typhoon1 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi There Wonder if someone can help i am currently building a RAF Hercules in the old scheme of Dark Earth /Stone but i am having problems matching the Stone colour can anyone help i use mainly Humbrol paints so a match in Humbrol would help a lot.. Kind Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Sorry I dont have the Humbrol ref but Xtracolor Ref is BS381C 361 if it helps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) Hi Typhoon, This link on ARC may help a little: http://s102164210.onlinehome.us/forums/lof...hp?t106910.html I'm not certain as for the best Humbrol color for the light stone, but I would think #94 - Matt Brown Yellow would be a good match. Hope this helps. Edit: lol - I just noticed - the other link is yours on ARC Edited February 26, 2008 by Cornish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) Hi There Wonder if someone can help i am currently building a RAF Hercules in the old scheme of Dark Earth /Stone but i am having problems matching the Stone colour can anyone help i use mainly Humbrol paints so a match in Humbrol would help a lot.. Kind Regards Xtracolor do BS381c361 "Light Stone" in their range (X29). Its a lot lighter than Humbrols "Middle Stone" , I'd suggest starting off with Humbrol No 81 Matt Pale Yellow and add a touch or two of red ?... Edited February 26, 2008 by Bill Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 There was also this discussion on ARC about the colours: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....&pid=848074 I can't think of an exact Humbrol match, Xtracolour do it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Looking at this further, this is apprantly the color: http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=23448 I found the above link from IPMS Stockholm: http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/s...orcharts_uk.htm Looking at these, #94 in the Humbrol range is probably not the best match, they do have a #121 Matt Pale Stone, but I don't have that paint so am not sure if it would match well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Looking at this further, this is apprantly the color:http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=23448 I found the above link from IPMS Stockholm: http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/s...orcharts_uk.htm Looking at these, #94 in the Humbrol range is probably not the best match, they do have a #121 Matt Pale Stone, but I don't have that paint so am not sure if it would match well. 121 is, IIRC, the Pale stone used in the Israeli 3-tone scheme of the 60s &70s, too light for the RAF colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdb27 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The colour you need is Humbrol 225 Middle Stone. HTH Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 The colour you need is Humbrol 225 Middle Stone.HTH Adrian 225 is fine for WW2 Middle Stone, but too dark for 60s Light Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 What about Humbrol 93? If memory serves it was the continuation in the standard range of Authentic British Army Desert Yellow, which I would imagine was a response to Light Stone. It might be a bit on the dark side, but it wouldn't be as dark as 225 Mid Stone. I also remember the Scale Colours special from Scale Models having a Humbrol mix for an Italian colour whose Methuen reference was close to that of Light Stone. Unfortunately I won't be able to check it for a couple of weeks, so that's as useful as the proverbial chocolate fireguard right now! Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon1 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Thank You all for your feedback Ref the paint for my Hercules will check them out. Kind Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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