discussion suggestions for odd colored spitfire

[peterairfix]

I have a number of spitfire kits but i want to do it in a non spitfire color and i would like some suggestions for colors and the more outlandish the better.

Peter t

 

[Guest]

how bout in red arrows colour scheme?

Cheers, Andrew

 

[Guest]

think of a rainbow lol

 

[PaulTRose]

yellow and black tiger stripes

or black and white zebra?

 

[Alan 45]

How about if it looked like a negative photo, you know the dark colours looking light and visa versa

Or paint the markings in pink and pastel blue or reverse the colour scheme camo on the ventral side and sky grey on the dorsal side

Or tartan or you could do a chav look and paint it in a burbury check , or prince of Wales check or dog tooth check or even polka dot

 

[peterairfix]

So far its tiger,zebra,rainbow and polka dot i shall dismish the red arrows as it has been done on another aircraft the tartan one i have polux's (pink panthers) tartan spit i got that one as a swap but keep em coming.

Peter t

 

[Guest]

The Spit is a retro and old plane...how about with some commercial colours..?

Green yellow of BP, red white of Coca-Cola,...or similar. It's easy to find decals about these marks and could be original

 

[Ian M]

But why. I am sure that you could find a few good schemes without resolving to vandalism.. But your kit your choice.

They did look rather good in black. I believe it was an Israeli wing commander.

There was a couple of pink spitfires also a very pale 'baby blue' Both of these where PR birds.

There has also been a couple of racing Spitfires, and not to forget the speed spitfire, in high shine dark blue metalic with gold flash down the sides.. You'll need a new canopy for that one though....

Ian M

 

[peterairfix]

But why. I am sure that you could find a few good schemes without resolving to vandalism.. But your kit your choice.They did look rather good in black. I believe it was an Israeli wing commander.

There was a couple of pink spitfires also a very pale 'baby blue' Both of these where PR birds.

There has also been a couple of racing Spitfires, and not to forget the speed spitfire, in high shine dark blue metalic with gold flash down the sides.. You'll need a new canopy for that one though....

Ian M

I was thinking of a pink one but as i have few spits i wanted to go off the beaten track and see what else i could come up with.

Peter t

 

[Guest]

I recently thought of a very glossy jet black Spit., upper and undersides, with glossy red on the spinner and the rudder and two stabilisers, and a thin to medium wide matching red sig-zag on the top of each wing from root to tip, wider at the root and gradually getting narrower towards the tip. Rather elegant I think.

 

[Lee W]

MR BLOBBY!!!

How about pearlescent white with a red go fast stripe???

Lee

 

[peterairfix]

I have just hit on one idea mixed up air forces say a jap zero in raf and a spit in jap air force colors or a yank plane in german and vice versa endless possibilites for this one.

Peter t

 

[peterairfix]

Mr.blo

MR BLOBBY!!! How about pearlescent white with a red go fast stripe???

Lee [/quote

mr blobby i think thats getting silly.

Peter t

 

[Lee W]

Mr.blo

Funny though Pete

Lee

 

[ojays]

TE199 was a Black & Gold coloured Spit. It met it's end on the fire dump in the 50's at 'RAF Sutton Upon Hull Fire School'

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[Guest]

I'd maybe try out "captured enemy colors/markings" for your one-off spit'...

 

[Guest]

peter i think you opened a whole can of worms lol

 

[Guest]

How about a Formula One, or motor racing inspired scheme. JPS black and gold, decals should be available.

 

[Guest]

Or how about something inspired from nature?

It's an aircraft, so you could paint it to look like an eagle, or falcon, or hawk, or gold & blue mackau... a turkey.. i dunno.

Or go the other way and paint it to look like a whale or dolphin, for contrasting irony.

 

[Guest]

I just had another one...

you could try out a "ghost plane", an ethereal phantom from the other realms...