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Впрочем, нельзя игнорить вот такой пост с ВМ

 the correct colour for pre -lizard camo F-104's in Luftwaffe and Bundesmarine service is RAL 9006 weissaluminium, which is not unlike FS 17178 aluminium.
Admittedly under certain lighting conditions it can appear to be a light grey, but it was definitely a metallic colour.

 

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Похоже, что Димон таки "мае рацiю"

Being from Germany and with contacts to technicians from the Bundesluftwaffe, I asked around and the unanimous answer was that the (T)F-104G -- and also the ( R )F-4E/F -- were painted with RAL 9006 Weißaluminium (white aluminium) paint. RAL 7001 Sibergrau (silver grey) was the typical underside color before the so called Norm '72 was implemeted (in 1972). 

We German modelers had the same question time and time again, due to conflicting sources and due to the effect that White Aluminium aged / weathered quickly to a dirty light grey. As stated above, BLw techs told us, without a doubt, that RAL 9006 was the correct color for the undersides of F-4s and F-104s. 

I would never paint a Norm '72 aircraft with WA straight from the bottle, unless I'd like a model fresh from overhaul. A mix of not-to-metallic aluminium dope and light grey gives good results, it all depends on the desired degree of weathering. The polygonal camouflage (RAL 6014/7012/9006) was only used for Marineflieger F-104s for a short period, check original photos, if you desire a rara avis. German Starfighter memorial photo website is a good place to look for specific photos.

 

 

Well, as I already wrote, the colour "Weissaluminium" doesn't have a bright metallic sheen, even if newly applied and it ages / dulls to a dirty light grey qickly. 

Luftwaffe sources are clear: RAL 9006 is the correct colour to use. But, for a properly weathered F-104 or F-4 model, painting the underside with RAL 7001 or a mix of RAL 9006 and RAL 7001 will result in a realistic look. The underside of "Norm '72"-painted aircraft usually looks greyish with more or less of a metallic sheen. 

In the mid 80es, the "Norm '72" polygonal / splinter camo (olive drab, ~ gunship grey, light grey/aluminium) was replaced by a green / green /grey wrap-around scheme (called "Norm '83"). This was used on the F-104, RF-4E, Tornado MRCA and Alpha Jet (basically on ground-pounder aircraft). The F-4F, with it's more "airy" task as a A/A figher, got a very interesting wavy multi-tone grey camo (Norm '81) that was replaced by the current "boring" NATO-standard of several light greys, "Norm 90J".

A good and well-informed source on (Bundesluftwaffe) camouflage colours is the website of JPS Modell "Don Color"

 

 

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