cossack52 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 can anyone please suggest a suitable olive green for a prewar p26?and would it be gloss finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian J Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 From all the photos I've seen I conclude that the finish was gloss. Years ago I purchased several tins of Xtracolor Olive Drab WWII (X112 ANA613). I don't know off hand if that was the same as pre-war OD. I posted several vague questions about P-26's as well a while back and failed to get many responses. May try to clarify my problems in a couple of days. Good luck. What unit are you considering for your build-up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e8n2 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 In his book "Air Force Colors Vol. 1 1926 - 1942", Dana Bell says that Olive Drab 22 was "glossy, stronger, darker, a bit redder" than FS 30118. For that time period I have been using 30118 but just not giving it a flat coat after decaling since the actual aircraft were a gloss finish. Dana may very well drop by this thread to give some more insight into the question. Later, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossack52 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 1s pursuit(snowy owls) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Would this be a Spec 3-1 colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e8n2 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 16 hours ago, SovereignHobbies said: Would this be a Spec 3-1 colour? Quoting from Dana Bell's book," OLIVE DRAB: QM Spec color #22 was a good match for Air Corps OD, though the latter was a bit lighter, a little stronger, and a slight bit yellower. The ANA spec was the same as the 3-1 color, but the Navy made little use of Olive Drab in any case. The camouflage color was Dark Olive Drab (#31 or #41) which was darker and greener, but the word "Dark" was rarely used, and was dropped in June 1943." So I guess the short answer to the question would be, yes. Later, Dave P.S. The Robert D. Archer Monogram book says the Spec 3-1 was used from 1922 to 1931. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Decals Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 The best match is the old PollyScale Olive 22. I hear Mr.Paint has an Olive 22 in their line. Mr Color C-38 (H-78 from the Aqueous Line), isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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