dagger00 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Dear fellow modelers: I´m in the process of building that machine, and I wasn´t able to find a source to get the right colors for it, I mean, the "green one". What should be the right Tamiya Accrilic color?, I read somewhere that could be either XF-61 or XF-27, but I don´t think those will be right....Any help?, any acrilic manufacturer would be O.K. as well. Best regards, Juan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 What is it? A-26? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Fondlebottom Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Bay of Pigs Seafury according to the Topic Description (not the Topic Title). Should probably have that field removed actually, only ever see it used in the wrong way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Smith Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Dear fellow modelers: I´m in the process of building that machine, and I wasn´t able to find a source to get the right colors for it, I mean, the "green one". What should be the right Tamiya Accrilic color?, I read somewhere that could be either XF-61 or XF-27, but I don´t think those will be right....Any help?, any acrilic manufacturer would be O.K. as well. Best regards, Juan Hi Juan I doubt anyone knows for sure, unless you went and sanded back one of the preserved ones in Cuba! google image search "sea fury cuba" there are pics of the preserved two eg or this this one is pretty funky! the old scheme was more likely... but there are maybe 3 photos taken at the time of BOP http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/baypigs-airforce.htm http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=259&Itemid=47 A FAR "Sea Fury" on display in 1959. Since Batista was unable to obtain combat aircraft from the USA due to the embargo he turned to Britain for that purpouse. The "Sea Furies" arrived too late to be of any real use to the FAEC but provided the FAR with a credible combat capability (as clearly demonstrated at the Bay of Pigs) until the arrival of the MiGs. Note the underwing rockets which are shown to good advantage, drop tanks resting aginst the landing gear can also be seen. A sea Fury serial 542 still exists in Havana. (Albert Grandolini collection) also http://www.cubadefensa.cu/?q=node/1989 I'd suggest the roughly mottled camoflaged ones are most representative of BOP era, but what those colours are, who knows. The top photo of the preserved one is most like the 1959 photo. If anyone know more I'd love to know too! PS I just had a look at Cuba on satellite images, it looks pretty green. I'd suggest the mottle Sea Fury to be dark and light green as dispersal camouflage. Edited November 11, 2015 by Troy Smith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagger00 Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks for your kind reply Troy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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