Re: The AW52 Arundel PR2

[kitbasher]

What does the panel think about PRU Blue on top and White underneath?

Or the other way round maybe?

I'm not keen on a camo upper surface as it's meant to be flying at 55000 ft or so.

Not sure about the blue and white scheme tbh.  If the Arundel was operated in lieu of the Canberra PR3 then there's a whole host of colour scheme (and sqn marking) options available.  including overall High Speed Silver.

if the Arundel Mk 1 was a bomber in lieu of the Canberra then - purely for security reasons and to baffle the enemy - why not have the PR.2 in the same colours as mid-50s Canberra B.2s, namely PRU Blue undersides with Medium Sea Grey and Light Slate Grey uppers?

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, that's another candidate too, but I did that on the Northampton flying wing already. 

[buzzbomb]

Really like where you are with this.

No value I can add on the colour conundrum, they all have their merits.

[TallEng]

Probably too late my for 2 cents worth,
but as its flying jolly high up (bit like a SR.71 but not as fast)
won't the undersides need to be a Darkish colour? say Bosun Blue? that mystical Dark blue colour applied to some PR Hurricanes.
Topsides some kind of hazy White/medium grey just in case somone was able fly higher and look down upon it. should blend in with
the hazy grey upper atmosphere.

Regards
Keith

[PR19_Kit]

Yes................ 

[Knightflyer]

What does the panel think about PRU Blue on top and White underneath?

Or the other way round maybe?

I'm not keen on a camo upper surface as it's meant to be flying at 55000 ft or so.

Not sure about the blue and white scheme tbh.  If the Arundel was operated in lieu of the Canberra PR3 then there's a whole host of colour scheme (and sqn marking) options available.  including overall High Speed Silver.

if the Arundel Mk 1 was a bomber in lieu of the Canberra then - purely for security reasons and to baffle the enemy - why not have the PR.2 in the same colours as mid-50s Canberra B.2s, namely PRU Blue undersides with Medium Sea Grey and Light Slate Grey uppers?

Which is where (thanks to Kit's and Wooksta's earlier inspirations) I am going with my wartime introduced RAF B-29 

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=48995.msg917286#msg917286

It'll all tie-in in the Multiverse! 

[PR19_Kit]

OK, you lot talked me into it, so now it's white underneath AND on top, for the time being anyway.



I've found a particularly good looking dark blue for the underside, a bit like a darker PRU Blue, but not so grey-ish, that should do the job, and I'll mask it up and do that later today.

[NARSES2]

 

[PR19_Kit]

And now the underside's blue, too blue unfortunately, it needs toning down quite a bit, so I may overspray it with Primer Grey.




Even more unfortunately I got some over-spray on the starboard upper surface so I'll have to re-mask and re-spray that now.

The white leading edges will be black eventually, as they're meant to be the 1950s era de-icer boots.

[Knightflyer]

And now the underside's blue, too blue unfortunately, it needs toning down quite a bit, so I may overspray it with Primer Grey.




Even more unfortunately I got some over-spray on the starboard upper surface so I'll have to re-mask and re-spray that now.

The white leading edges will be black eventually, as they're meant to be the 1950s era de-icer boots.

The blue (so blue!  ) and white scheme make it look a little like it might have wandered in from the 'Blue Lights GB' Was that your cunning plan all along Kit?!

[PR19_Kit]

No, it's meant to be a darker shade of PRU Blue, but the colour on the can top was MILES off from what's inside the tin.

I might have to do some of my infamous 'mixing the colour on the model' tricks to get it to look more as I intended.

[The Wooksta!]

Supposedly that's "Deep Sky"

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, but I can't find a sample colour of it anywhere, darn it.

[Rheged]

That blue is a lovely colour, and it would  probably go  well on an Airfix Triumph Herald  I have in the stash.   Unfortunately I agree with you that it's not quite right for this aircraft.

[PR19_Kit]

For the record it's Vauxhall Atlantic Blue, soon to change to something more dull (I hope....)