PhantomBigStu Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I know this in't the correct place and I appreciate why the correct place has the post limit but having completely ruined my canopy with paint that refuses to budge under any chemical or physical attack and having turned it nearly opaque I need a new one, apologies if I breaking the rules, but if anyone has a spare main part from the revell 1/72 single seater to donate I will be very gratefull, really don't want to have to wait weeks to get one from revell themselves thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) another question, what colour should the tauruses be painted, the kit calls for bluish gray but that comes up way to dark Edited September 6, 2014 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 I genuinely don't know - the only photos I've seen of Taurus are the development rounds carried by IPA 7 (have a look on the Eurofighter website for them) and those are dark green. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of an operational Taurus round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) thought that might be the case, I'll just paint them light aircraft gray and be done with it, unless I can track down a spray of the correct luftwaffe bluish gray to respray the whole thing Edited September 9, 2014 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksandygill Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I imagine most people have seen this, but one of the members here was at RIAT and has some nice images of the RAF Typhoon with D-Day invasion stripes... I have posted a link, hopefully that is ok? http://www.totallyrad.co.uk/riat14/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 reminds me, are there sprays on the market that accurattly represent the german and italian colours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 reminds me, are there sprays on the market that accurattly represent the german and italian colours? I don't believe so, no. The German colour is available from Xtracrylix and Mr Color, and I believe the Italian grey is available in an Italian Air Force set from Life Colour, but those are normal pots of paint rather than sprays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 thought not, guess I have to use halfrods mixing service, but have the suspicion there using the FS code for the luftwaffe gray will still be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Time for me to stop procrastinating with posting these pics from Zeltweg, Austria in 2013: A couple of Austrian machines, one with Smokewinders mounted. A Spanish two seat machine, a couple of morning shots and one a bit later on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 thought not, guess I have to use halfrods mixing service, but have the suspicion there using the FS code for the luftwaffe gray will still be wrong The FS number listed is right. It's come off the paint chart for the jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 The FS number listed is right. It's come off the paint chart for the jet. is it though because I also see the same code used for one of the US grey colours which doesn''t look bluish enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 is it though because I also see the same code used for one of the US grey colours which doesn''t look bluish enough It has come from the painting instructions for the actual aircraft. It's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Okay thanks bobski, will try it out at some point, quick question would it be unrealistic to arm the twin seater like the single with the twin tanks and asraams plus 4 amraams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Okay thanks bobski, will try it out at some point, quick question would it be unrealistic to arm the twin seater like the single with the twin tanks and asraams plus 4 amraams? Yes. Twin-seaters are combat-capable but are primarily used for training, so in reality all you're likely to see on an RAF twin-seater is a single training ASRAAM and maybe a RAIDS pod with either two tanks or a single centreline tank. For a German aircraft you'd have a training IRIS-T in place of the training ASRAAM and maybe an FPR pod in place of RAIDS. Again, these are flown with either a single centreline tank or two wing tanks, but I have seen photos of a German twin-seater with that missile fit and three tanks. Another point to note is that the unpainted areas (ie radomes etc.) are all the same colour on all the aircraft, ie RAF Camouflage (Barley) Grey, as are the 1000 litre tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yes. Twin-seaters are combat-capable but are primarily used for training, so in reality all you're likely to see on an RAF twin-seater is a single training ASRAAM and maybe a RAIDS pod with either two tanks or a single centreline tank. For a German aircraft you'd have a training IRIS-T in place of the training ASRAAM and maybe an FPR pod in place of RAIDS. Again, these are flown with either a single centreline tank or two wing tanks, but I have seen photos of a German twin-seater with that missile fit and three tanks. Another point to note is that the unpainted areas (ie radomes etc.) are all the same colour on all the aircraft, ie RAF Camouflage (Barley) Grey, as are the 1000 litre tanks. okay thanks, that last point confuses me, thought the radomes are different on all users to start with and vary due to fading, and I know for a fact that RAF twin seater radome look different to the barely grey the rest of the aircraft is painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 okay thanks, that last point confuses me, thought the radomes are different on all users to start with and vary due to fading, and I know for a fact that RAF twin seater radome look different to the barely grey the rest of the aircraft is painted They are all RAF camouflage grey (or the FS equivalent) from the factory for all users and they darken in service. Remember also that they aren't painted. They have a coating on them instead, so they will always look slightly different to a painted airframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 now I get it thanks for the clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_FGR4 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Does anybody know the correct colour for the electronics bays behind the cockpit in the fuselage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 I believe it is the same colour as the undercarriage bays and undercarriage legs, ie a very light grey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Just picked up Xtracyrlix FS35237, and its nothing like the real shade much darker than it should be even accounting for the scale effect and more significantly severely lacks the blue tint, hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Just picked up Xtracyrlix FS35237, and its nothing like the real shade much darker than it should be even accounting for the scale effect and more significantly severely lacks the blue tint, hmm FS35237 is the correct shade of grey for the real aircraft. You need to take the effect of scale into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I have accounted and there's no way you cal tell me that this (the other grey is Humbrol Camoflage grey) is the same colour as this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Turns out I didn't shake it enough,just shook it a while and its transformed Edited December 4, 2014 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Another comparison for you. Compare the pictures of German aircraft with the picture of the Saudi aircraft I linked in my original post. The darker grey on the Saudi aircraft is the same grey as the German aircraft. I'm only giving you the colour of the actual aircraft. How you interpret that on your model is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_FGR4 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I believe it is the same colour as the undercarriage bays and undercarriage legs, ie a very light grey. does anyone have any pics to clarify this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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