BoeingDriver Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Started working on AMK's MiG-31 and I was wondering what's a good paint brand to match that color of blue. It looks to me that the BM pit is a deeper blue than earlier 31's. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) AKAN https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/p169/AKAN47336 Edited July 11, 2018 by Manuel J. Armas S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 There has been some shade differences in the classic cockpit color but basically, BM or non BM, the cockpit color is the same. Personally i used the AKAN cockpit color (not at home so cant check 100% certain by most likely 73005). I added few drops of a vallejo blue color as it was way too green and too little blue for my taste. Here is the result; Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Thanks guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 18 hours ago, Manuel J. Armas S. said: AKAN https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/p169/AKAN47336 Is this all of the colors needed for the whole kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 hours ago, BoeingDriver said: Is this all of the colors needed for the whole kit? Yes, all of them, and for the Mig-25... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Manuel J. Armas S. said: Yes, all of them, and for the Mig-25... Cool thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) On 7/12/2018 at 3:18 AM, Manuel J. Armas S. said: Yes, all of them, and for the Mig-25... Manuel...is it my imagination or does AKAN not come w/much paint in the bottle? Edited July 16, 2018 by BoeingDriver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, BoeingDriver said: Manuel...is it my imagination or does AKAN not come w/a much paint in the bottle? I'm not Manuel, but I thought I would chime in on this as I had the exact same concern over the apparent small quantity of paint in an AKAN bottle. What I have found is that the coverage properties of the paint are amazing. The pigment density is very high. I covered the whole bottom of the Su-33 I am working on with AKAN's Su-33 Pale Blue (I don't have the actual number handy) with less than half the bottle. I thinned it using Mr Color Leveling Thinner to the recommended amount (10-15%). Still plenty enough in the bottle to complete the camo scheme on the top of the aircraft. And I was so worried about the amount of paint that I bought three bottles of the stuff. Duh . It may seem a small amount of paint, but it goes a long way. Kind of like those one coat coverage house paints they advertise on TV. Manuel, hope you don't mind that I budded in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 2 hours ago, BoeingDriver said: Manuel...is it my imagination or does AKAN not come w/a much paint in the bottle? Is enough Paint for one or maybe two models… Greetings... Pd. Don´t worry Mstor... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Mstor said: I'm not Manuel, but I thought I would chime in on this as I had the exact same concern over the apparent small quantity of paint in an AKAN bottle. What I have found is that the coverage properties of the paint are amazing. The pigment density is very high. I covered the whole bottom of the Su-33 I am working on with AKAN's Su-33 Pale Blue (I don't have the actual number handy) with less than half the bottle. I thinned it using Mr Color Leveling Thinner to the recommended amount (10-15%). Still plenty enough in the bottle to complete the camo scheme on the top of the aircraft. And I was so worried about the amount of paint that I bought three bottles of the stuff. Duh . It may seem a small amount of paint, but it goes a long way. Kind of like those one coat coverage house paints they advertise on TV. Manuel, hope you don't mind that I budded in. 2 hours ago, Manuel J. Armas S. said: Is enough Paint for one or maybe two models… Greetings... Pd. Don´t worry Mstor... Thanks guys! Much appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcatfreak Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I used the MRP Russian Cockpit green color and its great too ✌️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Some weeks ago I found out AK Interactive also has a Soviet cockpit colour in their line. Bought it, will try it soon. I also have AKAN's new (and possibly faded) versions of this colour. Interesting to see how they compare to each other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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