F14SRCOOL Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Hi all im going to be building a 1/32 f4u-1d in fleet air arm colours. Its going to be the grey/blue like the one here im looking for a tamiya spray paint to match this. http://www.mccrow.org.uk/England/FAA%20Museum/P7040184.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Smith Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Hi all im going to be building a 1/32 f4u-1d in fleet air arm colours. Its going to be the grey/blue like the one here im looking for a tamiya spray paint to match this. http://www.mccrow.org.uk/England/FAA%20Museum/P7040184.jpg the colours US Navy Glossy Sea Blue. I don't think Tamiya do a an accurate match to GSB in their paint range. I think their version in spray cans in AS-8 http://scalemodeldb.com/paintdetails/5402 in paint pots it's XF-17 discussion here as to what color you need http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/42748-us-navy-sea-blue/ It notes that XF-17 is too green. Tamiya actually have a mix for GSB, from linked thread GSB using Tamiya paints is XF17:5 + XF8:3 + XF2:2. This is what Tamiya calls out for their 1/48 Corsair. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm not aware of any out of the spray can match to GSB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F14SRCOOL Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Are there any other manufacturers that have a match in spray cans? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Tamiya doesn't do GSB in jars, they do Non-specular Sea Blue which is not just a flat version of GSB. Model Master does a nice GSB enamel; they label it as Dark Sea Blue FS15042 and it is (I assume it's still available) offered in both bottles and spray bombs. They also did it in the Acryl line in bottles. MM DSB is my preferred paint for a GSB airplane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm about 98% sure this color doesn't come in a spray can from any source. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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