Looking for a white scheme

[rickshaw]

I'm presently working on a military transport plane model.  I would like to see what schemes there are out there in which the predominate colour is white.  Any pictures?

[zenrat]

Or drive yourself insane masking this on a bigger airframe.

[PR19_Kit]

Some of these may be fairly obvious, but in the current 'All Grey' age may have been forgotten.

[TheChronicOne]

I second the Starlifter and Galaxy schemes. I've always been a fan of the white over grey (or greyish light blue or whatever it is...).   

[rickshaw]

Thanks one and all.  Interesting schemes.   

[Dizzyfugu]

While it is not truly white, an experimental two-tone grey scheme (rumored to be FS 36320 and 36495) was tested for the C-141, but eventually Europe 1 was favored.
IIRC, the finish was totally matt - with sand mixed into the paint!



NASA might be another option?



The United Nations are also highly apporpriate (and overlooked) operators:

[TheChronicOne]

Oooh yeah....NASA stuff is GORGEOUS and I agree, UN stuff is underserved and definitely full of white.  Good thinking there.

I wonder why they put sand in that paint?!  I put sand in paint when I paint walkways (for obvious reasons) but not sure what purposes it would serve on surfaces that no one walks on. 

[Dizzyfugu]

As mentioned above, IIRC the sand was added for a REALLY dull surface finish. Added considerable weight to the aircraft, though, and I wonder how long the paint would last at all with so much added drag/surface? After all, it did not catch on, even though the C-141 looks quite pretty in these two tones.

[Mossie]

Red Cross:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-Red-Cross/Douglas-DC-7B/593482/L?qsp=eJwtjDsOwkAMBa%2BCXNOBKNLBBUjBBSz7iUSE7Mq2BKsod2c3pJv30SwkaQ5841EyqCMHmwx0pMzGb6duoRfKJ5lWJoMexJJ7PXiyuJVaKgeuIsgB3fu7KaxNcNlcz%2BY%2BN4T1/3S61Kij54k3C4LHidb1B1BtMGc%3D

United Nations:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/United-Nations-Abakan-Avia/Ilyushin-Il-76T/3925497/L?qsp=eJwtjUEKQjEMRK8iWbsRwcXf6QV04QVCM2jx25YkouXz724s7h7zhpmFUi2Oj197A01kYE132lJj5afRtNAD/V1VgulVskM2hT3XYtGyqn7qYYQdx5TQwv/zswr0p2BpDN7iYBcAvQym/SFyydZmHhtwzjOt6xcjijJA

[JayBee]

Or an earlier UN scheme :


https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU14468

[Hobbes]

There's always the white/gray of RAF Transport Command:

[Mossie]

Or in a very similar scheme, your own VIP scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force_VIP_aircraft#/media/File:RAAF_BBJ_3.jpg

Or Hercs, with more grey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules_in_Australian_service#/media/File:C-130E_37_Sqn_RAAF_at_Clark_AB_1981.JPEG

[zenrat]

As mentioned above, IIRC the sand was added for a REALLY dull surface finish. Added considerable weight to the aircraft, though, and I wonder how long the paint would last at all with so much added drag/surface? After all, it did not catch on, even though the C-141 looks quite pretty in these two tones.

Could be the sand acts like sharkskin, trapping a layer of air on the surface of the aircraft and making it faster.

[Spey_Phantom]

you can never go wrong with Russian, Comrade 

[Mossie]

Russian is good.  Variation on the theme, Emercom, splash of colour to break up the white.
https://m.planespotters.net/photo/746408/ra-76841-russia-ministry-for-emergency-situations-mchs-rossii-ilyushin-il-76td