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Posted by P mitch on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 2:22 PM

The info I can find on P J Barley is limited but I did find a report he wrote while at the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough in 1980 called " A further evaluation of paint schemes for the camouflage of aircraft against ground to air optical detection" it gets a mention here on page 8

https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542300e240f0b613420009cd/2-1992_XX843_and_G-BMHI_Append.pdf

I cant find the report online however.

Phil

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:38 PM

Any update news on the colour Barley Grey?

There is a trade show in 2016 at Farnborough ..............

http://www.farnborough.com

...........maybe Aaron could get a journalist pass to ask some paint reps? Hmm

 ......and a ride in an RAF jet? Stick out tongue

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:31 PM

Fish is supposed to be a healthful food.....Mickey D could add Lutefisk to their fish menu.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:28 PM

Sprue-ce Goose

 

 
wing_nut

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?Eats

 

 

Would you like hot sauce and an extra large soda with that? Stick out tongue
 

And a deep fried Snickers bar.

Man, we've 'jacked this thing badly for the OP, poor guy! Somebody mention Vegemite?

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Posted by patrick206 on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:21 PM

And my day was going so well, then someone had to mention Haggis. Marginally worse than Spam, not quite as bad as Laphroig. 

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Posted by Sandbox on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:20 PM

Would you like that order of McHaggis super-sized?

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:17 PM

wing_nut

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?Eats

 

Would you like hot sauce and an extra large soda with that? Stick out tongue
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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:16 PM

GMorrison

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

 

.....and it contains oatmeal......................Micky-D could add it to the breakfast menu..Whistling
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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 12:02 PM

GMorrison

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

 

 

because even they have some standards Big Smile

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Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:37 AM

Hmmmm?  Should I have the McRib or the McHaggis?Eats

Marc  

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 10:25 AM

Haggis, my ancestral dish. I've never understood why it's not sold at McDonald's?

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 9:41 AM

I always presumed Barley Grey was named after the colour of cooked barley in Haggis.Stick out tongue..........but I'm not very familiar with post WWII British colours and never bothered comparing the shades.Hmm

Never occured to me that someone might have Barley as a family name. Surprise

If a Tardis were at your disposal, you could go back and ask..............Whistling

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 9:38 AM

Aaron Skinner

Guys,

Does anyone know if RAF camouflage color Barley gray is named for a person or the plant? I know, it's a strange question.

Cheers, Aaron

 

 

An interesting question, Aaron...

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 9:16 AM

modelcrazy
 

When I worked at a locomotive factory here in Boise, we used a color called Antares Gray. Where did they get that from? Confused 

 

Wow, that is a crazy one!  Antares is a star, whose name means opposite Ares (Mars).  Now, Mars is a bit reddish color I can see an Ares red, but neither star nor planet seems to evoke gray!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 3:50 PM
 

When I worked at a locomotive factory here in Boise, we used a color called Antares Gray. Where did they get that from? Confused 

Steve

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Posted by Chuck Davis on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 3:15 PM

I believe it was named after a scientist asscoiated with Farnborough who "invented" it, maybe in the 70's.  I saw reference to it here:

https://thecolourdiaries.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/colour-of-the-day-no-3-camouflage-grey/

 

Chuck Davis

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Posted by Bish on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 3:07 PM

That's an interesting question. I have seen furniture which is barley beige and barley silver as well as barley grey. I did a bit of searching and found mention of a Mr P J Barley who worked at Farnborough. But a search of the name finds nothing. He was mentioned here as well as at least one other site.

 http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?topic=23546.0;wap2

I was going to go with the plant, but could not work out where they got grey barley from.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Barley gray
Posted by Aaron Skinner on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:52 PM

Guys,

Does anyone know if RAF camouflage color Barley gray is named for a person or the plant? I know, it's a strange question.

Cheers, Aaron

Aaron Skinner

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