Hobby color - RLM04 žlutá

The color

RLM 04 is the yellow of the shade standard of the Reich Air Ministry, and it differs from the other colors of that standard in its purpose. It was not a camouflage tone but a color meant to be recognizable at a distance. It was painted on the identification areas of German aircraft: engine cowlings and the forward fuselage, wing tips, the undersides of the wings, the rudder and bands around the fuselage. It is precisely these bold yellow areas that give many machines their characteristic look, and on a model they tend to be the element you notice before the camouflage itself.

Where it fits on the model

Besides the identification markings of German aircraft, the shade serves wherever a saturated, warm yellow is needed: for warning stripes, markings, small accessories or as an undercoat under orange and red tones, which cover poorly on their own.

Application tips

Yellow has low covering power, and over dark plastic or over camouflage it would need many coats while the scribing would get clogged. So work the other way round: first lay a white base, then the yellow in two or three thin coats, mask the area and only then spray the surrounding camouflage. Stir the bottle thoroughly before work. The paint is suitable for brush and airbrush alike, and for spraying you should thin it with the thinner intended for this range.

What is in the box

One bottle of paint is supplied. Thinner, primer, masking material and varnish are not included, unless stated otherwise.