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Post by wing_nut on Aug 4, 2014 19:32:04 GMT -5
Hypothetical situation.(but not really  )... You want to paint the roundels on a Brit plane. You are up to the part you need to paint the blue. You go to the hobby shop and buy a jar of_______. Can someone fill in that blank? If been tinting different blues with all sorts of stuff trying to get close to the blue on a WNW decal sheet. Is there n off the shelf color that comes close? |
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Post by doogsatx on Aug 4, 2014 22:00:41 GMT -5
Not to be cheeky, but...insignia blue?
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Post by wing_nut on Aug 5, 2014 7:12:20 GMT -5
Nothing cheeky about it. That was my first thought too but it's too dark. I tried lightening and tinting it but that didn't work. I screwed up the rudder decal on one of the Snipes I am working on and I am trying to get the blue closer to the HUGE roundels on the wings so it's less obviously wrong.
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Post by dupes on Aug 5, 2014 9:48:00 GMT -5
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Post by doogsatx on Aug 5, 2014 10:00:43 GMT -5
If you can scan the decal sheet and pick out the RGB color codes, it might help in identifying a match. I used this method to map out a bunch of Gunze and Tamiya paints last year.  doogsmodels.smugmug.com/Bench/Paint |
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Post by wing_nut on Aug 19, 2014 15:46:21 GMT -5
Hey guys thanks for the responses. I have not been on the boards much the past couples of weeks.
Dupes, yeah I know that can of worms. That's the can labeled, "The Right Color". I don't get into those. My intention was to see if anyone already had color they had used in the past. Nice info at those link.
Doogs... what a good idea. thanks or that.
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