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RAF Light and Dark Mediterranean Blue

Started by NARSES2, June 11, 2021, 06:55:46 AM

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I need both Light and Dark Mediterranean Blue for a project and unfortunately they are not in the stash. Now I have had a good rummage on-line but it's been extremely frustrating to say the least.

Now Xtracolour and Colorcoats do both shades but in enamel. Now enamel can't be posted and there are no shows to go to. So does anyone know of a good match to them in acrylic that would be readily available in the UK ?

Help appreciated or it's a trip up to Hannants at Colindale
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The ModelAir range do brush, but you need about 100 coats.  :banghead:

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Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 11, 2021, 09:48:48 AM
The ModelAir range do brush, but you need about 100 coats.  :banghead:

Don't ask me how I know this...............:(
We  know EXACTLY  how you know this!    Just think of what those multiple coats mean to ModelAir profits.
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All depends what you undercoat with?  If I was doing light, I'd undercoat with White.   Dark, grey.  And then there is of course how old the real aircraft is meant to be...
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Any close Humbrol acrylic matches that you coukd get mail order, Chris?
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Quote from: kitbasher on June 12, 2021, 03:08:05 AM
Any close Humbrol acrylic matches that you coukd get mail order, Chris?

Not as far as I can see.

I just double checked my old Humbrol Authentics boxes, no luck  :-\

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Quote from: Old Wombat on June 11, 2021, 08:34:40 AM
Vallejo do them in their ModelAir range:

Light:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/scenics-diorama-equipment-vallejo-av-71111

Dark:
https://www.bnamodelworld.com/vallejo-av-71313-model-air-acrylic-paint-dark-mediterranean-blue-17ml
(Out of stock at BNA)

No idea how they brush, though.

Ah, I hadn't looked at Vallejo Air in my trawl I must admit. The article in SAM that has inspired my build lists Vallejo "close matches" so I hadn't included Model Air in my trawl. Some paint companies ranges really throw me , why so many different ones ? I have tried to brush it before and yes it can be fun  :angel: However I might give it a go, so cheers Wombie  :thumbsup:

I have found that I have colorcoats Light Med Blue in the stash (it was hiding at the back of its drawer) and some of the Malta based Blenheim's had Light Med Blue/Extra Dark Sea Grey uppers so maybe my Beaufort will follow suit and be a semi whif rather than Light/Dark Med Blue uppers ?

Thanks for your help lads
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zenrat

Vallejo 71111 is listed as USAF Light Blue Matt in the Hobby Color App I use to keep track of my paints.  It doesn't list Light Mediterranean Blue.

However, the blue shades were some that Vallejo changed the names and numbers for after I started buying their paint.  I presume this was done in the interests of accuracy but it didn't help me restocking (i'm more worried about matching to a shade I have already used than accuracy).  I think what I bought originally as RAF Mediterranean Blue became an Intermediate Blue of some description.

This is important to me because when I started building zenrat industries fleet I chose RAF Mediterranean Blue and RAF Azure as the corporate colours...


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PR19_Kit

And they go together very nicely too.  :thumbsup:
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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Regards
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NARSES2

Quote from: zenrat on June 13, 2021, 06:51:43 AM

However, the blue shades were some that Vallejo changed the names and numbers for after I started buying their paint.  I presume this was done in the interests of accuracy but it didn't help me restocking (i'm more worried about matching to a shade I have already used than accuracy).

They obviously took a leaf out of Games Workshop's book  :banghead:

Neat models there mate
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I like to think that Vallejo rejigged things to make them more accurate rather than to just sell more paint.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

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Got what I needed at Hannants in Colindale yesterday  :thumbsup:

Thanks for your help gents
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