Defending America

[gomidefilho]

Amazing P-40 my friend! And in FAB colors!

[Siwi]

Interesting (though probably coincidental) the Brazillians were using almost an exact match for RAF dark earth and green camo

[gomidefilho]

Originally Posted by Siwi

Interesting (though probably coincidental) the Brazillians were using almost an exact match for RAF dark earth and green camo

I know it's actually a coincidence due to lack of options. When Brazil entered the War, its equipment was diverted from production destined for Commonwealth, so the P-40, A-31, 33 and Hudsons were painted with British schemes, but with American paints, which were a little different from the original English ones, sometimes darker or lighter. Other batches delivered by the United States, mainly the B-25 and A-20, were painted in USAAC color schemes, the same with naval aircraft such as the Catalina and Ventura in USN colors. Only after the war did the FAB begin to adopt native color schemes,

[Siwi]

Originally Posted by gomidefilho

I know it's actually a coincidence due to lack of options. When Brazil entered the War, its equipment was diverted from production destined for Commenwealth, so the P-40, A-31, 33 and Hudsons were painted with British schemes, but with American paints, which were a little different from the original English ones, sometimes darker or lighter. Other batches delivered by the United States, mainly the B-25 and A-20, were painted in USAAC color schemes, the same with naval aircraft such as the Catalina and Ventura in USN colors. Only after the war did the FAB begin to adopt native color schemes,

Thanks for that. I saw a modelling video where the guy was explaining that basically all WW2 era common camo paints are some variation of olive drab, ie mixing yellow and black, and presumably there was some general doctrine in military thinking about what patterns would best camoflage aircraft on the ground and the air. So it was likely that two air forces would produce 'convergent evolution' and end up with similar schemes by chance.

[tigertony100]

North American AT-6B Texan of the Mexican Air Force, model designed by Salvador Cabrera in 1/100 scale which includes interiors.
Made in the United States, they began to be acquired in 1942, they were initially used to patrol the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico during World War II (WWII) against the threat of German submarines, an encounter that occurred on several occasions, the most obvious being on July 5, 1942, when a squadron of Texans attacked the German submarine (U-boat) U-129 50 kilometers east of the port of Tampico, Tamaulipas.
The next Texans will be from Scissors and Planes using the original template and the improved version by Garry Gillard aka RATA.
Best Regards, José antonio Rodríguez aka Proudly Tigertony100








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[Rata]

Nice!
I do like models displayed with open canopies.

[gomidefilho]

Very interesting, the cockpit can be used on Scissors models, even more interesting is the Mexican soldier standing guard with what appears to be a Mauser 98 rifle and a French-inspired uniform and helmet. The uniform of the Brazilian army until 1942 was almost identical.

[cafe]

I like this Texan with an open canopy. The Brazilian P-40 looks awesome: