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This set offers the modeler the four colours that were used for painting all Luftwaffe front line aircraft from 1936 onwards. The tri-colour upper surface camouflage pattern consisting of RLM 61, 62 and 63, was officially replaced with the RLM 70/71 scheme after 1938. However, many aircraft retained the former camouflage standard during the first campaigns of the Second World War.
The colours provided with this set are also useful for painting models of most of the German aircraft used by the Legion Condor during the Spanish Civil War. These include many of those handed over to the newly born Spanish Air Force after the end of hostilities. The RLM 65 remained one of the basic underside colours of the Luftwaffe aircraft throughout the entire World War II.
These paints are historically accurate and use top quality components to exacting standards in their special formula.
What’s more, the colours take into account the effect of scale reduction. For example, a model aircraft reflects less light than an actual full-size aircraft. Therefore, this means the colour applied to the model must be of a lighter shade to look the same as the full-sized version. If you applied the exact same shade of paint to both the full-sized version and the model, then the model would appear darker as it reflects less light.
AK acrylic paints are water soluble and it is possible to apply them by brush and airbrush. Ready to use straight from the bottle; simply shake, and the paint is ready to go. Dilution is not necessary when airbrushing AK paints. Additionally, AK paints are free of odours unlike aggressive solvent based paints.
However, when painting camouflage or fine lines, add a few drops of the specially formulated thinner AK-712. Useful with all acrylic paints, AK-712 improves the performance of the paint.
