F4DPhantomII Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) I had some good ones but they are all gone.I find Testors MM Chromate green too apple green and interior green 34151 too dark. Bring back the Pactra and Aeromaster interior greens. Edited October 8, 2014 by F4DPhantomII Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agboak Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 The colour varied with the aircraft, so any single shade may look nice, but can't be used for every type. OK, it can... I tend to use whatever is suitable from a wide range of Humbrol, but Xtracolour and (I believe) White Ensign both provide options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I just used WEM Colourcoats for the first time and it's not so "apple-y". Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 in 1/72, I like Testors square bottle Flat OD Green if I need a ZC green, but I also use Interior Green from MM. I don't use the MM ZC green for interiors, but it works pretty well for green trim colors on the exterior - it's very close to pre-war Willow Green and looked just right for the green stripes on the VMFT-20 Corsair I built a while back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k5ikl Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I added a bit of the MM interior green to their zinc chromate green and it took that "apple" color out of it. Looked better to my eye. I still have one bottle of the old PACTRA chromate left. Cheers, JErry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 When I read that they did it by adding black to yellow zinc chromate, I did exactly that. Took the little square Testors bottle of zinc chromate (yellow) and added some flat back to it, drop by drop, 'til it looked good. Best thing I've come up with, personally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 I added a bit of the MM interior green to their zinc chromate green and it took that "apple" color out of it. Looked better to my eye. I still have one bottle of the old PACTRA chromate left. Cheers, JErry I found I have one bottle of the Pactra Chromate Green and was able to mix and will be able to airbrush it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 When I read that they did it by adding black to yellow zinc chromate, I did exactly that. Took the little square Testors bottle of zinc chromate (yellow) and added some flat back to it, drop by drop, 'til it looked good. Best thing I've come up with, personally. I will have to give that a try.Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k5ikl Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 When I read that they did it by adding black to yellow zinc chromate, I did exactly that. Took the little square Testors bottle of zinc chromate (yellow) and added some flat back to it, drop by drop, 'til it looked good. Best thing I've come up with, personally. Now that you mention it I remember reading that somewhere too. I'll have to give that a try the next time. Cheers, Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) GZC Using Tamiya acrylic paints: 3 parts FX5/flat green to 1 part FX3 flat yellow. For YZC I use FX4. Joel Edited October 9, 2014 by Joel_W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'm generally satisfied with Model Master (enamel) Interior Green, but I often add a drop or two of red to the bottle to take it slightly in an olive direction. This is especially true for Curtiss planes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mfezi Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I like the WEM versions: They have a yellow chromate, green chromate and interior green: All three colours look pretty close to what I would expect, and the paint itself is probably one of the best enamel paints I have had the pleasure of using. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 When I read that they did it by adding black to yellow zinc chromate, I did exactly that. Took the little square Testors bottle of zinc chromate (yellow) and added some flat back to it, drop by drop, 'til it looked good. Best thing I've come up with, personally. This is what I do and works great. Also, as I may paint some parts at different times I get a nice variation of green amoong the parts. breaks up the monotony of it all. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 I like the WEM versions: They have a yellow chromate, green chromate and interior green: All three colours look pretty close to what I would expect, and the paint itself is probably one of the best enamel paints I have had the pleasure of using. Where do you purchase WEM paints in the US? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mfezi Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) Where do you purchase WEM paints in the US? I don't know for sure - I live in South Africa and bought mine direct from WEM and at the time they were able to ship to me directly. However, I believe the shipping regulations changed and except for the UK and a small number of European countries, you now have to buy from a local agent. Their overseas distributors and stockists are listed here: https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/page/Dealers+and+Distributors+Worldwide/22/#.VDaLgRYTV4w Edited October 9, 2014 by Mfezi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Where do you purchase WEM paints in the US? http://store.midtennhobbies.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1825 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-17 guy Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I just use the MM interior green, the color is gonna change with weathering the interior anyways.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahut Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 When I read that they did it by adding black to yellow zinc chromate, I did exactly that. Took the little square Testors bottle of zinc chromate (yellow) and added some flat back to it, drop by drop, 'til it looked good. Best thing I've come up with, personally. This is what I did Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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