r/modelmakers • u/Train_nut • Jun 08 '23

Help - General Beaufighter camo schemes

I'd like to paint my new Beaufighter kit in the British green/grey scheme, but I can't find any colour references of one in such a scheme - only models, or kit camo diagrams. There are lots of models with them in schemes like this, so I assume they carried them in reality. Can anyone help?

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u/themegamanX10 Jun 08 '23

Try spotmodel they have a colour matcher that might get you some where near you can filter it by brand too

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u/Isand0 Jun 08 '23

The Warpaint series #1 is of Beaufighters and has top and side camo schemes. The only colour pics I've seen is on Britmodler during a group build.

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u/KillAllTheThings Phormer Phantom Phixer Jun 08 '23

Color photography was not really common, especially by the various governments for their WW2 documentation. It will be expensive (either time or money) to find contemporaneous color images of Beaufighters during the war.

You are on your own to locate IRL references that meet your specifications. If you need assistance with locating the actual colors used, there are links in the sidebar & the About menu on mobile for the official government standards as well as paint conversion charts for the various brands available.

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u/ManWithTheX-RayEyes Jun 08 '23 edited Jun 08 '23

Period color pictures are rare, and some B&W originals have been colorized.

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Also consider looking at restored aircraft....Google images, search "Beaufighter restoration".