VFM-76 Hellcat
Airman
- 16
- Aug 25, 2009
Hi, I'm going to start building a 1/48 hellcat nightfighter but I don't know the exact colour for the plane . It is from VFN 76 if it is any help.
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OK, I've been looking for the proper color for the FGU-1 and as above it's Dark Sea Blue, Humbrol 181........... thing is 181 is no longer available! Will 81 do? or is this one too blue? or has anyone a formula to make this 181 color? buggah, Bill
Well don't I have egg on my face. What I Realllly have is Humbrol 104, Oxford blue. How close is this one? I may have to look for the Xtra or MM then. Which color did You use on the Hellcat? thanks for the reply. Bill
A.F. I got the little square bottle of XF-17 and on the side it reads "ENAMEL PAINT SEA BLUE" and when I sniffed the contents, it is enamel, no mistaking. When the clerk grabbed the Tamiya I was taken aback because I thought all Tamiya paint was acrylic. Go figure. What do you think?
He also told me to go to an IGA grocer and look for Pledge One Go as a clear gloss floor polish. He also said he uses it for the flat finish by using a lot of air and low paint delivery. So I will look and see what I can find.
Sometimes I wish I didn't get so caught up in this detail quagmire, I tend to get a little ratteled over it. Bill