Ted4321
Bakster,
I'm about to submit an order for an x-1 and I'm curious what color you're going to use for the plane. I think the actual color on the 1:1 is international orange which looks a little too red in photos that I've seen online. I'm still on the fence of international orange or another orange that my eye says is closer (and maybe ruin it ![Big Smile]()
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I'm sorry this is a bit off topic, but what color are you using/did you use?
Thanks
T e d
Hey Ted—no worries.
I hear you about the color. I have read the same thing about the available color standard in that it is too red. One of the articles noted that the builder decided to tone it down with a light shade of orange.
What did I do? I used Tamiya Orange (X-6) over Tamiya white primer. The primer has an effect with the color tone, so I went with a white. I did mix my own color though. I added a little Tamiya red to the orange until I got the shade I was looking for. I used photos as a guide to match against.
Is it an exact match? Doubtful, but good luck to anyone trying to achieve such accuracy. There are so many factors involved. I learned something entirely by accident. I learned that a topcoat of Testors DullCote will change the color tone. I learned this because I had gone through the process of painting a part that should have been painted along with the airframe. I used the same color batch, same primer, same process. After spraying, the colors didn’t match. Once I had applied the Dullcote, it matched perfectly.
Anyway—that is my story.
Thanks for asking!