US Navy pre war paint for Brewster Buffalo

the Baron

 

 

stikpusher

Also, USN yellow wings aircraft did not have bare metal surfaces. They were painted in either aluminum lacquer, or light gray paint, depending upon type...

 

 

 

Was it type, or was it time period?  I thought the light gray was replaced by the aluminum lacquer in the late 30s.  For example, the F11C had light gray on its metal surfaces (forward fuselage, landing gear struts and wheel pants) and aluminum dope on its fabric surfaces, except for the upper wing surface, and the tail.  The light grey on the metal was replaced with aluminum lacquer for the last configuration of the colorful markings, before the overall light grey was implemented.

 

I would not say time period, as light grey with yellow wings seems to be back late in the pre overall gray “low vis” period. As above the F2A shows both, and I believe also for the SBD and F4F as well. I have yet to see a TBD or BT1 in light gray with yellow wings, those types are only in the aluminum lacquer.

stikpusher

Also, USN yellow wings aircraft did not have bare metal surfaces. They were painted in either aluminum lacquer, or light gray paint, depending upon type...

Was it type, or was it time period?  I thought the light gray was replaced by the aluminum lacquer in the late 30s.  For example, the F11C had light gray on its metal surfaces (forward fuselage, landing gear struts and wheel pants) and aluminum dope on its fabric surfaces, except for the upper wing surface, and the tail.  The light grey on the metal was replaced with aluminum lacquer for the last configuration of the colorful markings, before the overall light grey was implemented.

I use Gunze-Sangyo Orange Yellow for the wings on my USN yellow wings.

Sorry... due to this site and iPad not working well together, I have to do the photos in separate posts

For your consideration... the top one looks to be light gray fuselage, due to the lack of metallic reflectivity... while the other looks to be aluminum lacquer due to the metallic reflectivity...

Thanks stik . I found that out after the fact 

Also, USN yellow wings aircraft did not have bare metal surfaces. They were painted in either aluminum lacquer, or light gray paint, depending upon type. This was for corrosion prevention due to operating in a salt air environment. 

When I painted my two yellow wings I mixed Tamiya orange and yellow 1:6 ratio to get the yellow with just a very light hint of orange. I made up a full 10ml bottle and went to spraying. I had enough left over to paint a third one. I think it nails the look.

BK

Hi all, 

thats great advise thank you for the help -  Nick your Buffalo looks fantastic!  Well done 

I used model master fs 13538 chrome yellow. Its a gloss paint but I sprayed clear flat to weather it a bit I hope it helps.

I use a mix of (1) part Tamiya orange to (3) parts Tamiya yellow. It matches very well to museum samples I've seen.

Have you tested Treestor's square bottle yellow? I think it looks good.