Space Tiger Hobbes Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I never seem to enter the right search terms. What are the best paints to match the "Blue Nose" Mustangs? Eagle Strike lists Floquil colors and those are gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happy1 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Use Testors 1/4 oz med blue gloss 1110, Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Humbrol 14 (enamel) or Humbrol 5014 (acrylics. You can also use FS35180 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom G Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hasegawa kits have it listed as Gunze C-65 or H-15, Bright Blue. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 It depends on what P-51 you want to build. Usually the NMF birds have a more dark blue, but the OD P-51 "Hell-er bust" has a more bright blue on the nose. So some have med blue, others have dk. blue. Eagle strike recommends german imperial infantry blue (or FS 15052) and it had a reddish tint to it. This color was used on most D's arriving after sept. 1944. The med blue is USAAF blue 23 (or FS 15092) and very likely the early B's and D's may have recieved this color. The third color might have been an oxidation of these two colors. ES suggest you to add a drop or two of white or very light grey to the original shadeif you must depict this weathering process (FS 15182 -15087) (ES strike instructions quoted). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PFlint Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 if painted in Britain it might have been Oxford Blue ??? is using US paints that would be Bright Blue or True Blue (can't remember the exact ANA 500 series color number right now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happy1 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Painted Blue Nose 51'S in Britain were painted with Elisabeth Blue the closes that comes to that colour blue is Testors med blue gloss 1110. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Space Tiger Hobbes Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Really appreciate the info... which I knew was out there in abundance. I'm apt to go with one of the available colors just because I'll do one coat, put it down for 3 month and then t4ry to finish and and wonder what I used if I'd mixed it. This was a fun site I tripped over for finding and matching colors: http://scalemodeldb.com/paintcharts/federalstandard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, that site is very helpful. And so I saw that Humbrol 14 "french blue" is very close to Testors 1110 because here in germany I don't get Testors colors (only Model master). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom G Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Really appreciate the info... which I knew was out there in abundance. I'm apt to go with one of the available colors just because I'll do one coat, put it down for 3 month and then t4ry to finish and and wonder what I used if I'd mixed it. This was a fun site I tripped over for finding and matching colors: http://scalemodeldb.com/paintcharts/federalstandard Great web site. Thanks for sharing. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Yes, that site is very helpful. And so I saw that Humbrol 14 "french blue" is very close to Testors 1110 because here in germany I don't get Testors colors (only Model master). Model Master True Blue (FS15102?) is pretty close to Testors 1110 blue. Not a perfect match, but very close. Edited March 16, 2015 by Joe Hegedus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edgar Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 There was no such colour as "Elisabeth Blue." A few years ago, we had a P-51B or C painted up as "Princess Elizabeth," complete with blue nose that was matched to paint still extant on walls at the old Bodney site. The aircraft was transferred to the States, so might still be carrying the scheme. Research done with the help of the Mosquito Museum, more than 10 years ago, matched the colour to Deep Sky, which Klaus (almost) matched to 35102, though he reckoned it needed a little black added. Another source said 15090. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Model Master True Blue (FS15102?) is pretty close to Testors 1110 blue. Not a perfect match, but very close. Thanks Joe! FS 15102 from MM is in my paint stash! great! It is quite dark, just to discuss if it looks good enough on a 1/72 or 1/48 model? I just say: scale effect... Humbrol 14 is a bit more bright. Hmm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
happy1 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Edgar my bad your right But testors 1110 med blue comes the closest to the Princess Elizabeth's blue proflie Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks Joe! FS 15102 from MM is in my paint stash! great! It is quite dark, just to discuss if it looks good enough on a 1/72 or 1/48 model? I just say: scale effect... Humbrol 14 is a bit more bright. Hmm... Here's a 1/48 Tamiya kit I recently finished using MM 15102 on the nose, except the panel right under the exhausts. I think, but don't recall for certain, that the slightly lighter panel is in Testors 1110 Blue. Hope this helps your decision. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks Joe! FS 15102 from MM is in my paint stash! great! It is quite dark, just to discuss if it looks good enough on a 1/72 or 1/48 model? I just say: scale effect... Humbrol 14 is a bit more bright. Hmm... Blue often appears lighter in b/w photographs, which I think has led to modern interpretations of the blue-nose Mustangs that are too light. FWIW, here's another model (not a P-51 obviously) using MM True Blue against NMF. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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