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Which Tamiya grey colors would look good on a C-17A Globemaster?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 10:46 AM

theflyingdutchman

 

 
Tom Hering

Find out which FS colors it's supposed to be, then use this conversion chart.

https://paint4models.com/

 

 

 

How do I find out which FS colors a C-17 uses? 

 

 

 

Google is your friend. But there are some great sites to bookmark for future reference. IPMS Stockholm is one. Cybermodeler also has good paint scheme reference section as well.

But post Desert Storm, almost all USAF strategic and tactical airlifters and tankers have been painted AMC (Air Mobility Command) Gray, FS# 36173. The main exceptions from this paint scheme are Special Ops, Medevac, and VIP types.

 

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  • From: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Posted by Tom Hering on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 5:57 AM

A Google search for "C-17 FS Colors" turns up some helpful pages.

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Posted by theflyingdutchman on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:03 AM

Tom Hering

Find out which FS colors it's supposed to be, then use this conversion chart.

https://paint4models.com/

 

How do I find out which FS colors a C-17 uses? 

 

  • Member since
    September 2011
  • From: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Posted by Tom Hering on Monday, July 22, 2019 4:35 PM

Find out which FS colors it's supposed to be, then use this conversion chart.

https://paint4models.com/

"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success" - Elbert Hubbard

"Perfect is the enemy of good" - attributed to Voltaire

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:49 AM

theflyingdutchman

Hi All,

Currently, I have put on a first coat of Tamiya XF-53, Neutral Gray on my Revell 1/144 c-17. 

Any suggestions on which Tamiya grey colors would look really neat on this aircraft?

 

Neutral Gray XF-53 would be my first choice. It is far darker than the FS color by that same name. And also a good substitute for the AMC Gray used on Airlifters and Tankers since the 90s. Light Sea Gray XF-25 would be another suggestion. 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:54 AM

Looking forward to the color discussion as I'd like to build this kit too.  Sorry for the tangent, but how is the kit going together?

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    March 2017
Which Tamiya grey colors would look good on a C-17A Globemaster?
Posted by theflyingdutchman on Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:37 AM

Hi All,

Currently, I have put on a first coat of Tamiya XF-53, Neutral Gray on my Revell 1/144 c-17. 

Any suggestions on which Tamiya grey colors would look really neat on this aircraft?

Tags: C-17 , paint , Revell , Tamiya , XF-53
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