Modeling Airfield Camouflage

On another thread I mentioned about the RAF doing "tonedown" on airfields in the late seventies. I mentioned about concrete surfaces being given this treatment to darken them. Was this down on concrete surfaces in wwii?

I know from looking at photos at such places as aircraft factories etc that the aprons on those sites were indeed 'toned down' with numerous colours.
Certainly runways were sprayed with camo effect such as hedges etc so intially, things were. New laid concrete certainly appears 'white' and sticks out like a sore thumb.
Have an aerial of Elsham Wolds and such 'hedges' can be seen . . .
I also believe 'woodchip' was sprayed on to minimise the white of the concrete .

canberra;66009 wrote:

On another thread I mentioned about the RAF doing "tonedown" on airfields in the late seventies. I mentioned about concrete surfaces being given this treatment to darken them. Was this down on concrete surfaces in wwii?

Canberra, In Germany GEF acted as the RE field sqn's stand in between their visits. When I got my Flt Sgt I did a course with them, Cracking course at Laarbruch big MAN former submarine engines in the main standby power house to name one of the items. . The tonedown of concrete airfield paving and the hardened buildings was done in the late 70s & 80s with an acidic solution that etched the dark tone in the first few inches of the substrate. Abel mentions the WW2 way .

TED

norwichpaul;65706 wrote:

you might have a long wait as i have just looked through well ovwer 2000 drawings and i cannot find it. However I can get another copy, though it will be a photocopy whereas the other one I had was an original.

Thanks Paul, even a photocopy would suffice i'm sure.
Seems there more than one person interested in the scheme of things although i have to admit that in the later war years
buildings do appear to have been left in natural render or painted just the one colour.

Would like to know where Elvington got the details for their camouflage colour scheme :shock: perhaps some official documentation ??

ANY info would be of assistance

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How effective does that look .... just stand back from your computer and see if you could have known what it was ???

Thanks for that NorwichPaul

I have a copy of that sheet, i thought you perhaps had something a bit more elaborate !

I still am not convinced that this was the standard scheme.
Some photo taken at Goxhill show a disruptive pattern rather than a purpose camou to represent other buildings as the attch sheet shows, which, if i remember correctly was a barn and cottages .

I will still run with the over roof disruptive pattern as seen on a number of aerial photos i have .

Ian

Ive recently purchased this kit and not quite sure on the paint scheme but it does suggest a dark earth and black scheme.

Is the Control Tower at East Kirkby like the standard scheme?

In the topic 'Airfield perimeter fencing', post #25 there is an excellent photo from P bellamy of the Ridgewell SSQ buildings beautifully camouflaged.
If that photo can be posted in this topic it would be appreciated

This one?



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PB