Pete57 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Is the chamois color used in some of the interior areas of post-WW II French aircraft, like the Fouga Magister, the Atlatique, the Alizee, etc, the same as the WW II color by the same name? And, is it a primer or is it sprayed over some kind of primer? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hello Pete, I can't tell whether or not the paint is called the same as it was during WWII. Correct colour is NCS S1020-Y30R (NCS means the Swedish Natural Colour System; an excellent tool for a modeller). Closest RAL is 1001 and closest FS is 33613. The actual colour is slightly darker and more reddish than FS 33613. At least in Fouga Magisters it is sprayed on bare metal, so it can be a primer. The paint chips easily away. Hope this helps. Cheers, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete57 Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hi Antti, It does help. Thank you so much. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) On 9/4/2020 at 3:39 PM, Antti_K said: On 9/3/2020 at 4:48 PM, Pete57 said: Is the chamois color used in some of the interior areas of post-WW II French aircraft, like the Fouga Magister, the Atlatique, the Alizee, etc, the same as the WW II color by the same name? And, is it a primer or is it sprayed over some kind of primer? Correct colour is NCS S1020-Y30R (NCS means the Swedish Natural Colour System; an excellent tool for a modeller). Closest RAL is 1001 and closest FS is 33613. The actual colour is slightly darker and more reddish than FS 33613. Hi, gentlemens! Are you's talking about this color: ??? B.R. Serge Edited September 5, 2020 by Aardvark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 It is possible Serge, that we are. The colour looks too pale in the photo. Can you give more details, please? Cheers, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Antti_K said: It is possible Serge, that we are. The colour looks too pale in the photo. Can you give more details, please? Antti, I puzzle myself over what it is colour! This is not an idle interest, because on photo Mirage III-V 01 intake: B.w. On 9/4/2020 at 3:39 PM, Antti_K said: Correct colour is NCS S1020-Y30R (NCS means the Swedish Natural Colour System; an excellent tool for a modeller). Closest RAL is 1001 B.w. how about FS 33531 as equivalent RAL 1001? I have Revell SM 314 enamel as equivalent RAL 1001, Testors 1709 as equivalent FS 33613 and GS Mr.Colour C313 as equivalent FS 33531, but I don't maked chips of these colors for comparison. B.R. Serge P.S. In Modelsvit instructions? Humbrol 71 , but I just don't have that paint. Edited September 5, 2020 by Aardvark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Hello Serge, you clearly have more information about the paint equivalents than I do. I would start with Hu 121 and then add some red and yellow into that. Humbrol 7 is another possible starting point. Here is a paint chip taken from a French built Fouga Magister (inside Starboard wing). I took the photo with my mobile phone just to show the difference between the actual paint and the closest equivalent. As you can see RAL 1001 is not a match. Note also that colours in my photo are distorted thanks to the afternoon Sun. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 1939-1952, chamois paint exist in M.2.5.i.f. category(french standard) M : for metal (steel, al alloy, magnesium) 2 : for interior surfaces non exposed to corrosion agents except cockpit & instrument panel) 5 : oleo synthetic i : impression (primer) f : finition (finishing) chamois seen on D520 wreckage, the background is grayscale 18% Edited September 6, 2020 by BS_w 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Hi, Antti! On 9/6/2020 at 5:27 PM, Antti_K said: you clearly have more information about the paint equivalents than I do. I just used this program: on my mobile for search equivalent! With your permission, we will bring everything together for ease of perception! Now what I have found from my model paints: Testors 1706 it's close equivalent Humbrol 121: On 9/6/2020 at 5:27 PM, Antti_K said: I would start with Hu 121 and then add some red and yellow into that. Humbrol 7 is another possible starting point. For full compared my need maked chips with Revell 316 and GS Mr.Colour C313. But maybe there will be any opinions based on these data? B.R. Serge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete57 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 I use acrylics only. Lifecolor's UA 144 / FS *33448, labelled French Sandgrey / Camoscio Francese / Chamois Francais / Sand appears, to my Mk1 eyeball, to be reasonably close to the actual color. Regards. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hello guys, it looks like that the colour of my sample from a Fouga Magister and in the photo of a Mirage fighter Serge posted look the same. The sample from a Dewoitine fighter looks more "yellowish" and therefore more like chamois; my sample is more like biscuit coloured. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete57 Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Antti, Slightly OT, do you happen to know if the Fouga Magister's were left natural metal or painted a silver varnish instead? TIA. Regards. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Lumppio Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hello! Pete. Finnish AF Fougas were natural metal (Alclad). I've heard scratches were mangled out with steel roll, manual work usually for the junior ground crew. When I was in my conscript service Fougas were flying their last season and no such work was performed. Cheers, Kari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hello guys, at least few Fouga Magisters received an aluminium coloured paint in Finland. Air Force HQ ordered the paint to be removed and the surface to be polished. Pilot's were against this decision because the painted surface was smoother in the long run than NMF. Cheers, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete57 Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Kari and Antti, thanks for the quick feedback. Best regards. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicni komisar Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 This is what WEM color looks like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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