What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)?

hi there
it's the colour the raf used on the underside of their aircraft during the early part of the war...a pale off white colour (not very good at describing am i??!!)...polly scale's sky is a bit darker just out of interest...have no idea who is right but i trust polly scale a bit more i think!

try this link....it has a paint chart, and the sky looks pretty much as it comes out of the pot, maybe a bit darker...


http://www.netmodelshop.co.uk/pdf_files/acrylic_mini.pdf

hope this helps,
nick

Thanks nmayhew! Looks kinda greenish/yellowish on the chart though or it it just my monitor playing tricks on me?

QUOTE: Originally posted by MartianGundamModeler What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)? This color is the color recommmended for some of the interior of the Tamiya Bushmaster kit. Is it a shade of light blue? I'll probably be using flat white or light grey instead if not a combo of the two.

Tamiya Sky is about a dead on substitute for the infamous Army color known as "Sea Foam Green." This is a light pale green that the army paints the interiors of Bradley, M113s and ambulance HMMWVs. Other manufacturers make a similar color usually called either "Sky" or "Sky Type S".

If you take a look in my motor pool, you will see the interior of Bradleys and M113s with a sea foam green interior.

nope, your monitor wasn't playing tricks, and Rob's description fits as well, so i guess we're all in agreement!
regards,
nick

thanks guys! Does Testors make an equivalent color?

Hey Martian,
This is from Model Master's Modeler's Technical Guide. They give the following cross references,
1. Model Master #2049
2. Floquil Poly Scale Acrylics #505254
3. Floquil Poly S Acrylics #500108
4. Gunze-Sangyo Acrylics #H74
5. Monogram Promodeller Acrylics #88-0038
6. Aeromaster Warbird Acrylics #1114
Regards,
Joe

Yeah, Testors makes a Sky too.

This is the color used by the RAF and FAA on the underside. RAF replaced it after 1941 with a gray. You can also use this for the mythical RLM 84 too.

It has a green tint to it. 10% of the male population has some sort of color blindness so it will appear as an off white to some.

in that case, you can call me mister 10%!!

The colour Sky is sort of a pastel green with a lot of white. Mix 3 parts XF-58 Olive with 1 Part XF-21 Sky For a good Soviet Armour Green.

M113 interior is sky color . damnnn i use white as instructed by tamiya

sighs