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Model Forum / General / Models / April 2008Colors Needed for Navy Hi-Viz Scheme ?
All, http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Douglas-TA-4J-Skyhawk/1333354 Depicts the White/Red Scheme used by the Navy/Marines on their Training Aircraft. Any good choices for the Red Color ? This is going to be for a rather large model, 1/9 Scale so the White I might do from a rattle can and could do the same with the Red or use an Airbrush since there isn't any really large areas. Thanks in advance ! Regards Bill > All, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Bill I've been told by a few shop owners that Model Master Italian Red works for this scheme, but I don't see how because all the airplanes I ever encountered in the Training Command at Navy Kings are/were painted white and orange. Need to look for a shade of training orange - on the red side - but still an orange.  Signature- Rufus > > All, > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -- > - Rufus MM Italian Red is a vermillion. I have a '72 Road Runner painted in that colour and sometimes I think it's more orange than red. It might work just fine for OP's Skyhawk, IMHO. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >>> All, >>> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Quite possible - I've never used it. Give it a try! Signature- Rufus >>> I've been told by a few shop owners that Model Master Italian Red works >>> for this scheme, but I don't see how because all the airplanes I ever >>> encountered in the Training Command at Navy Kings are/were painted white >>> and orange. Need to look for a shade of training orange - on the red >>> side - but still an orange. Rufus, Thanks for the information. A trip to the local emporium turned up a can or Tamiya "Italian Red" which does have Orange in it. While It probably could use a bit more Orange, the color appears to match a number of photographs pretty good - though that's usually risky <g>. So I'll use that with gloss white. Make applying the decals easy, and then flat coat. Because this is a rather large scale, appx 1/10 or so, and constructed of foam I coated all the surfaces with PolyAcylic in an effort to reduce the visibility of the underlying foam. The paint doesn't attack that so this might actually look OK. Thanks All ! Bill |
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