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Tamiya Paints for a 1:72 F/A-18F Super Hornet

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  • Member since
    November 2008
Tamiya Paints for a 1:72 F/A-18F Super Hornet
Posted by Arespontus on Monday, February 23, 2015 2:40 PM

Hello

I would like some help painting my F/A-18F Super Hornet.  Could you tell me what colors I should use of the Tamiya Set.

I have built F-18's before choosing different Gray's and they never look right.

I would like my model to look like the one above

Thank-you for your time

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Posted by seasick on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:53 AM
There is no paint match in Tamiya bottle paint for the light ghost gray and dark ghost gray on USN/USAF aircraft. They do have those colors in their spray paints. To get light ghost gray you'll need to mix XF-2 white, XF-19 sky gray, and XF-66 light gray together. I don't remember the rqatios

Chasing the ultimate build.

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:12 PM

Here's what I found

Dark. Xf66:1+xf54-1+xf2-3 or try xf 19

Light xf19-1+xf2-3

Hope it helps

 

  • Member since
    November 2008
Posted by Arespontus on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:33 PM

Thanks Guys

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