Hello fellow modelers!
I know this is a trickey one and a subject were I should probably just go ahead and make up my mind, but since I am sitting here looking at the kitchen walls keeping my social distance (should’t that be unsocial?) not having much else to do here we go:
I am building RAF fighters (kicked of in the Airfix GB) and I would like to get the interior color correct all the way from 1939 to 1945.
So - did the color change over time?
What would be your prefered choices?
Enclosed a comparsion of Tamiya XF-71 and my home made brew.
XF-71 being more grey and my HMB more yellow.
Any of those that would come close to a Spitfire Mk.XIV from 1944-45?
I know all the pitfalls of the question - just asking for an opinion.
I can only say from what I’ve seen out there the color doesn’t show much yellow. It’s also not too dark. It’s a true grey green on the light side as shades go. But then consider fade and wear etc. Unless it’s assembly line fresh of course. Given what you have on hand I’d probably lighten the Tamiya a little and have at it. I personally wouldn’t get too fussy about it, add some weathering and when it’s burried in the fuse it should look fine. But that’s just me.
I agree with OMG. Add a drop or two of light gray or white to the Tamiya color. Although I did use Tamiya on my Vampire cockpit and thought that it looked acceptable.
Thank you for your advice and comments OMG & Stickpusher.
As I mentioned - I know I should just make up my mind - but then again a second opinion never hurt anyone
Your comments are very valuable to me, thank you for your time!
And thank you for that link Stickpusher - great stuff!
Not sure if these are of any use, but i took these pics of one of the BBMF Spits a few years back. They match there colours to the original and as they are not just static museum pieces they do have wear and tear.
Your welcome. If you go to Tamiya’s website you can look at the model aircraft and pull up the instructions to see their paint instructions. I reference my old Tamiya instructions quite often for colors and mixes, when I am building a non Tamiya kit. They may not always be exactly accurate but it does the trick for me when all a kit references is a number of another paint brand that means nothing to me if they don’t mention the color. I use Tamiya exclusively but without looking I couldn’t tell you what your XF-71 color is. Seems on my return to the hobby at this age the STM just isn’t retaining but a minimum of numbers to color combos so I have to look things up quite frequently. Good luck with it.
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