Vallejo Model Air RLM Colors

A placeholder post for my own personal reference, but others might find this useful as opposed to using the charts from Vallejo. 

Early War and Pre-War Colors

RLM 01 Silber → 71.063 Silver (Metallic)

RLM 02 Grau → 71.044 Grey

RLM 04 Gelb → 71.078 Yellow

RLM 21 Weiß → 71.001 White

RLM 22 Schwarz → 71.057 Black

RLM 23 Rot → 71.003 Red RLM23

RLM 24 Dunkelblau → 71.266 Dark Blue

RLM 25 Hellgrün → 71.267 Light Green

RLM 27 Gelb → 71.078 Yellow (Commonly used as the substitute match)

RLM 61 Dunkelbraun → 71.042 Dark Brown

RLM 62 Grün → 71.104 Green

RLM 63 Hellgrau → 71.260 Light Grey

RLM 65 Hellblau → 71.255 Light Blue

RLM 66 Schwarzgrau → 71.055 Black Grey

Mid-War and Camouflage Colors

RLM 70 Schwarzgrün → 71.021 Black Green

RLM 71 Dunkelgrün → 71.015 Dark Green

RLM 72 Grün → 71.011 Dark Green (Vallejo labels this bottle as RLM72/73/83 variant interchangeably in older sets, but 71.011 serves as maritime Green)

RLM 73 Grün → 71.011 Dark Green

RLM 74 Dunkelgrau → 71.258 Grey Green

RLM 75 Grauviolett → 71.259 Grey Violet (Alternatively numbered as 71.128 in specific sub-sets)

RLM 76 Lichtblau → 71.257 Light Blue

RLM 77 Hellgrau → 71.121 USAF Light Grey (Closest close match, requires slight thinning/fading)

RLM 78 Himmelblau → 71.101 Light Blue

RLM 79 Sandgelb → 71.122 Desert Tan/71.268 German Grey (Note: 71.122 closely aligns with the standard 79 Sandgelb variant)

RLM 80 Olivgrün → 71.013 Yellow Olive

Late-War Colors

RLM 81 Braunviolett → 71.264 Brown Violet (Can also appear as 71.043 depending on production batch)

RLM 82 Hellgrün → 71.022 Light Green

RLM 83 Dunkelgrün → 71.011 Dark Green

Scenario Booklet Sales

I am very surprised, in a pleasant way, to see how many of the scenario booklets I have sold. The pdf option generated more traffic than I expected, so I will continue to offer future booklets in that format. 

Here is a recap after two months of sales:

Links to purchase print or pdf format are to the left.

FJ Fury

Those navy blue schemes are so cool!

I have a bit of an affinity for the FJ Fury, with its cool Sabre look (particularly the FJ-2 or -3 versions) but sporting a U. S. Navy paint scheme (I really wish someone would make the -1 and the -2/3 versions as 3D prints - wait, there are some available, but they do not look grand). One can obtain a quality FJ-4 model and I have a pair from Flight Deck Decals (you can see the posts featuring these HERE). I could order some F-86s and try to fool with the stabilizer as the Fury had a horizontal version while the Sabre's was slightly angled upward) but that sounds like 3D print breakage waiting to happen. 

Here are a selection of books one should consider if wanting to learn more about the FJ Fury:

FJ Fury in Action - Venerable Squadron Signal offering from 1990 and authored by Jim Mesko, who has written several other titles for Squadron.

FJ Fury in Detail & Scale Vol. 68 - There can be some great value in Bert Kinzie's books, although they can be very detail heavy (and hence more suitable for model builders). Packed with photos and some color profiles. This is the first edition - the Detail & Scale coverage of the Fury was later expanded into two volumes (see following).

FJ Fury in Detail & Scale Vol. 12 Part I - A much expanded version of the previous entry that covers the Fury FJ-1 through FJ-3 series and includes 102 pages, 264 photos (many in color), along with ten color profiles. 

FJ Fury in Detail & Scale Vol. 13 Part II - An extensive look at the FJ-4 series with 102 pages, 209 photos (145 in color), and eleven color profiles. 

The North American FJ Fury - From the classic Profile Publications series (Number 42, 1965). A dozen pages with some color profiles. This can be found on aftermarket sites, usually for just a few dollars.

And of course we need stats. I based the following on the last model of the F-86 which appears in the Indo-Pakistan scenario book. The weapons have been updated to reflect the four 20mm cannons found on the Fury.