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                        What is dark slate gray?

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                        seasick
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
                        What is dark slate gray?
                        Posted by seasick on Sunday, November 29, 2015 2:46 PM

                        I'm working on a model of a Fleet Air Arm Swordfish and the instructions call for a paint color called dark slate gray. I'm trying to figure out which color that is. Honestly where I grew up all the slate was dull blue or dull blue-gray. Can anyone point me to a good model masters or tamiya color for this?

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                        Bish
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 29, 2015 3:26 PM
                        Humbrol and Xtracolour both do this colour. Looking at it on the Hannants site, it appears a green colour. My comparison chart gives Tamiya XF-13 JA Green as there equivalent.

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                        antoni
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                          October 2005
                        • From: UK
                        Posted by antoni on Sunday, November 29, 2015 4:37 PM

                        A green grey colour easily mistaken for Olive Drab.

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                        seasick
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                        • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
                        Posted by seasick on Sunday, November 29, 2015 6:31 PM

                        Thanks.

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                        GMorrison
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                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:41 PM

                        To get it right, go with Humbrol. It's a pretty unique color.

                        The other color is Extra Dark Sea Gray.

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