AndrewMi Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 HI I just bought the Zvezda Mi-24P in 1/72 but could'nt find the right paint in Ak real colour. I think the paint guide in the instructions could be wrong as it says grey and green when it looks like a sandy colour .Does anyone know what colours it would be in Ak or maybe Tamiya. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratsmitglied Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Everything I've seen suggests a sandy-colour - based on cross referencing these two charts: https://acrylicosvallejo.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/historical-color-references-guide-for-aircraft-and-afv-series-vallejo-colors.pdf (helicopter colours, p. 4) and http://www.ak-masters.com/app/pdf/RCEquivalenceDIG.pdf it looks like the AK RC088 is the most 'correct' colour It is a sandy colour with a greyish tint to it based on the colour charts, but I know how notorious they are for accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Interesting question. I have no experience of the Real Colour range or that particular Vallejo colour 71.244 (although it does seem quite specific to Soviet/Russian schemes and aircraft, which implies a certain accuracy), but could AK's RC099 Russian Greyish Yellow also be a contender? I'm curious to know which one you go with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratsmitglied Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 RC099 looks like the same colour as RC088 but slightly lighter - so I would say that yes, it could also be as a contender I don't actually have experience with any of these specific paints either - I'm just going with what I have been able to find out and what I can remember from what I've seen of Hinds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrahs Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hinds seem to come in a wide range of hues, with or without some sort of logic behind it. I guess a green and sandy-buff may be the "classic" look, but recent Russian ones can apparently go for green and a lighter grayish green instead. Here's an example, which I think is also painting option #3 in the Zvezda kit: https://russianplanes.net/id180858 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert_Wang Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 @Parrahs - that is an incredible site (what some photos!) that I hadn't seen before. Thanks for posting the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMi Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 @Andrewthanks for replying. In the end, i thound out about the hataka russian helicopter paint set which i decided to go with as it had what appered to be the right colours and was in a local model store. sorry for the late reply, my internet had gone down for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMi Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 @Parrahsthanks for the link to the site, havent seen it before but very nice photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 hours ago, AndrewMi said: @Andrewthanks for replying. In the end, i thound out about the hataka russian helicopter paint set which i decided to go with as it had what appered to be the right colours and was in a local model store. sorry for the late reply, my internet had gone down for a few weeks. G'day @AndrewMi, no dramas regarding a reply and the Hataka option sounds good as well. Hope they work well for you; if memory serves I have that set in its lacquer form but am yet to give it a whirl. Now that I've become aware of the AK Real Colour options, I might have to hunt those out as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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