PhantomBigStu Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Had some blue left as overflow from another paint mix, and decided to try and mix an Azure Blue out of it, what shade am I looking to approximate the dark blue humbrol suggest or a lighter blue I've seen on some builds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 The light blue, if you can take the time to read thru this thread, not only will you see that it grew out of dissatisfaction with the dark colour that Hu157 had morphed into, but there were no readily available correct matches for the proper shade other than the Phoenix Paints shade (post 110) & latterly the revamped Humbrol shade (post 212). You'll also become an expert on azure blue. If you're into seeing what you can do with the mix you already have, you might have a look at post #138 where I played with some Hu14,34 & 68 & got a not too bad result. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Okay thanks, I know what I'm aiming for then, will give the whole thread a read anyway, my shade of blue looks nothing like it, looks like a variation on pru blue, so far its an unknown mix of hu47, 15, 34 and 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) heres its is, pretty much how it looks in the pic to my else, aside from being a touch more turquoisey, no almost nothing about paint mixing so not sure where I would go next to get something that looks like posts 110 and 212 Edited May 8, 2015 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi John Can you tell us the batch number on the label on the tin base please? I'd like to make sure I get the right shade and blue isn't my best colour..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 heres its is, pretty much how it looks in the pic to my else, aside from being a touch more turquoisey, no almost nothing about paint mixing so not sure where I would go next to get something that looks like posts 110 and 212 Quite a bit more 34 should give you something you can use as a Azure substitute. It may not be quite correct but it won't be a million miles away. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Whats the betting the lid colour morphs towards the new shade over time? Looking at your photo, it appears slightly lighter than the older lids but that may be a monitor generated illusion. Steve Both of my older style tins with the new paint have batch number 134112 on the base label. The new style "blue swoop" tin has 133145. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thanks for that John. I need to go to the shop tomorrow then.....but at least I won't need to do any repainting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Interesting to see Italeri joining the fray: http://shop.italeri.com/Products/21196-4308ap-flat-azure-blue.aspx If the paint matches FS595 35231, and there's no reason to doubt it, it won't be a particularly good match for AB. Another example of the tyranny of FS595, perhaps? I don't know if this is available in the UK. John For what it's worth, this is an old Italeri Spitfire Mk V I used as a paint mule for the Italeri acrylic Dark Earth / Middle Stone /Azure Blue colors. Pardon the crappy pics and ditto model: Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyeh Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Can I ask something about the new Humbrol 44? Would it be a good match for VVS AII Blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl_asd Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Is it possible anyone can send me a couple tins of new humbrol azure paint to USA? I will pay of course....seems like USA doesnt have it yet.. It cant be shipped via air...maybe by economy ship.. if anyone is kindly enough to ask UK post office for me. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Wow, this is one intense topic, but my question isn't so much about the particular color but the shade as found on footage of aircraft with this color on the undersides. I recently saw some great color footage of Boston's in North Africa, and I noticed that the color isn't as bright as the paint that comes out of the bottle (I use MM Azure Blue) so was wondering if I should dull out the color, maybe add a bit of white or grey? Any suggestions? I am not looking for an exact shade (we all know what a can of worms this color topic is), just some advice, I really don't think that even after pre and post shading the azure blue would be quite that vivid. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I always add a bit of white to create a scale effect, so don't get too hung up on colour accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Can I ask something about the new Humbrol 44? Would it be a good match for VVS AII Blue? No, probably not this should give some humbrol matches http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/colors/humbrol/light-blues.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Pilot Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Velly interesting Mr John. Have you tried Lifecolor's version yet? UA098 is their Azure Blue - I can send you a brushed out sample if you like? Mike I know your above offer to John was made some time ago but could you be persuaded to extend it to me ? Another John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Just clicked on this page, and a little pop-up appeared: What's going on...? Something to do with image posted on the thread? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Don't get that here. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Only appears on page 17 of the thread - not the page before, nor the page after. Wonder if an image has been linked directly from someone's computer? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Can I ask something about the new Humbrol 44? Would it be a good match for VVS AII Blue? I found this useful, http://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25D0%259E%25D0%25BA%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%2B%25D0%2592%25D0%2592%25D0%25A1%2B%25D0%25A1%25D0%25A1%25D0%25A1%25D0%25A0%2B1930-1950%2B%25D0%25B3%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B4%25D1%258B%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DCgb%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Drcs&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=ru&u=http://scalewiki.ru/%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BC%25D1%2582#%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B2%D1%81_%D1%81%D1%81%D1%81%D1%80_1930-1950_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Only appears on page 17 of the thread - not the page before, nor the page after. Wonder if an image has been linked directly from someone's computer? Yup, Andre's post #334 has links to images on that host, which probably requires a username and password to access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Aha, thanks John. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Pilot Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Just clicked on this page, and a little pop-up appeared: What's going on...? Something to do with image posted on the thread? Simon Same with me ! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Ah sorry, I didn't click any link, other than the one in the notification e-mail that took me to page 17 of the thread. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Pilot Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 So where do we go from here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Perhaps more germaine to this topic, is that apparently Hu157 is one of the colours that Humbrol is showing as discontinued or rather not shown on its merchants list, along with 44 & a heap of others. There is a thread somewhere about this, stock up while you can. Steve. Edited February 11, 2016 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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