1/144 Revell A321 Austrian "Millennium" *wip*

Next project that I recently picked up. Looking like it should be a relatively easy and quick build.

One thing I am a little concerned with are the decals. Not sure if this is something growing on them or possibly signs of bugs having gotten to this kit prior but I will be making sure to scan in the decals just incase.

As far as build progress I did get the landing gear painted and the wheel hubs also done.

There is one issue I did discover, which I will discuss in a subsequent post as those photos are on my desktop, is the color for the wings.

The instructions call for using a mix of Revell colors. Unfortunately both dont have a corresponding color in a paint I use. Will post some reference photos later to get opinions on what color might work.

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Cool! Big airliner fan. Interesting livery.

Wings are boeing gray (or airbus gray which I’ve heard is the same). MRP does a boeing gray. Darker gray panel on top of wing would be corroguard - not sure if your kit has the decal for that.

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As I mentioned in the opening post the color of the wings is what is giving me some trouble. Unfortunately, I could not find ANY photos that showed what they looked like from above. Found a couple from below, but they are obviously in shadow. It also does not help that the resolution of the photos is not as high as one would find using modern cameras. The two above images were the best I was able to find that I feel do a decent job of showing the color.

@keavdog I think that color is close to what I was actually think of using

From the images and from what I have I am thinking of going with Mr. Color C11 Light Gull Grey. I think this is what is as close as I am going to get without going out and trying to get the Revell paints to do the mix.

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I’ve read Tamiya gray primer from their rattle can is a good substitute.

Perhaps, but I am trying to avoid buying anything for this build if at all possible.

I’m sure the C11 is close enough!

That is what I am thinking, unless some has a better photo or some information as what exact grey it is.