[WWI] German color question - was "Accurate colours"

[Diego Fernetti]

John!
>I do not do German models, yet I find myself with a D.III on the bench.

Sneaky Jerries!

> Can someone give me a decent color match/mix using Tamiya Acrylics for the 
> top-of-wing colors (Dark
> olive green, pale whitish green, and rust brown) and the underside of wing 
> colors (sky blue).  I
> am particulrly confused about the pale whitish green as I've seen models & 
> color profiles ranging all
> over the place ...
> Thanks, and please note "decent match", not "exact" ...

Because the pale green was the latest "discovery" regarding to camouflage 
colours in D type Albatrosen. I have read about the colour called "pea 
green" in some source (perhaps the Jasta I Special Datafile?) so I gues that 
you can get it too wrong if you have that in mind. Personally, I have 
painted my Albaros D.II wing in a colour I feel it's too deep green, but 
once I realized it the ing was dry, and I wasn't in the mood for mixing 
again and stripping the wing.
D.