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Aircraft Colors
Posted by ama353 on Sunday, August 7, 2011 2:26 AM

Where can I find a reference for selecting colors - particularly military aircraft and Testors Model Master Acryl paints?  Specifically, how about colors for the F6F of WWII era, and the current A-10 in Air Force colors?  Thanks in advance!

Dennis

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, August 8, 2011 12:51 PM

This site has great stuff on most aircraft. It is easy to use and will have what you need. Just right click on the first letter of the particular aircraftA for A-10, F for F6F and right click on that aircraft. Right click on "colors/markings" once the specific aircraft page is opened.

http://www.cybermodeler.com/resource1.shtml

 

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Posted by ama353 on Monday, August 8, 2011 4:56 PM

Thanks a bunch!

Dennis

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:10 AM

Keep in mind that WW2 paints were notorious for chalking and bleaching rapidly once exposed to outdoor environment.  Few planes were kept in hangers (carrier planes an exception), and the colors faded and lightened very soon after planes delivered.  So you need to be less careful about those than the A-10.  Modern military planes are usually painted in an epoxy-like paint that is quite stable and it holds its color well.

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Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:18 AM

Don Stauffer

Keep in mind that WW2 paints were notorious for chalking and bleaching rapidly once exposed to outdoor environment.  Few planes were kept in hangers (carrier planes an exception), and the colors faded and lightened very soon after planes delivered.  So you need to be less careful about those than the A-10.  Modern military planes are usually painted in an epoxy-like paint that is quite stable and it holds its color well.

Very true, especially of the early bluegrey and mid-war tricolor, but the late war glossy sea blue held up fairly well. Mostly from the examples I've seen, they tended to go from glossy to flat rather than go all faded:

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