Colours question.

[therapy]

Hi guys,

I'll shortly be starting the build of the Revell boxing of the Hasegawa RAF Phantom FGR2.

One of the finishing options is for a Wattisham based aircraft from 1992. I'm not far from Wattisham and remember seeing these planes and have also been on site there a number of times over the past thirty years or so with different jobs so i plan to build the Suffolk based example.

The colours are a two-tone grey finish but as usual, Revell only give mix details for their own colours. Can anyone tell me what the colours are called? I normally use Vallejo Model Air so would like to find their equivalents if possible.

Thanks,
Nick.

 

[adt70hk]

Hi nick

Vallejo do a conversion pdf chart you can download. Will try and find later.

There are also some online conversion websites too.

ATB

Andrew

 

[adt70hk]

There is also a usefull app called 'hobby colour converter'

 

[adt70hk]

There is also this website. It's been updated since I last used it but it was so ok before...

https://www.paintconversioncharts.com/

 

[KarlW]

This is the latest chart from Vallejo.
historical-color-references-guide-for-aircraft-and-afv-series-vallejo-colors.pdf (acrylicosvallejo.com)

 

[Archetype]

I have an airfix FGR.2 in 1991 falklands scheme, which appears to be the same, they call off:

165 - medium sea grey - BS381C 637
166 - light aircraft grey - BS381C 627
167 - camouflage grey (barley grey) - BS381C 626

This page will give a number of options...too many if you ask me, but might be helpful - www.modelshade.com/paint-conversion-chart/

I also found this in the process, which I will be looking in to - www.paint4models.com/paintchart/paintconversionchart.html#

 

[therapy]

Thanks Guys - I will study those....

Nick

 

[Tim Marlow]

This may help for the official colour numbers and names...

Aircraft Colors and Camouflage, Royal Air Force (Modern) - Resources - The World Wars

 

[therapy]

This may help for the official colour numbers and names...

Aircraft Colors and Camouflage, Royal Air Force (Modern) - Resources - The World Wars

Now that, Tim, looks like a really useful site - thanks!

Might have to go non-Vallejo for a couple of the colours though, which is a bit of a worry......

Nick.

 

[Archetype]

Unless you’re happy with ‘close enough’.

 

[therapy]

Close enough is good enough for me - have you seen my builds?

Nick