Murdo Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hi all, Would Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green (IJF) be okay to use for a Spitfire cockpit? If not what Tamiya (or other maker) colour would be best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 XF-71 is what I use. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Excellent! Thanks mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 There is no commercially available paint that's a match, in fact (unless they've changed it) you'd be better to mix a colour that matches the colour of the cap. The man who built the "May Spitfire" told me that ex-riggers told him, if they couldn't get the proper green, they'd mix their own from Sky + very small amounts of camouflage Dark Green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 There is no commercially available paint that's a match, in fact (unless they've changed it) you'd be better to mix a colour that matches the colour of the cap. The man who built the "May Spitfire" told me that ex-riggers told him, if they couldn't get the proper green, they'd mix their own from Sky + very small amounts of camouflage Dark Green. That's the way I always mixed Tamiya paints to reproduce this colour, sounds like I was not that wrong.. In my case I guess the amount of dark green was even smaller as for something as small as a 1/72 scale Spitfire cockpit I prefer to use a colour lighter than the real one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 The one I've just started is the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Vb. I've begun by tarting up the engine a wee bit. The trouble is it takes me months to build a 1/72 plane so I dread how long this thing will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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