DHC-1 Chipmunk colours

[JanLou]

I need help with the Cranwell pale blue band colour to be painted on a real Chipmunk. RAL code or FS would be best. John Romain from ARC admit that the best knowledge on AC colours resides amongst the modellers these days and I can only agree! 

Edited May 22, 2019 by JanLou
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[andyf117]

Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another...

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[Rod Blievers]

If you're intending modelling a Chipmunk with the RAFC Cranwell from the first period (they replaced their Chipmunks with the Prentice in 1955) note that most, if not all, did not carry the yellow wing bands.

[JanLou]

Correct - I am in fact looking for a colour reference for the light blue fuselage band called “Cranwell Pale ablue”

[72modeler]

On the Wings of Cambridge WW2 NZ Colors website, there is a color chip labeled arctic blue that is FS15275 (BSC381C 112) Looking at my BSC381C color chart, there is a color labeled arctic blue that looks very close to FS15250 in my FS595 color chart. I could not find any FS equivalent for Cranwell pale blue, although that color is mentioned in several articles related to DH Chipmunks; sadly,  no color references were mentioned. That's the best I can do, but I'm thinking @Graham Boak @LDSModeller or @Troy Smith might be better suited to give you a definitive answer to your query.

Mike

[Work In Progress]

On 5/22/2019 at 6:42 AM, JanLou said:

I need help with the Cranwell pale blue band colour to be painted on a real Chipmunk. RAL code or FS would be best. J

I see you are in South Africa so BS colour books are less prevalent than FS or RAL. But surely in the modern day and age, if asked nicely a local paint factor will be able to custom-mix a litre of something for you to a recipe for BS381c 112 Arctic Blue?  

 

But if not, then this page offers the nearest RAL colours amongst other fairly close matches, though RAL does not actually contain a very close match. Just put in BS381C 112 at the top and it will  give you a long list.

https://www.e-paint.co.uk/Colour_alternatives.asp

 

Also see the last time we went around this question:

 

Edited May 23, 2019 by Work In Progress

[JanLou]

Many Thanks!