f14 tomcat freak Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Hi to all.I am currently building the 1/32 trumpeter ef-2000a typhoon. Trumpeter does not give paint codes in the manual for avionics bays,radome,etc. I have been online for awhile now and cannot find any good pics of these areas. I usually only build us fighters so im new to the color codes on such an aircraft. can someone give me colors for radome area,and avionics bays? thanks in advance. Edited April 26, 2015 by f14 tomcat freak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) The radome is coated (not painted) in shade equivalent to BS381 626 aka BS626 "Camouflage Grey". BS = British Standard. IPMS Stockholm Color Reference Chart BS381 626, e-paint.co.uk The topcoat of British Typhoons also corresponds to BS626. Compared to the airframe's BS626 topcoat, the shade of the radome's coating sticks out slightly, being somewhat duller in sheen and, depending on the lighting conditions, BS626 may exhibt a lighter or darker hue. A similar effect as found on F-16 radomes. Avionic bays: pretty much the same colour as the wheel wells and landing gear struts - a very light grey. On some photographs, it holds the look-and-feel of an off-white. HTH Erik Edited April 26, 2015 by Airfixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f14 tomcat freak Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thanks a lot for the help :). Another thing there is a call out for the color Interior Green inside of the avionics panels. Im thinking they are referring to the avionics boxes themselves. This sound correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Not sure about that interiour green call-out. The avionic bays are very light grey/off-white all-over, the same for the inner faces of the bay covers. LRUs (Line Replaceable Units) aka avionic boxes: almost unvariably black - black boxes. Mid-fuselage avionics bay Edited April 27, 2015 by Airfixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f14 tomcat freak Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 The interior bays,Lg,intake trunks,etc look to be the color Insignia white 1745 or camouflage gray 1733 when compared to Model Master paint charts.In which is the system ill be using. thanks a lot for the close up pics big help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobski Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 The interior bays,Lg,intake trunks,etc look to be the color Insignia white 1745 or camouflage gray 1733 when compared to Model Master paint charts.In which is the system ill be using. thanks a lot for the close up pics big help. They are light grey on the real aircraft. Definitely not white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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