Need advice: WWII, RAF Interior Grey Green.

Hi James,

Thank you for this input.
I assume you are referring to Vallejo 71.126, IDF Green (FS34227, BS283).

I was pussled when I came to the LHS and 71.324 (shown in the picture) was described as BS241.

Thank you for your update and good luck with your build, I have seen your progress and it looks great!

Stay safe and happy modelling!
Svenne

Working on HK's new Lancaster Nose Art Release I have used Chipset correct Vallejo on the interior BS283

You would get slight variances from differeny Manufacturers, but this does match the original MAP chipset

Hi,
here is the color sample:

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XF-71 to the left, the mix XF-5, XF-21, XF-65 to the right (1-3-1).

I kinda like it and will give it a go on my Revel 1/32 Spitfire.

We shall see how that goes :)

Thank you!

Svenne

Your welcome. If you go to Tamiya's website you can look at the model aircraft and pull up the instructions to see their paint instructions. I reference my old Tamiya instructions quite often for colors and mixes, when I am building a non Tamiya kit. They may not always be exactly accurate but it does the trick for me when all a kit references is a number of another paint brand that means nothing to me if they don't mention the color. I use Tamiya exclusively but without looking I couldn't tell you what your XF-71 color is. Seems on my return to the hobby at this age the STM just isn't retaining but a minimum of numbers to color combos so I have to look things up quite frequently. Good luck with it.

Hello Tickmagnet,
Thank you for this, the recipie is very close to XF-71.
I will post a sample for reference when back home again.

Very Best Regards
Svenne

The instructions for the Tamiya Tropical Spit interior mix are xf-5:1 + xf-21:3 + xf-65:1 It seems to be pretty close.

Bish

Not sure if these are of any use, but i took these pics of one of the BBMF Spits a few years back. They match there colours to the original and as they are not just static museum pieces they do have wear and tear.

Hope they are of use.

 

@Bish,

Thank you - I will do some more mixing and try to get close!

@goldhammer,

I will heep that in mind, MM color line is hard to find here but I might ad some the next time I order from overseas.

Thank you for taking interest and your comments!

Very Best Regards

Svenne

I used the MM acrylic RAF interior green on a Mosquito awhile back.  Is almost dead on for a match of the open side door in the pic that Bish posted

Not sure if these are of any use, but i took these pics of one of the BBMF Spits a few years back. They match there colours to the original and as they are not just static museum pieces they do have wear and tear.

Hope they are of use.

You’re welcome Svenne. I’m looking forward to seeing that Spitfire.

Thank you for your advice and comments OMG & Stickpusher.
As I mentioned -  I know I should just make up my mind - but then again a second opinion never hurt anyone :)

Your comments are very valuable to me, thank you for your time!

And thank you for that link Stickpusher - great stuff!


Very Best Regards
Svenne

I agree with OMG. Add a drop or two of light gray or white to the Tamiya color. Although I did use Tamiya on my Vampire cockpit and thought that it looked acceptable.

Heres a good batch of photos for reference.

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-spitfire-cockpit.html 

I can only say from what I've seen out there the color doesn't show much yellow. It's also not too dark. It's a true grey green on the light side as shades go. But then consider fade and wear etc. Unless it's assembly line fresh of course. Given what you have on hand I'd probably lighten the Tamiya a little and have at it. I personally wouldn't get too fussy about it, add some weathering and when it's burried in the fuse it should look fine. But that's just me.