scoobyboothy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Bought these goodys for my next project and plan to do the BBMF PRU blue PM631 one. I I know I can get generic decals to use, but what's the best paint that's closest to that colour and what are the measurements for the stripes in 1/72 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Forgot to mention that I will be brush painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Xtracrylix/xtracolour for the blue, stripes are 18 inch in real measurements so a quater of an inch in scale terms or 6.35mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Cheers 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Also what colour is in the undercarriage bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 PRU Blue too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Bought these goodys for my next project and plan to do the BBMF PRU blue PM631 one. I I know I can get generic decals to use, but what's the best paint that's closest to that colour and what are the measurements for the stripes in 1/72 scale Xtracrylix/xtracolour for the blue, stripes are 18 inch in real measurements so a quater of an inch in scale terms or 6.35mm the lower colour on the box art is PRU Blue, not sure what Humbrol colour Airfix recommend, but maybe easier to get than the Xtracolour. Xtracrylix is tricky to brush. This thread is well worth a read http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234982693-calling-all-brushhairystick-painters/ Also what colour is in the undercarriage bay the outer section for the wheel is PRU Blue, the inner leg section is more likely aluminium paint. on this page if you scroll down http://spitfiresite.com/category/50-reference there is a detailed walkaround of a Swedish XIX which may help. cheers T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 cheers for that link, its realy useful. the BBMF spit is all over blue, so i don't have to worry about the grey top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 A paint that is easy to brush and looks pretty close is Vallejo's 904 Dark Blue Grey from the standard model colour range. It may be a tad lighter than PRU Blue but to me it looks good on a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I had a go at representing PM631 from this kit as well a few years ago. From what I can recall the aircraft was painted with a Land Rover blue that is lighter that proper PRU Blue, I can't recall the exact mix I used but sure it was based on Hu230 with some light grey added, also everything is the overall blue colour apart from the inner section of the wheel bay that is interior green. If I can find the thread I posted I'll fire up a link later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 I've got some tamiya xf18 on its way and I have a pot of hu230 so far lol. So inside the undercarriage bay is the same as the cockpit interior on this particular aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired&Emotional Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) I've got some tamiya xf18 on its way and I have a pot of hu230 so far lol. So inside the undercarriage bay is the same as the cockpit interior on this particular aircraft? Not if you're painting it as it is now, the undercarriage bay is aluminium on the BBMF Spitfires. Edited March 22, 2016 by Tired&Emotional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here's the Work In Progress thread I wrote for my two a few years back. If nothing else you avoid making my mistakes http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/42854-airfix-72nd-spitfire-xix/?hl=%2Bspitfire+%2Bxix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Is that a definite about the undercarriage bays Thanks for the link Col 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired&Emotional Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Unless they've repainted them since I left. I spent three and a half years on BBMF and as I remember the u/c bays were aluminium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyboothy Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Unless they've repainted them since I left. I spent three and a half years on BBMF and as I remember the u/c bays were aluminium. ok thanks ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I had a go at representing PM631 from this kit as well a few years ago. From what I can recall the aircraft was painted with a Land Rover blue that is lighter that proper PRU Blue, I can't recall the exact mix I used but sure it was based on Hu230 with some light grey added, also everything is the overall blue colour apart from the inner section of the wheel bay that is interior green. If I can find the thread I posted I'll fire up a link later Could it be simply 'RAF blue' as used on vehicles and other items of RAF property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) I was going to say "no, it was actually done in Land Rover Blue Grey with other stuff mixed in to approximate what someone thought it should look like" but actually I think that was PS853. Edited March 23, 2016 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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