speedy Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 What paint can i use to get "THAT" primer look, you know the yellow-ish colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamEM Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 What paint can i use to get "THAT" primer look, you know the yellow-ish colour. i was told to use a Plasti-kote tin, i used the 'white matt' for a nice roughy bond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard M Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 You mean zinc chromate ( a yellow/green colour commonly seen in WW2 USAF aircraft)? Xtracolour does them, and probably others like White Ensign Models. Best Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 What paint can i use to get "THAT" primer look, you know the yellow-ish colour. What era? WWII is easy - Chromate yellow for the US aircraft, Interior Grey Green for British. For modern, I don't know exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I use MM # 1584. It looks like the primer found on F-16s. HTH, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Have a look at this http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004...rs_us_part2.htm I use enamels and a good match (I've found) is Humbrol 81 The 'apple type' of inetrior green - Humbrol 151 Hope this helps a little P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Humbrol 81 is good for 'real' primer. I discovered that while building an Airfix Jag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I tried that with a TSR2 some years back, spraying it roughly over an aircraft sprayed Gloss Aluminium. Wanted to emulate a photo of a Lightning at Binbrook between paint jobs. Looked okay-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Sorry guys, This was for modern day military jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I use MM # 1584. It looks like the primer found on F-16s.HTH, Who stocks that in the UK then Jens? I just checked H and they look like they're winding down their stocks... any of our esteemed guys on here stock it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Who stocks that in the UK then Jens? I just checked H and they look like they're winding down their stocks... any of our esteemed guys on here stock it? Unfortunately I don't know Mike. I buy mine here in Denmark or in Germany (via the internet). Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Unfortunately I don't know Mike. I buy mine here in Denmark or in Germany (via the internet). Regards, Thought so... The question was kind of rhetorical in the hope that someone in the UK would chime in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 OK Mike. In the meantime I can provide you with pictures of the real thing. These two pictures are from some of the F-16 ventral fins I have. First one is the used and dirty version: The second one is the fresh and unused version: HTH, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 Finally found some: aeroclub might not be any left though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Try Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green. I used it on my P-47 engine cowl interior but it should work on modern stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Best I had was Humbrol Authentic HD4 zinc chromate primer, long out of production I'm afraid. This is the right colour for modern British aircraft because when I was at Rivermead school we were close to BAe between Kingston and Richmond and they supplied scrap materials for our metalwork class(I still have my old hammer that I made with duralumin caps on the handle from a piece of Sea Harrier!). The closest I've seen from the Humbrol chart is No81 Pale Yellow but I haven't used this myself. I've got the Tamiya XF4 somewhere as well as a Gunze Sangyo that is quite close. BTW who is the company that makes the MM # 1584 paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Just seen this thread - straight out of a can from Halfords Rover Inca Yellow is very close - that's what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 BTW who is the company that makes the MM # 1584 paint? MM = Model Master (aka. Testor). Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the info Jens, I should have realised it was Testors/Model Master because I use their Chrome Silver and Steel quite a lot! I picked up my Model Master paints at Wonderland Models in Edinburgh a few years ago and don't know if they still stock it. BTW the Gunze Sangyo I was thinking of is No.58 US interior green but it's not as close as I thought. totally wrong for British primer. Many Thanks Paul Harrison PS I just checked Wonderlands site and they've stopped stocking model master. Xtracolour do an enamel matt zinc chromate No. X408 though. Edited October 23, 2007 by GreenDragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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