D_IcarUS_ Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hello people, I would like to have your opinion about the colour on the avionics bay on the F-15E Stroke Eagle. What kind of "green" is that? Here go a picture about what I'm talking about: Tamiya has a more or less correct shade of it? Many thanks in advance. Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 It's actually greener than that; you can check out the color here on the restoration of a C model cockpit; the color was the same. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I agree that's way too blue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Like this green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted August 31, 2009 Author Share Posted August 31, 2009 Many thanks for your help about my question.... Now I will try to find a similar color of it.... Does any one? Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Model Master makes a color that's pretty near what your looking for. It's called "Interior blue/green" 2135. I use it on MIGs and other Russian aircraft for the interior. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Thank you, Chief! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Jacobs Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hmmm, looks a lot like the cockpit color of the Swiss Mirage IIIRS jets. I think I used Humbrol Metallic Green for that, should be a good match. WARDOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Way too blue. Here's a link to a pic of the same area on a real F-15E. F-15E Radar Cheers, John Edited September 2, 2009 by CF104 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Many thanks for the help!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 IIRC Revell used to make a similar color, a BMW Green maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raafmad Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) F-15C Avionics bay 5 colour I struggled with the colour aspect wanting to do the interior in pre-1979 colours. In the end I mixed the following Tamiya paints to get it pretty close to the blue/green metallic colour: Aluminium XF16, with XF25. It looks virtually spot on even with the nice sheen of the aluminium coming through. I think if I added a little clear blue it would be match, but I figure it is close enough. The iphone photo colour isn't great but it actually is close to photo of the bay I found. Edited June 28, 2022 by raafmad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Xtracolor X159 McDonnell F-15 interior blue/grey is a straight-from-the-bottle equivalent (and a good one too): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I worked for the company that made quite a few hydraulic actuators for the F-15 and they were painted in this color. We called it 'MacAir Blue' even though it was definitely more of a blue/green and the Xtracolor paint is spot on (the tin states 'X159 F-15E Interior Blue/Green' not Blue/Grey) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Not on my tin 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Hmmm.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Typical Xtracolor... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, fasteagle12 said: Hmmm.. Mine is really old but I think the paint is still good...maybe they changed the name later...but the paint is a metallic blue green.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Both my tins have different names 😁. So at least 3 variations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nebbor said: Both my tins have different names 😁. So at least 3 variations I have a paint test panel somewhere around here and whatever they called it, the color of the Xracolor paint is the same as it, so they did get that right.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Just now, fasteagle12 said: I have a paint test panel somewhere around here and whatever they called it, the color of the Xracolor paint is the same as it, so they did get that right.. That's all that matters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clumsy Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, raafmad said: F-15C Avionics bay 5 colour I struggled with the colour aspect wanting to do the interior in pre-1979 colours. In the end I mixed the following Tamiya paints to get it pretty close to the blue/green metallic colour: Aluminium XF16, with XF25. It looks virtually spot on even with the nice sheen of the aluminium coming through. I think if I added a little clear blue it would be match, but I figure it is close enough. The iphone photo colour isn't great but it actually is close to photo of the bay I found. Hello, The colour it self is a clear color epoxy thing. What I did is to mix Smoke Blue with a Clear Green. But green needs to be added slowly until you get the hue you like. The clear green is hard compared to smoke blue. This is why. And you have more control on the process. If you mix clear bule and clear green you get closer to japanese Aotake easily compared to this hue. After you get the hue spray metallic color you want and then spray the clear blue-green tjat will create the exact appearance. I wish I could send pictures of mine but the models is at home and at the moment I am based at another place. I hope this helps, Arkut Edited June 28, 2022 by clumsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) I found the paint test panel (used to check paint thickness and adhesion) that we painted the F-15 actuators with and you can see how close the Xtracolor paint is to it.. Not to be argumentative, but I'm confident that it isn't a 'clear' color. Edited July 10, 2022 by fasteagle12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nebbor Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, fasteagle12 said: I found the paint test panel (used to check paint thickness and adhesion) that we painted the F-15 parts with and you can see how close the Xtracolor paint is to it.. Not to be argumentative, but I'm confident that it isn't a 'clear' color. Well, can't find a better match than that! Looks pretty much identical. Thanks for sharing this test panel, always nice to see some real life paint swatches checking model paint accuracy. Glad I have this Xtracolor paint in my stash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clumsy Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) I asked my wife for help. Here is the picture she took as an attachment. Eventhough it is not the 100% perfect match on the hue within IPMS standards I humbly consider it accetable or even a good match. Edited June 29, 2022 by clumsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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