[WWI] SPAD XIII

[Diego Fernetti]

> I am working on an Eduard 1/72 SPAD XIII, from the early version dual
combo kit.
> I am going to do one of the French all CDL schemes. My question is, would
the front of the
> fuselage be a yellowish color like the SPAD VIIs were? Some profiles I've
seen show a darker
> color front portion and some don't. Any thoughts?

The paint used in the front portion of the airframe tried to match the
colour of the fabric, even if it had a small difference in hue. Check the
pictures of the restored Guynemer Spad VII to have an idea on how those
colours might have looked. Besides, darker "greys" on some pictures would
mean different lighting conditions when the pictures were taken, and as you
probably know, the orthochromatic film used at the time photographed "warm"
colours (red, yellows, oranges) much darker than they were perceived in real
life.
D.