Painting the strike eagle

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Hello everybody ! [:)]

I’ll start building a 1/32 scale F-15E, and I can’t decide which paint I should use for airbrushing the gunship grey (FS36118) :

Humbrol 125 (enamel)
Tamiya XF-24.

No other brand is available. And I don’t want to use spray cans.

What would you do ?

Thank you for your help.
Thomas.[8D]

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Gunship Grey should be available by Testors in thier model paint lines. I am almost sure of it.

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Testors Model Master paint line has Gunship grey in their available colors.

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The color of th estrike is definitely Gunship Gray. I just finished 2 1/72 scale and used Testors MM #1723, and they turnedout fine. Good luck, and most importantly, HAVE FUN!

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Hy thank you for your help, BUT I said I couldn’t get other brands of paint than Tamiya or Humbrol.
No Testors are available here, they’re not well known.

thank you.

Thomas.

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I would go with whatever Tamiya recomends then. Good luck. I am sorry I misunderstood your question. I find it hard to swallow that Testors is unavailable. What about mail order. Good luck.

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Can you order from Squadron?
Here’s their order page for Testors Model Master Gunship gray:
http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=TS1723

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Hy.
Thank you for your help.
I know it can be surprising, but Testors paints are not available where I live, (an average size town lost in France) ! Only humbrols and Tamiya.

thank you for your support.
Thomas.

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Thomas, one important question here: what paint are you using for any other colors on the aircraft. You can make things easy for yourself by sticking to either enamels or acrylics. Bonne chance!

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Thomas,
I don’t know if it’s right, but my paint chart gives Tamiya XF-50 (not xf-24) and Humbrol 125 as the closest matches for FS36118.

Al

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Sorry for the mis-read. There are several online stores where you can order it. hobbylinc.com and hometownhobbies.com are two where you may find it. I live in a small town where model paint is hard to find, even at Wal-mart, so I have to drive about 35 miles or order it. Good luck!

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Just an idea, but twobobs has an excellent selection of Iraqi Freedom nose art for strike eagles! They come in two parts and have a white backing so that they show up clearly.

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The Tamiya equivalent of Gunship Grey is XF-24.

Hope this helps.

BT6