PRU pink

[jaw]

Good morning,

I want to make a recce Spit 9 as operated by 16 Sqdn post D Day which were painted in PRU Pink. How pink is PRU pink? Is it nearly white with a touch of pink - or much pinker? What paint/paint mix should I use?

Thanks,

John

[Greenshirt]

My impression, (opinion) is a dusty, light pink. I was able get what looked right by taking a fresh tin of Humbrol 34 (white) and adding 2 drops of Humbrol 60 (Scarlett) and 4 drops Humbrol 40 (pale Grey). Noticeably pink when next to white but barely pink by itself.

Tim

[elger]

The actual colour has been described as more of an off-white, like a very faintly reddish beige. Not barbie pink, at least

[ben_m]

Yes, off-white really. Also, don't hold back on weathering, I've seen some filthy ones.

[Edgar]

Off-white; there's a sample in the National Archives, and, in order to see that it is pink, it was necessary to lay it on a sheet of white paper. I've had it matched, but it's pointless putting it on here, since you wouldn't see it.

Before anyone says that it will have faded, in all the ensuing years, in the same envelope (kept in a folder, in a file, in a darkened room,) there's a sample of P.R.U. blue, and it still matches the prescribed colour (tested by machine, not just eyesight.)

Edgar

[spitfire]

Here's some more information, http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234929226-pr-pink-spitfire-mk-ix/

Cheers

Dennis

[Ed Russell]

Off-white;

Ahh Edgar - you mean like this.........

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1394388

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/06/suzanne_parishs_passion_for_fl.html

LOL

[occa]

I think it's rather a bit like a light slightly greyish peach color than a plain pink.

Wasn't it mixed from white with a few percents of wartime roundel red?

To my eye WT roundel red has a slight orange tinge, that results in the peach effect.

Edited March 9, 2014 by occa

[Edgar]

Ahh Edgar - you mean like this.........

Hell's teeth, you should put a health warning, on that, before inviting us to look.

Wasn't i mixed from white with a few percents of wartime roundel red?

It had a 33B vocabulary reference, so would have been made to a Farnborough-issued shade card, and was probably produced (like P.R.U. Blue) by Titanine. Edited March 9, 2014 by Edgar

[mike romeo]

My two-penn'orth: as per the rest of the posters, I would tend towards a very pale pink. When mixing go slowly and carefully adding red, because a little goes a long way. I think I had about a third of a tin of white and I added just a drop or two of red. Another poster has also mentioned adding some light grey. I'd strongly agree with this as it gives a slightly dirtier richer shade than just the pale pink. (The interesting background gives something to contrast with )

Anyway, to give an idea of what I ended up with, here's the pic of the finished article.

regards,

Martin

[Neal]

White, a tiny bit of red and about the same amount of light grey.

[Smudge]

If you don't fancy mixing your own, Hannants own Xtracolor do 'X34, RAF PRU Pink'.

I picked one up at a model show for my own Spitfire project. Takes the guess work out of it

Good luck with your Spitfire.

[Miggers]

Ahh Edgar - you mean like this.........

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1394388

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/06/suzanne_parishs_passion_for_fl.html

LOL

Strewth,I hope no one ever shows that to Caroline Grace,it might give some wild ideas

[Edgar]

If you don't fancy mixing your own, Hannants own Xtracolor do 'X34, RAF PRU Pink'.

If they haven't adjusted the formula (and I gave them a sample over a year ago,) it's too dark; same applies to White Ensign, who also make one.

Edgar

[Smudge]

Edgar, yes you are probably right. These things are never that easy! It does look a tad too dark. I think it might be a good starting point, however. Adding a little white to it to lighten it maybe? I am only looking at the lid, but it does have that greyish 'tinge' to it, as mentioned previously. Adding red to white is tricky, you can very easily overdo it and end up with the afore-mentioned 'Barbie pink'!!

Edgar, you certainly know your paint! I recall an article (not to hand I'm afraid, about 2003) in 'The Aeroplane' about a restored and airworthy 'pink' Spitfire. They had gone to some lengths to get the shade correct. The colour photo's showed a fairly 'pink' (pink panther pink?) aircraft. Sadly I never saw the aircraft. Not sure what happened to her, or if she still retains that finish.

Do you recall her?

Edited March 9, 2014 by chockhead

[Edgar]

I think it was probably the XI, at Breighton, and they didn't go for the correct colour (if you don't know where to look, in Kew's files, you have no chance.) From what I was told, they asked Airfix/Humbrol for a mix with a "wow" factor, not an accurate one.

Edgar

[Smudge]

It certainly had a 'wow' factor, you couldn't miss it!

[billwinkes]

When I built my Mk. iX, I started with 36626?, USAF tactical camo underside gray, with a very, very light tint of red. If I did it again I would use even less tint. The color should be faintly pink. Nevertheless, it results in a different Spitfire.

Bill

[unlikeKansas]

How does it compare with xtracolor's Gulf War desert Pink? I know that is a modern colour, but modelling on a budget means making the best of a limited number of paints.

[ben_m]

Desert pink is too dark, and probably a little too yellow. If you added 2 parts white to one of desert pink, it might be OK.

Edited March 11, 2014 by ben_m

[The wooksta V2.0]

When I mixed mine, I started with a full bottle of Xtracrylics white and added six drops of Xtracrylics Red Arrows red. Very subtle and it does for me.