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chromate yellow
Posted by jbrady on Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:23 PM

Is there a simple way to replicate (read fake) usaaf ww II chromate yellow? The only company I can find that makles it is White Ensign and I don't want to go through the hassle of order one tin of paint from the UK.

 

Thanks for any help in advance.

   

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  • From: Charleston, SC
Posted by orro on Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:42 PM

Are you refering to yellow chromate color of some interrior area of the aircraft? If you are Testors makes  a Zinc Chromate in a 1/4 oz bottle I get at Micheals. I have not used it yet but it does look (at least to me) correct yellowish color zinc, not the green zinc color.

Owen   

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Posted by jbrady on Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:10 PM

Thanks for the info... I've been using Model Masters by Testors and all they offer is chromate green. Someone on another forum turned me on to a review of a SBD dauntless and the author of that review suggested Tamyia yellow green as an acceptable substitute. I will definitly look for the Testor's it will save a lot of hassel. Thanks

   

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  • From: Charleston, SC
Posted by orro on Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:21 PM

Here a link to the Testor sit that have info about that color.

http://www.testors.com/category/135895?n=1\]\

Owen

 

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  • From: The Redwood Empire
Posted by Aaronw on Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:33 PM

Model Master offer Chromate green and yellow in their Acryl line. I don't know about the enamel line but it seems to be larger than the acryl line so I would assume it is also available as an enamel.

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Posted by jbrady on Friday, July 16, 2010 10:19 PM

Thanks for the info. I ordered both the Testors zinc chromate and the Tamiya yellow green. We'll see which one works out the best.

   

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Posted by jimbot58 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 3:12 AM

The Zinc Chomate yellow in the little square Testors bottle is what I have been using. I  always wondered why they wouldn't offer it in the MM line.

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