Cameron Lynch Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I found that I was unable to find any off the shelf paints that matched the appropriate Federal Standard paints that are used on contemporary US Coast Guard HH-60J and HH-65C helicopters. Then I heard that Model Car World Automotive Finishes had purchased a complete set of FS paint chips and were using them to produce a new line of enamels. If you aren't familiar, MCW have made a great line of pre-thinned lacquers for airbrushing that match almost any domestic car since 1950...plus a bunch of racing colors as well. I've used their paints on some muscle car projects and loved how they sprayed...so I reached out to Mike and ordered some FS12197 for the HH-60J and FS12250 for the HH-65C. I got lacquers because I think they're easier to get that "automotive" finish that USCG helos all have. I think this might be the first/only time that either of these shades have been available to modelers. A few weeks later and a box shows up on my doorstep with two bottles of each color in them. I'm anxious to put them to use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Both shades are available 'off the shelf' in this range: https://www.truenorthpaints.com/paintstore/international-orange https://www.truenorthpaints.com/paintstore/coast-guard-orange And also in this range: www.scalefinishes.com/FSgloss.html FS12197 has certainly been available previously - MM, for instance... I used a very old Compucolor tinlet for my UH-3H: I also have a couple of equally old Precision Paints tinlets... Here in the UK, the shade is in the both the WEM Colourcoats and Hannants Xtracolor ranges: https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/collections/colourcoats-air/products/acus46-international-orange-fs12197 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X104?result-token=IEq2x Though it doesn't appear that the US stockists of either range currently have the colour available... Edited December 24, 2020 by andyf117 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron Lynch Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) Thanks for going to all the effort to prove my point. Neither of these colors are widely available outside the UK. But there are always people who have a deep need to be "right" instead of just appreciating somebody trying to share something new. Edited December 25, 2020 by Cameron Lynch spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik C Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Cameron, Is Mike offering these in his normal lineup or are they special order? If they are special order. What was the cost? Thanks Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron Lynch Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 I special ordered them. I also wanted mine in lacquer...which was more complicated than matching them in enamels. You'll need to contact Mike about them, and how he wants to sell them. Cameron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik C Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Cameron thanks for the information. Now I just need to locate. Some markings for air station Detroit in 1/48 and I will be good to go. Thanks again Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) Don't know what is available as pre-made decals, but they wouldn't be hard to make yourself. From what I can tell, all it has is "DETROIT" in black on the tail above the fenestron, the USCG Detroit logo at the top, and whichever individual helo number you choose. The rest of the markings are the standard ones on any MH-65D. Edited April 15, 2021 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik C Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Thanks for the logo and photo. I am looking to build HH65 B. It has the original nose and engines. The markings are similar. The B model has the logo at the top of the tail and is just a black out line no color. The Detroit has a old English D and the rest is in a similar style to the D. Thanks for the help. Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stakor Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Bilmodel makes both - they're included in the USCG set # 1. They are available at martola.com.pl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 That is helpful! Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 The colour is nothing new by any means and has been available for decades 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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