Looks like one of those blow-up toys you see in front yards at Christmas time !
And the suns glare when the fighters attacked out of the sun. The estimate on paint is that the saved about 500 pounds in weight. Making them a little more streamline.several reasons. When long range escort Mustangs were avalible in numbers to escort the bombers, enemy fighters were as much of a danger as was the anti-aircraft, fuel shortages limited the Luftwaffe's flying, saving of weight from the paint, less time in production.