jiawei_91 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hey guys, I'm thinking of buying the Tamiya 1/48 F-16C/N kit, and painting it with the black/white/grey scheme on the boxart. What are the main colours required? Thanks, Lim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Just looked at mine and the paint listing is extensive. Here is a link to the listing on 1999.co.jp that shows it. Hope it helps and the Tamiya F-16C/N kit is highly recommended! http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10080260t/60/1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hey guys, I'm thinking of buying the Tamiya 1/48 F-16C/N kit, and painting it with the black/white/grey scheme on the boxart. What are the main colours required? Thanks, Lim The Tamiya F-16C/N kit is wonderful. I'm sure you'll enjoy building it. Here are the FS colours for the Arctic Bandit you're looking for. Black = FS 37030 / Model Master 2040 Gray = FS 36231 / Model Master 1740 White = FS 36628 / no good match but can be easily mixed Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiawei_91 Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 Thanks! Do I really need to buy those extra strengthening plates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Thanks! Do I really need to buy those extra strengthening plates? That really depends on you. The Block 30/32 aircraft do indeed need the stiffener plates if you're into authenticity. If you're not too concerned about one block of F-16C from the next then it doesn't really matter. BTW, the stiffener plate set also includes metal pitot and AOA probes. Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frequent_flyer Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm also building the Tamiya Adversary F-16 and want to do the grey/light blue/dark(er) blue scheme. What would the FS numbers for this scheme be? Thanks in advance frequent_flyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm also building the Tamiya Adversary F-16 and want to do the grey/light blue/dark(er) blue scheme. What would the FS numbers for this scheme be?Thanks in advance frequent_flyer The Arctic Aggressor Blue Flanker scheme colours are: Light Blue = FS 35450 / Model Master 2131 Grey = FS 36270 / MM 1725 Dark Blue = FS 35109 / MM 2031 Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frequent_flyer Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Thanks a lot! Do you happen to know the radom color also? Greetings frequent_flyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 F-16 radomes are not FS colored. They can be almost any color of grey, from very light to very dark. Any color of grey you pick is just fine. Jake Melampy posted a photo of a whole line of F-16 noses, and not one radome was the same color as any of the others. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frequent_flyer Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 F-16 radomes are not FS colored. They can be almost any color of grey, from very light to very dark. Any color of grey you pick is just fine. Jake Melampy posted a photo of a whole line of F-16 noses, and not one radome was the same color as any of the others. Aha, good to know that. Do you know why this is so? Does each radom get a different color already during production or does the radom color perhaps fade more quickly and more "randomly" than the airframe colors or what else could be the reason? Greetings frequent_flyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
William G Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Aha, good to know that. Do you know why this is so? Does each radom get a different color already during production or does the radom color perhaps fade more quickly and more "randomly" than the airframe colors or what else could be the reason?Greetings frequent_flyer FF, No the Radomes are generally "painted" with the same color when the radome is manufactured. The variance is in the aging of the radomes. When I was at Misawa our A's and B's were all variable in the color of the radome, However that changed when the new C's and D's came in. But again due to the fact that that covering for the radome (Actually IIRC a neoprene paint) aged quickly and was almost always a different shade from the next bird on the flightline, and that was within a few short months. So the base color of the radome was FS 36320, this on a few of our birds got almost as dark as 36118 and any shade in-between. After replacing enough of them on the flightline It was always a blast to open that crate and see the radome in its pristine state, or the one with a big dirty hand print right in the center of the radome ... oh those were the days... William G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frequent_flyer Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks for the explanation . It's really great to be able to talk to people with "hands on" experience. Greetings frequent_flyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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