corsair1967

Hi,

Can you help?

I am making a Grumman Martlet MK V - 1/32 scale with invasion stripes and I need to know the correct colours for the camoflage and also the colour of the underside.

Both options in acrylic and enamel would be great.

Thanks

Guy

stona

Hi there
probably a bit late but here goes
Standard F.A.A. scheme:
Extra dark sea grey and dark slate grey over sky (type S).
Depending when,where and by whom your aircraft was built it may have been delivered in a U.S. equivalent scheme:
U.S.sea gray and olive drab over light gray ( U.S.N. non specular gray)
People will debate what exactly these colours actually looked like, you could fill a book with opinions on Sky alone!
There are many paint options. If you don't fancy to much mixing I would reccomend Xtrcrylix acrylics and White Ensign Models Colourcoat enamels. I find Xtracrylix a bit tricky to spray (trial and error thinning,no set proportions seem to work!!) The W.E.M. enamels are superb (they do take a while to dry). Both have a good range of colours.
happy painting
Stona