difference between Tamiya light blue spray and Tamiya French blue spray

[peter havriluk]

Near's I can tell these 2 are interchangeable shades.  Make any sense?   I  have a project calling for light blue and I have a can of French blue in inventory.  Close enough?

 

Thanks!

[janman]

From the top of my head, isn't the French blue from the TS series and Light blue from AS? This in turn would mean the F blue is a gloss colour (for cars) while AS Light Blue is a dull colour for aircraft.

Edited March 26, 2021 by janman

[peter havriluk]

Janman, thanks for the reply.  Never paid much attention to the shininess of the different paint series,  I just learned something today!

 

The glossiness or flatness of the finish is not of particular importance to me, as I flat-coat my models after applying the decals.  I am more interested in how close the color of these two correspond to each other.