Originally Posted by
Flying Helmut
The colour SHOULD be grey, but not the pale blue Nexus gave us.
"Silbergrau", or Silver Grey, is a shade of Grey, not of silver, in the same way that Prussian Blue is a shade of Blue, not of Prussian!
A highly reflective silver colour would give away the presence of an aircraft in the sky far too easily, whereas a dull pale grey provides adequate camouflage against clouds.
The sources I have all suggest silver GREY, not silver, and the method of paint manufacture in the Pfalz warplanes books (and an Osprey) describe the addition of aluminium powder to the paint mix, which will give a nice pale grey, not a metallic sheen.
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