White Ensign Models' French Aircraft Pre-1945 Colourcoats

The folks at White Ensign Models haven't been resting. They've just added a new line of aircraft paints reflecting the colors used by the French aircraft industry and Air Force prior to 1945.

For this project, White Ensign Models used the color chips in the historical reference "Armee de L'Air Aeronavale, Nuancier des Coluleurs de L'Aviation Francaise 1900-1945" to bring these colors to French aircraft modelers. The current colors in the range include:

• ACF01 - Vert Moyen (Medium Green)
• ACF02 - Vert Fonce (Ivy Green)
• ACF03 - Terre D'Ombe Nat. (Raw Earth)
• ACF04 - Chocolat (Burnt Sienna)
• ACF05 - Gris Fonce (Dark Gray-Blue)
• ACF06 - Ombre Calcinee (Dark Earth)
• ACF07 - Kaki (Dark Olive Drab)
• ACF08 - Vert (Green)
• ACF09 - Gris Bleu Clair (Sky Gray)
• ACF10 - Gris Bleu Ciel (Sky Blue)
• ACF11 - Chamois (Interior Protective Coating)
• ACF12 - Bleu Fonce (Cockpit Interior Dark Blue)

These colors will be a great help in getting the look of your next French fighter or bomber project just right.

You can purchase any of these Colourcoats line directly from the White Ensign Models website (www.whiteensignmodels.com). My sincere thanks to John & Caroline Snyder at WEM for these review samples.