oldsarbouy Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I've forgotten which Halfords rattle can I used for the UK Search and Rescue helicopters Golden Yellow. It's the nearest to Humbrol 69, anyone used the Halfords equivalent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 @bentwaters81tfw any ideas ? Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Humbrol 69 is OK for police helicopters but RAF Rescue Yellow is BS356. Xtracrylix XA1019, which is deeper. I've not got a Halfords equivalent at present, though will have to find one. Update. I use these guys. https://www.riolettcustomaerosols.co.uk/products/british-standard-colour-golden-yellow-356-aerosol-spray-paint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Better yet, build a proper SAR helicopter - grey & red 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Better yet, build a proper SAR helicopter - grey & red Or there's a blue option, as in my latest RFI - US rather than UK, though... Edited May 12, 2020 by andyf117 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 1:57 AM, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Better yet, build a proper SAR helicopter - grey & red Don't talk rubbish....Green SAR 772 NAS obvious Colour 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) On 5/12/2020 at 1:57 AM, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Better yet, build a proper SAR helicopter - grey & red 2 hours ago, junglierating said: Don't talk rubbish....Green SAR 772 NAS obvious Colour There's the combination of the two, of course - weren't the first SAR Wessex HU.5s green and red? Edited May 15, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 The fish-heads did SAR ? . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 💣 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 21 hours ago, PLC1966 said: The fish-heads did SAR ? Only with boats... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Just boats? Oh, you mean apart from the busiest SAR unit in the country year after year, covering the whole of the West coast of Scotland... including hundreds of mountains? [819 NAS (later Gannet SAR Flight), of which I was privileged to ge Senior Pilot...] 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Just boats? Oh, you mean apart from the busiest SAR unit in the country year after year, covering the whole of the West coast of Scotland... including hundreds of mountains? [819 NAS (later Gannet SAR Flight), of which I was privileged to ge Senior Pilot...] Isn't Fish-head the Wafu's term for a sailor? Hence only with boats... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Just boats? Oh, you mean apart from the busiest SAR unit in the country year after year, covering the whole of the West coast of Scotland... including hundreds of mountains? [819 NAS (later Gannet SAR Flight), of which I was privileged to ge Senior Pilot...] 🎣 Just a little bite...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/15/2020 at 5:00 PM, PLC1966 said: The fish-heads did SAR ? Thinks: "I will not join in...I will not join in...I will not join in... " 2 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Oh, you mean apart from the busiest SAR unit in the country year after year, covering the whole of the West coast of Scotland... including hundreds of mountains "...I will not join in...I will not join in..." 22 minutes ago, PLC1966 said: Just a little bite...... 😂 Always great sport! And yes, I've done shifts at Prestwick 👍 Jon (currently on shift with a 3/4 ex-RAF, 1/4 ex-RN crew) PS. The RAF SAR yellow was usually 'deeper' than Hu69 but there was a lot of variation between aircraft, and even different parts of the same aircraft. Don't feel that it is necessary to get too bogged down in the precise hue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 11 hours ago, andyf117 said: Isn't Fish-head the Wafu's term for a sailor? I believe so, which is why crabs found it so satisfying when openly applied to a 'naval aviator'. 😉 Really wouldn't know, myself. 👼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Dragging this topic back to the question asked, I have used Halfords Broom Yellow which gave a reasonable rebdition of Golden Yellow to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Add exhaust black and it wont matter anyway take a look at 585 at the museum filthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torqueofthedevil Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 22 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Just boats? Oh, you mean apart from the busiest SAR unit in the country year after year, covering the whole of the West coast of Scotland... including hundreds of mountains? [819 NAS (later Gannet SAR Flight), of which I was privileged to ge Senior Pilot...] Whole of the west coast? I never saw or heard of the 'SAR is a secondary role' brigade north of Fort Bill. To me, the west coast doesn't even begin till about Torridon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) On 5/17/2020 at 8:20 PM, torqueofthedevil said: Whole of the west coast? I never saw or heard of the 'SAR is a secondary role' brigade north of Fort Bill. To me, the west coast doesn't even begin till about Torridon You’re right, in that we normally operated South of Skye, but I flew more than one sortie well to the North of Stornoway after taking on fuel there. As for secondary role, for the Squadron as a whole maybe (we were employed by the MoD after all), but the HU5 grey & red aircraft was bugger all use for anything else; sonar and sonic all removed. So unless the primary role was GFP & Autos... Edited May 26, 2020 by Ex-FAAWAFU 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 12 hours ago, Jonners said: I believe so, which is why crabs found it so satisfying when openly applied to a 'naval aviator'. 😉 Really wouldn't know, myself. 👼 Never really bothered us though. Nice try. Right; I’m not going to post on this thread any more, cos it’s not fair to the builder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Right; I’m not going to post on this thread any more, cos it’s not fair to the builder! You're right, Crisp; banter switch to OFF! Let's face it, the colour of our hardware and where we used it was of rather less significance than the fact that we did our bit to help people (and still do). Quite a club, then as now. 10 hours ago, Nigel Bunker said: Dragging this topic back to the question asked, I have used Halfords Broom Yellow which gave a reasonable rebdition of Golden Yellow to my eyes That's useful, Nigel; I have a years-old but unopened tinlet of Xtracolour RAF Rescue Yellow in my paint box, but the Broom Yellow option is one that I'll file away for future consideration. Thanks. OSB: Apologies for assisting in the thread drift, especially as you asked a very good question! Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Jonners said: That's useful, Nigel; I have a years-old but unopened tinlet of Xtracolour RAF Rescue Yellow in my paint box, but the Broom Yellow option is one that I'll file away for future consideration. Thanks. Always good to have an option, especially, if like mine, your years-old Xtracolor tin of RAF Rescue Yellow turns out to be an entirely different shade... ....mine was more lemon than golden - and now I come to think of it, I probably got it at the same time as the tin of ANA 501 True Blue that wasn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 There is Xtracrylic XA1019 RAF Rescue Yellow, or for the more discerning: https://www.riolettcustomaerosols.co.uk/products/british-standard-colour-golden-yellow-356-aerosol-spray-paint/ Humbrol 69 is for Police helicopters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Gents while a bit of interservice rivalry is a good thing this thread has turned a bit nasty and it stops here. Julien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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