| I hate to be one to rain on your parade but I was wondering. You mentioned you used the marking guide provided in the kit and I wonder where they got their information from as the scheme is one I have never seen before. The colours of the upper surfaces were normally Dark Sea Grey and the demarcation line was a "hard" masked line. This can be seen in the attached photo (albeit an American "restored" example. Note there is no stalk on the wing leaf) The other common scheme was Dark Sea Blue all over.
On the Fleet Air Arm aircraft (the RAF never operated any Sea Furies) fin flashes are never worn however they were present on some Canadian and Australian versions. However they are worn further down in the main body of the fin, touching the leading edge. and the red is ALWAYS forward.
Hope this helps. |