paint charts

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Hi everyone

I’m having some trouble trying to find equivalent colours. At present I am building an Academy F4 Corsair and Hasegawa A6M5 Zero. Both mention colours in the paint schemes that I can’t seem to find the Tamiya or Humbrol match. The Corsair mentions FS15042 (gloss navy blue) - can i use Tamiya X4? The Zero calls for “IJA Green (Nakajima)” on top and “Green (Mitsubishi) underside” - any ideas?

I’m limited to just Humbrol enamels and Tamiya acrylics (much preferring the latter) without having to mail order any other make.

Models on hold until answers so please…anyone![:D]

Mooseman

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there was a chart printed in an old FSM that had equivalent colors for different manufacturers. I’ll see if I can dig it up. That would be a good sticky for the forums

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Hi Moose,

here are two references I use…

http://www.airmodel.sk/english/topcolor.html

and this one

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/helpdesk.asp#color_charts

hope these help.

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Thanks Arastad - what an awesome colour refernce site! Thats the corsair sorted - Humbrol 181 it is then! Now - does anyone know what the paint numbers for Nakajima and Mitsubishi green are?

Cheers all

Moose

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you might try www.j-aircraft.com if they don’t have a color chart they have a forum and I am sure someone will be able to help you… they are a VERY good source on Japanese AC…

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Since you mentioned Humbrol and Tamiya, I thought this link might help.
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/reference/humbrol.htm

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Moose
try
http://cybermodeler.com/color/ija_ww2.shtml
I hope this helps
Dave