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USN WW2 colors and Tamiya paint ratios?

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  • Member since
    December 2008
  • From: Goffstown, NH
USN WW2 colors and Tamiya paint ratios?
Posted by New Hampshire on Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:21 AM

I know this may be a long shot, but.....

I have some Pollyscale paint in the Haze Gray 5-H, Ocean Gary 5-0, Navy Blue 5-N and Weather Deck Blue.  The problem is I have had clogging issues with my airbrush and rather prefer using Tamiya's since the vast majority of my paints are such.  So I got to wondering if anyone, anywheres, had ever thought to work out paint ratios for the USN WW2 colors.  A cursory check shows me that XF-50, Field Blue, has a very uncanny resemblance to Weather Deck Blue, perhaps a SLIGHT touch greyer, but probably passable enough not to notice unless one is using paint chips.  I took a look at the colors suggested in the Tamiya Flecther class I have, and their suggestion for a ratio of Hull Red and Field Blue of 1:2 was horrible...almost like a grey brown.  I flipped through the Tamiys gray's that I have (of which I have their entire gray color line) and do not notice anything passable for the others, and nothing else in the blue's (again, of which I have every of the color line).  I know I can always do my own testing, but if someone has already done the work it would save considerable time, effort....oh yeah, and save in wasted paint. Wink

Brian

P.S.  And if anyone has any ratios for the other more obscure USN WW2 colors besides the 4 listed I would be greatful for those too.  Even though I may never find myself in a need of Light Gray 5-L, Thayer Blue 5-B, etc. etc. etc. you just never know.

  • Member since
    December 2008
  • From: Goffstown, NH
Posted by New Hampshire on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 7:04 PM

Ok, I have deduced by now the answer is no, so I am willing to expand a bit.  Can anyone suggest PDC (Pretty D*** Close) matches in Model Master colors?  I do know about the WEM Colourcoat paints, and really can't complain about the price, but before I go that route I would like to exhaust my local purchase options.  Being able to get what I need right away, and having a reliable source (distributers and manufacturers come and go afterall!....as Testors ending the Pollyscale line proves) is mostly why I am interested in searching for a local option.

So, does this get me any closer?

Brian

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