seawinder Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Tamiya instructions call for front sections to be "khaki." Should that be interpreted as olive drab or tan? Thanks! Pip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I would say a really dark brown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 I believe the answer is "yes" - go by photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Anything from tan, khaki, brown, purple brown. You can't really be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 You can even find where one side has been replaced so there is the option of two tone! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) The left one takes much more abuse than the right one due to the cockpit entry from the left side. It's thus more often replaced with a different material that's fading differently from the original one that may still be on the right side Hence why the left part is often brown and the right one khaki Both are starting their life as black though That's what the Daco book says at least 🙂 Edited October 21, 2022 by Red Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Red Dog said: The left one takes much more abuse than the right one due to the cockpit entry from the left side. It's thus more often replaced with a different material that's fading differently from the original one that may still be on the right side Hence why the left part is often brown and the right one khaki Both are starting their life as black though That's what the Daco book says at least 🙂 That's really helpful, thanks! Sounds like a very dark brown with perhaps a dab of OD will be appropriate for a not-too-old airframe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 It depends on the time frame you are doing, 70's and 80's = black faded to purple'ish (don't paint them purple, just mix a some purple into the black). Starting in the mid to late 90's to the end of the Tomcat's career = you can do black (faded big time), faded tan and some jets (a few) had faded olive green. As a note, the one's I've seen on models lately are very unrealistic, they weren't that stark tan's and green, more like faded tan and with a few a very faded green. 95% of the birds I saw on the flight line/deck had faded black one's. I never thought modelers would take the info in the Daco book to the extreme they did, guess I should have been more clear (I was the technical consultant for the DACO F-14 book). My recommendation, go with the faded black, it's way more realistic than that tan/green that everyone seems to be doing now a days. GW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 4 hours ago, GW8345 said: It depends on the time frame you are doing, 70's and 80's = black faded to purple'ish (don't paint them purple, just mix a some purple into the black). Starting in the mid to late 90's to the end of the Tomcat's career = you can do black (faded big time), faded tan and some jets (a few) had faded olive green. As a note, the one's I've seen on models lately are very unrealistic, they weren't that stark tan's and green, more like faded tan and with a few a very faded green. 95% of the birds I saw on the flight line/deck had faded black one's. I never thought modelers would take the info in the Daco book to the extreme they did, guess I should have been more clear (I was the technical consultant for the DACO F-14 book). My recommendation, go with the faded black, it's way more realistic than that tan/green that everyone seems to be doing now a days. GW Very timely info. I can fix the ones on the kit I”m currently building before I install them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 Thanks, GW. I'm doing an 80s bird, so I'll go with black/purple mix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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