17.05.2009, 06:44
I agree, that sample of glossy sea blue looks a bit faded. Glossy sea blue is actually quite dark. Here are a couple of my interpretations of glossy sea blue.
The first represents a late production FG-1A, fresh from the factory.
![[Image: fg-1alate.jpg]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/stansdds/Ultra%20MOAT%20skins/fg-1alate.jpg)
The second represents a F4U-1C that has been in combat for a while and is worn and faded.
![[Image: F4U-1C20mmexit.jpg]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/stansdds/Il2%20screen%20shots/F4U-1C20mmexit.jpg)
I did fly it back to my base, but I had to belly land it. I didn't realize that the hit in the starboard wing had taken out the landing gear hydraulics. I was a bit surprised when I settled a bit lower on the runway than usual and neither the brakes nor the rudder would control my path. It was only after landing that I looked at the exterior and say the extent of the damage. :oops: That's what I get for flying only from the cockpit.
The first represents a late production FG-1A, fresh from the factory.
The second represents a F4U-1C that has been in combat for a while and is worn and faded.
I did fly it back to my base, but I had to belly land it. I didn't realize that the hit in the starboard wing had taken out the landing gear hydraulics. I was a bit surprised when I settled a bit lower on the runway than usual and neither the brakes nor the rudder would control my path. It was only after landing that I looked at the exterior and say the extent of the damage. :oops: That's what I get for flying only from the cockpit.