rossm Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I have 1/72 USAF titles in insignia blue (the Rocketeer sheet) but does anyone know of a decal sheet with numerals in insignia blue (all I can find are black)? TIA, Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmig Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hi, rossm! Unless you have definitive proof of insignia blue for a particular aircraft, black should be fine, as it was also used. To quote from T.O. 1-1-4: 3-16. GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR USAF STANDARD IDENTIFICATION MARKRIGS FOR AIR- CRAFT AND MISSILES. Vertical Block (Chamfered Gothic) type letters and arabic numerals shall be used when applying identification markings. See figure 3-3 for construction of letters and numerals. Unless otherwise specified herein, insignia blue, Color No. 15044, will be used on aluminized or white surfaces; either gloss enamel, Specification MIL-E-??29, or lacquer, Specification MIL-L-19537, is acceptable. Gloss black, Color No, 1?038, may be used as a substitute for the insignia b1ue. Insignia white, Color No. 178?5, will be used on red finishes. Insignia red, Color No. 11136, will be used on black finishes. I suspect that black was probably the more widespread, as it was undoubtedly the more common colour held in a unit's stock of paints. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 7 hours ago, bobmig said: Hi, rossm! Unless you have definitive proof of insignia blue for a particular aircraft, black should be fine, as it was also used. To quote from T.O. 1-1-4: 3-16. GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR USAF STANDARD IDENTIFICATION MARKRIGS FOR AIR- CRAFT AND MISSILES. Vertical Block (Chamfered Gothic) type letters and arabic numerals shall be used when applying identification markings. See figure 3-3 for construction of letters and numerals. Unless otherwise specified herein, insignia blue, Color No. 15044, will be used on aluminized or white surfaces; either gloss enamel, Specification MIL-E-??29, or lacquer, Specification MIL-L-19537, is acceptable. Gloss black, Color No, 1?038, may be used as a substitute for the insignia b1ue. Insignia white, Color No. 178?5, will be used on red finishes. Insignia red, Color No. 11136, will be used on black finishes. I suspect that black was probably the more widespread, as it was undoubtedly the more common colour held in a unit's stock of paints. Bob Thank you for that, I wasn't aware of it and it explains why the USAF lettering usually appears black. Unfortunately the aircraft I want to model is a WB-57F pictured in colour on p146 of Robert Mikesh book 'Martin B-57 Canberra - The Complete Record' and although the US AIR FORCE lettering looks black the tail number looks blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Ross, Fantasy Printshop do a range of US ID numbers here - unfortunately only in a choice of black, red, white or yellow... however if no better option comes up it could be worth dropping them a line to see if you could get a set done in Insignia Blue - they also do US national markings so they clearly have the means to print in that colour. Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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