[WWI] RFC Morane Saulnier color question

[dave fleming]

Quoting Steven Perry <sperry11 at tampabay.rr.com>:

> What color are the U/C struts and the top kingpost? The attached photo is of
> the specific airframe I am modeling, (A.186).

> 
> My thinking runs: They were most likely black from the factory and may or may
> not have been overpainted red when the nose and spinner were painted. However
> the grey tone of the struts seems lighter. Most ortho film photos that show
> black and red together render black as a hair darker. In this case it seems
> the other way round. Maybe they were red in this photo and it is a lighting
> and reflectivity issue that makes them come out in a lighter grey tone. Maybe
> red kingpost and grey UC struts?
> 

What date is the photo? The red was added after they were in service, from a certain date (IIRC it applied to all 
metalwork)

However there were RFC Moranes with lighter noses and metal work - at least one on an aircraft whish was lsot 
before the red was introduced. My theory has always been they were in the beige that some French Moranes are 
recorded in.

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