goondman Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 1) Are there any exterior stencils on these helos? 2) Would FS20400 be the/a correct color? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I've only ever seen photos, but 20400 doesn't look quite right to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tailspin Turtle Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Somebody else wrote: "Photos of the Eagle Claw '53s show them be in a more yellowish shade of sand, possibly Tan Special 20400, or Sand 33531. Seeing how Navy and Marine Corps aircraft during the 80s, especially helicopters, occasionally received local desert camo schemes in the Middle East using 20400, Tan Special, I would suggest that as a more likely color." Someone else suggested it might have been 30279. See: http://www.colorserver.net/showcolor.asp?fs=20400+33531+30279 20400 looks pretty close to me in most online pictures, a bit too dark in others, and nowhere close in a few. The other two colors don't look close, but again that's relying on what those chips and the photos look like on my computer screen. Note that the helicopters were painted aboard ship, having arrived in the standard overall dark blue-gray paint scheme, which might have affected the resulting color. There are not only no stencils in the pictures available to me but no national insignia either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 More pics here: https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=Operation Evening Light&rows=20&f.materialsType=photographsandgraphics Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Lighting is everything when trying to determine the correct color hue. All the pictures show various lighting, so I have a suggestion. Take a scrap model or large piece of plastic. First spray with gloss engine grey FS16081 followed by one coat of FS20400, and see how that looks. You could also try painting the other two tan colors at either end of the sample to determine the same effect. Look at the sample under flouescent lighting, then outside under slightly overcast skies to see the difference. Oh, don't forget to take the actual photo with you for comparison. Results may vary. R/ Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 FS 30279 looks more "right" to me. I don't know if it is or not, but to me that's how lit looks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 On 6/27/2017 at 8:03 AM, DonSS3 said: I've only ever seen photos, but 20400 doesn't look quite right to me. Tanks all for your help. The experimentation begin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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