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  • Member since
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  • From: El Dorado Hills, CA
FS Color or close
Posted by IBuild148 on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 8:12 PM

I am getting ready to start a B-25J using Kits World Devil dog Marines decals, KW148097. 

The aircraft is B-25PBJ-1J Marines Devil Dog. 

I was wondering what FS, Blue color was used on this aircraft?

Thank you for reading and keep modeling. 

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 11:12 PM

Buy this.

https://ak-interactive.com/product/ww2-us-navy-and-usmc-aircraft-colors/

I don't know the answer but my guess would be Dark Sea Blue over Insignia White.

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  • From: Park City, Utah
Posted by Frankenpanzer on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:41 AM
The CAF restoration is overall sea blue.
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Posted by Frankenpanzer on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:52 AM

Kit World Decals indicate overall Sea Blue.

The aircraft itself.

On a side note, There never was a scheme of sea blue over white.

The three color camo was dark sea blue, itermediate blue and white. 

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Posted by lewbud on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:21 AM

FS 15042 Glossy Sea Blue.  Tamiya's Navy Blue rattle can in the AS series is close.  Glossy Sea Blue is a different color than the Dark Sea Blue used in the Three Color Scheme and postwar aircraft.  

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Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:04 PM

I'd agree with the glossy sea blue (or midnight blue), but that CAF B-25 looks like Blue Angels Blue to me.  Too light.  And the KIt's World sheet is for the CAF aircraft, so it's probably not a good reference for a WW II Marine PBJ.

John

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  • From: El Dorado Hills, CA
Posted by IBuild148 on Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:22 PM
Thank you all for chiming in. I’m going with the Tamiya's Navy Blue rattle can in the AS series. I’ll do a base coat of flat white fist.

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