Boyd Waechter

Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for help. I found a supplier here in the U.S. that carries XtraColor paint, so I was able to obtain the RAF Blue Gray for the fuselage. Color photos of the Wessex I want to do shows gloss red in the hi vis areas, so I'll use red instead of international orange or dayglo orange. I have always had problems applying dayglo colors and they seem to be very fragile once on the model. Thanks again from Texas! Boyd Waechter

I am currently building an Italeri 1/48th Westland Wessex UH.5 and want to finish it in the hi vis colors of blue and red of the 771 Squadron, Culdrose, 1977, one of the options on the decal sheet. In looking at the profiles in the Warpaint book on the Wessex, they indicate the these helicopters were painted blue-gray, but photos I've found online seem to show them a dark sea blue. The instructions call for RAF Blue Gray. I am totally confused (which doesn't take much). Can anyone educate me on the correct colors of these helicopters? Where they dark blue or blue gray, or both at different times? Thanks for any help you can give me. I can be contacted direct at [email protected] Boyd Waechter Katy, Texas USA [email protected]

This has probably been answered multiple times on this web site, but I am new to this site and modeling RAF aircraft, so can someone tell what red/white/blue colors make up the Rasberry Ripple schemes. Of course, white is white, but is the red/blue roundel colors or specific hues of these colors. For example, is the red Signal Red? If anyone can help me, you can either reply to this posting or contact me direct at [email protected]. Thanks very much. Boyd Waechter Katy, Texas United States

I have been searching (worldwide) for an AZ Model 1/48th Fairey Firefly F.1 kit, #AZ4820, without any luck. A number of sites where I have found this kit listed all state it was discontinued. But, does this mean it was never produced, or just out of stock? If anyone has any info on this kit, or proposed kit, I would appreciate a response to [email protected]. Thanks, Boyd Waechter Katy, TX.