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Moving right along with my shelf models:  Airfix painting instructions for their 1/72 Hellcat decorated for the Royal Navy states that the airframe is colored 'Oxford blue'.  I looked around as best I could and I can't find any color images or comments as to which MM or Tamiya paints would be a reasonable substitution.

 

Can anybody help?  I'd love to know what 'Oxford blue' looks like and on a good day, what can emulate it.

 

Thanks very much.

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Oxford Blue?  As far as I am aware in '45 FAA Hellcats were either in Temperate Sea Scheme (Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Slate Grey & Sky (or US equivalents)) or Gloss Sea Blue (USN Colour).  I don't recall seeing any in Oxford Blue.  

 

I have seen images of an Admirals Barge in Oxford Blue but that was a Beech 18

 

 

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4 hours ago, Grey Beema said:

Oxford Blue?  As far as I am aware in '45 FAA Hellcats were either in Temperate Sea Scheme (Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Slate Grey & Sky (or US equivalents)) or Gloss Sea Blue (USN Colour).  I don't recall seeing any in Oxford Blue.  

 

I have seen images of an Admirals Barge in Oxford Blue but that was a Beech 18

 

 

I'm with you, but I just figured the OP wanted to paint his Hellcat in Oxford Blue. I think Oxford Blue is the color I need for my (someday) Aeronavale Lancaster.

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