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What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:41 AM
M113 interior is sky color . damnnn i use white as instructed by tamiya

sighs
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:28 AM
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.
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  • From: Kent, England
Posted by nmayhew on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:59 AM
in that case, you can call me mister 10%!!Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
Kind regards, Nicholas
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:23 AM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:21 AM
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.
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  • From: The Buckeye State
Posted by Panther 44 on Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:02 PM
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
Just remember, ignorance is no excuse for the law. - Moe
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  • From: Tennessee
Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:57 PM
thanks guys! Does Testors make an equivalent color?
"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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  • From: Kent, England
Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:47 AM
nope, your monitor wasn't playing tricks, and Rob's description fits as well, so i guess we're all in agreement!Smile [:)]
regards,
nick
Kind regards, Nicholas
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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:22 AM
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.Shy [8)]
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.
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  • From: Tennessee
Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:24 AM
Thanks nmayhew! Looks kinda greenish/yellowish on the chart though or it it just my monitor playing tricks on me?
"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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  • From: Kent, England
Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:13 AM
hi thereSmile [:)]
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??!!Tongue [:P])...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
Kind regards, Nicholas
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  • From: Tennessee
What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)?
Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Thursday, February 19, 2004 2:53 AM
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.Shy [8)]
"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html
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