What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)?

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What color is Tamiya XF-21 (Sky)? This color is the color recommmended for some of the interior of the Tamiya Bushmaster kit. Is it a shade of light blue? I’ll probably be using flat white or light grey instead if not a combo of the two.[8)]

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hi there[:)]
it’s the colour the raf used on the underside of their aircraft during the early part of the war…a pale off white colour (not very good at describing am i!!![:p])…polly scale’s sky is a bit darker just out of interest…have no idea who is right but i trust polly scale a bit more i think!

try this link…it has a paint chart, and the sky looks pretty much as it comes out of the pot, maybe a bit darker…

http://www.netmodelshop.co.uk/pdf_files/acrylic_mini.pdf

hope this helps,
nick

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Thanks nmayhew! Looks kinda greenish/yellowish on the chart though or it it just my monitor playing tricks on me?

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Tamiya Sky is about a dead on substitute for the infamous Army color known as “Sea Foam Green.” This is a light pale green that the army paints the interiors of Bradley, M113s and ambulance HMMWVs. Other manufacturers make a similar color usually called either “Sky” or “Sky Type S”.

If you take a look in my motor pool, you will see the interior of Bradleys and M113s with a sea foam green interior.

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nope, your monitor wasn’t playing tricks, and Rob’s description fits as well, so i guess we’re all in agreement![:)]
regards,
nick

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thanks guys! Does Testors make an equivalent color?

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Hey Martian,
This is from Model Master’s Modeler’s Technical Guide. They give the following cross references,

  1. Model Master #2049
  2. Floquil Poly Scale Acrylics #505254
  3. Floquil Poly S Acrylics #500108
  4. Gunze-Sangyo Acrylics #H74
  5. Monogram Promodeller Acrylics #88-0038
  6. Aeromaster Warbird Acrylics #1114
    Regards,
    Joe
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Yeah, Testors makes a Sky too.

This is the color used by the RAF and FAA on the underside. RAF replaced it after 1941 with a gray. You can also use this for the mythical RLM 84 too.

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It has a green tint to it. 10% of the male population has some sort of color blindness so it will appear as an off white to some.

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in that case, you can call me mister 10%!![(-D][(-D][(-D]

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The colour Sky is sort of a pastel green with a lot of white. Mix 3 parts XF-58 Olive with 1 Part XF-21 Sky For a good Soviet Armour Green.

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M113 interior is sky color . damnnn i use white as instructed by tamiya

sighs