Canadair Sabre MK 6

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I got lucky and got an old Esci Canadair Sabre from the “evil auction site”. The decals are still good. I put the Luftwaffe decals on an old Monogram F-86 & they worked excellent. Learn to love decal setting solution.

Now, I want to build the kit. However, I can’t quite figure out the Grey. Instead of the Grey being “Luftwaffe” (near Panzer grey) or “Gunship Grey” the grey seems to resembel a lighter blueish grey.

I use only Tamiya spray paints. So, the green is a leaf green on the Canadair Sabre (TM 86514). However, what is the color of the top grey on the Canadair Sabres in the 1950s period?

Thanks.

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I’m pretty sure that they used the same colours as teh RAF; Dark Sea Gray.

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I don’t have my references with me, but I do seem to recall that the RCAF and RAF machines carried the same colours - the camouflaged versions were deployed to West Germany for the most part.

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basic camo is dark sea gray and dark green. bottom side is pru blue.