Boulton Paul type A (defiant) turret info request - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

Airframes · 12-29-2008, 04:05 PM

Can't quite make out the 'missing' word Alex, but it'll be something like 'Out', or 'Latch'. In the first pic, the tone of the letters definitely suggest red, and in the second pic, yellow. Unlikely they would be painted free-hand, more probably a 'transfer' (decal), which was common, even for items such as serial numbers on Lancs! Otherwise it may be a stencil, but the letters in the first pic look 'solid'. As most, if not all, stencils/markings on 'Special Night', 'Night', and the other black paints were red, with some exceptions for certain markings, I'd suggest that red would be the normal colour, with yellow, as in the second pic, as an alternative.
Terry.

rochie · 12-30-2008, 02:28 AM

great work Alex

illustratedman · 12-30-2008, 10:45 AM

Thanks for the support guys and the technical insight which, as ever, is invaluable. Stuck with my brother's screaming kids for the next 24 (I mean blessed by an unexpected bounty at this time of Christmas cheer

) so won't be able to get much work done for a while.

cheers
alex

12-30-2008, 02:28 AM	#32
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,630	great work Alex __________________

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12-29-2008, 04:05 PM	#31
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,529	Can't quite make out the 'missing' word Alex, but it'll be something like 'Out', or 'Latch'. In the first pic, the tone of the letters definitely suggest red, and in the second pic, yellow. Unlikely they would be painted free-hand, more probably a 'transfer' (decal), which was common, even for items such as serial numbers on Lancs! Otherwise it may be a stencil, but the letters in the first pic look 'solid'. As most, if not all, stencils/markings on 'Special Night', 'Night', and the other black paints were red, with some exceptions for certain markings, I'd suggest that red would be the normal colour, with yellow, as in the second pic, as an alternative. Terry.

12-30-2008, 10:45 AM	#33
illustratedman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 19	Thanks for the support guys and the technical insight which, as ever, is invaluable. Stuck with my brother's screaming kids for the next 24 (I mean blessed by an unexpected bounty at this time of Christmas cheer ) so won't be able to get much work done for a while. cheers alex