vince14 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I'm going to be building the Hobby Boss 1/32 Il-2 (the early single-seater) and I'm looking to get some Akan Paints, as they are apparently the most accurate paints for Russian/Soviet aircraft. I'm wondering which would be the correct set to buy - Set 47317 is listed as being specifically for the Il-2, but there's some indication that the colours are for the later aircraft and Set 47305 (Yak-3: USSR Airforce WWII 1943-45) would be a better choice. Any opinions? Edited March 29, 2015 by vince14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm going to be building the Hobby Boss 1/32 Il-2 (the early single-seater) and I'm looking to get some Akan Paints, as they are apparently the most accurate paints for Russian/Soviet aircraft. I'm wondering which would be the correct set to buy - Set 47317 is listed as being specifically for the Il-2, but there's some indication that the colours are for the later aircraft and Set 47305 (Yak-3: USSR Airforce WWII 1943-45) would be a better choice. Any opinions? I think set 46305 (acrylic lacquers) or 47305 (aqueous acrylics) is indeed what you want. I'm pretty sure the camouflage scheme for the early single-seaters was generally AMT-4 (Green) and AMT-6 (Black) over AMT-7 (Light Blue). Incidentally, looking at the Linden Hill listings, AKAN has apparently (and properly) renamed sets 46305 and 47305 as WWII ... 1941-43. Also, FWIW, I personally like the acrylic lacquers much better than the aqueous acrylics -- they're not as dark, and they cover better. Of course, you may not wish to deal with solvent-based paints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linden Hill Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 for the single-seat Il-2 you'd be better off with 47305/46305. Set 317 includes the Il-2m3-specific AMT-1 Brown and AMT-12 Dark Gray, which would be of little use to you on this project. Set 305 also includes MK-7 White distemper for winter schemes. The only relevant color you'd be missing with set 305 is 6/73041 A II Kr Red, which is handy for VVS markings (red stars, bort numbers, etc.) HTH http://www.lindenhillimports.com/akan.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Excellent, thanks guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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