sapperastro Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Hello all, I have had a question from a friend of mine regarding the elusive Azure Blue from the RAF and assorted commonwealth aircraft in the Med. He is a dyed in the wool Acrylic user, and my efforts to get him to bite the bullet and use the new Humbrol recipe (Colourcoats and PP enamels are either not available here period, or in the case of CC, the new Azure blue still isn't in stock here, which means the new blue swoop Humbrol is my only option, which luckily has been an excellent tin of paint so far) have all failed. I was going to suggest trying a newer pot of Humbrol Acrylic, but I have no idea if they changed the formula, and if so, how would anyone know it is changed? So, Acrylic people, are there any paint companies that put out the genuine article for Azure blue in acrylics now? Any that have changed formula since the Great Azure Blue thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Azure Blue................... Google.....'Britmodeller Azure Blue' my friend. This may have been done once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 157 Azure Blue isn't (as yet) in the Humbrol acrylic range, which is a pity. There's a major gap in the acrylic market here. I think mixing is the only reliable way thus far. If you have the new Humbrol enamel, I would try matching it by adding some of the brightest blue you can find to white and just a spot of a strong red. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I thought the Lifecolour Azure Blue was pretty decent. Cheers, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperastro Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) PLC; I have read the big Azure blue thread started by John, which is where I gained the knowledge of the three, perfect Azure blues on the market. Every Azure blue was tested in that thread, and none of the acrylics quite matched up. After that thread, I am pretty positive there are no cans of worms left to open John;, I agree, I will have to let him know and give him a hand with it. I will use a brushout of the Humbrol to see if we can make a match. Hang on, hasn't there been an airfix starter kit of desert airforce aircraft? If so, does anyone know if there is a Humbrol acrylic minipot of Azure blue included? Edited February 23, 2017 by sapperastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 It did have a 3ml pot of 157. Unfortunately... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Of all the acrylics that John tested, the Lifecolour Azure Blue was the closest. I reckon at the very least, it's a good place to start from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperastro Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Might be a possibility laser...perhaps a dash of white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Hi All Ive been using Vallejo Azure Blue for a while now and would say it's a reasonable match. Just my opinion! I know this is a massive can of worms. James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapperastro Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Franky, I have googled it, and it is another possibility with a few additions. It is 902 you are talking about? My friend is still waiting for lifecolor stocks to appear in a shop over here, while Vallejo is reasonably easy to get hold of. Edited March 3, 2017 by sapperastro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 It's 71.108 and it's the model air bottle. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cger Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Here are two mixes from Tamiya paints that I tried: XF-2: 20 + XF-8 3+ X-16: 3 + XF-18: 1 looks ok to me or: XF-2:3 + XF-8: 1: also ok but slightly more blue. I settled for the first mix for an Aussie Spit VIII I recently finished, HTH, Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Hi guys, I've used xtracrylix Azure Blue on my Hurricane build that is ongoing, I'm no expert but looks right to me. It's going to get heavily weathered anyway as the paint bleached quite badly under desert conditions as far as I am aware. Here it is on hannants I'm not sure if they ship to "Down Under". Azure Blue at Hannants I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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