Top Gun F-5E colours question

[Baldy]

I am building a backdated F-5E from the KittyHawk 1/32 kit using the Furball 32-002 Decal sheet.

 

I decided on 15881/43 - not least because of the pictures on our own site by Keith Svendsen of this jet.

 

According to Furball, the paler colour is FS36375 Light Ghost Grey but looking at all of the pictures I can find, the colour is a lot bluer and lighter - surely not FS36375. Anyone any ideas what the colour may be or is it possible/probable that this was a locally mixed colour?

 

 

 

 

 

and thus one

https://www.cloud9photography.us/Military-Aviation-10/Northrop-F-5E-Freedom-Fighter/i-rsKLvrS/A

 

Would be very grateful for any suggestions/help. Will have an ask at Hyperscale too - lots of Americans on there.

 

Cheers

 

Malcolm

[alt-92]

Judging from the middle picture alone, they're a bit heavy on the blue anyway. 
If it were me, I'd try to correct the colours to properly reflect the concrete apron, and see what that does to the camo tinting (the concrete is a known entity so to speak).

[Baldy]

46 minutes ago, alt-92 said:

Judging from the middle picture alone, they're a bit heavy on the blue anyway. 
If it were me, I'd try to correct the colours to properly reflect the concrete apron, and see what that does to the camo tinting (the concrete is a known entity so to speak).

Yes - I see what you mean but it doesn't make a huge difference.

 

 

 

Still doesn't look anything like FS36375 to me.

 

Cheers

 

Malcolm

[alt-92]

1 hour ago, Baldy said:

Still doesn't look anything like FS36375 to me.

 

FS36375 imo has the irritating habit of assuming a complimentary hue of the colour it's used next to in pictures, in this case probably FS35109 Aggressor Blue.
Maybe this colour table (bottom of page if anchor doesn't work) may help? 

http://www.theworldwars.net/resources/resource.php?r=camo_usn#colors

Edited January 9, 2020 by alt-92

[PhantomBigStu]

I can’t believe that is fs36375, fs35450 more likely