- A Mix for Blue-Black
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- Posted By: A. Sean G. <aseang@hotmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 5:48 p.m.
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- Well folks, with Aeromaster being
a dead deal and Phil's Hobbies being out of it, does anyone have a mix formula
for Blue-Black for a Zero.
- Thanks in advance,
- ~S.
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- Posted By: Jerry Wesolowski <j.wes@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 9:00 p.m.
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- In Response To: Can a brother
get a mix for Blue-Black? (A. Sean G.)
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- Here's one you can try. Before
Aeromaster came out with their blue-black paint, they recommended using WWII US
Navy Dark Sea Blue, the same as used on late war Hellcats and Corsairs. I've
tried it on some of my earlier models and compared it with ones painted with the
Aeromaster blue black. After its sprayed with a semi gloss and weathered you
can't tell the difference. I was using Aeromaster paints all around. But you
could start by using your favorite mix for the US Navy color and experiment
from there.
HTH
Jerry
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- Posted By: Gary Barling <whitey@nrtco.net>
Date: Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 6:40 p.m.
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- In Response To: Can a brother
get a mix for Blue-Black? (A. Sean G.)
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- Hi, Sean,
- On my PH Zero and Val, I used
something like a ratio of 10 drops matte black, two drops matte white and one
drop FS 35044 Insignia Blue, all paints being Modelmaster and the ratio being
of the "sorta in the ballpark" type. Now, it looks all right to me,
but I certainly would not go to the wall and state that it is an absolutely
accurate mix. Best to call it a "start point for discussion." HTH
- Gary
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- Posted By: François P. WEILL <frpawe@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Thursday, 19 October 2000, at 3:19 a.m.
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- In Response To: Re: Can a
brother get a mix for Blue-Black? (Gary Barling)
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- Hello y'all,
- Be careful that blue black was a
MITSUBISHI ONLY color for antiglare panels...
- Other manufacturers seem to have
preferred a gray black (a black with a SMALL amount of white without bluish
cast).
- As for a good color match on
models I personally use US Insignia Blue (darker than the camouflage color of
planes) with semi gloss varnish to give it sheen. (Humbrol once made the shade,
I don't know if they still have the reference for Insignia Blue)... This of
course for a relatively new aircraft... Gary's mix might be better for a much
used (weathered) one.
- Happy modeling.
- François
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- Posted By: Tom Matlosz <slayer14@bellsouth.net>
Date: Saturday, 4 November 2000, at 7:27 a.m.
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- In Response To: Cowl Blue-Black
(Mark Gran)
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- Mark,
- I use enamel paints exclusively.
My mix for Mitsubishi cowl blue-black is 50% Testors flat black and 50% Testors
USN Dark Sea Blue. I use Testors Semi-Gloss lacquer as clear finish coat. Even
though the cowls were finished in gloss paint, a gloss finish looks to
cartoonish to me in 1/48 scale. Just my opinion.
- Tom
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- Posted By: Joern Leckscheid <Joern.Leckscheid@t-online.de>
Date: Saturday, 4 November 2000, at 1:48 a.m.
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- In Response To: Cowl Blue-Black
(Mark Gran)
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- Hi Mark,
- I use the following mix of Gunze
paints: H12 Flat Black 50 % + H 5 Blue 40% + H 1 White 10 %. Comparable mixes
of paints by other manufacturers should show similar results. Looks great on
the cowls of Mitsubishi-built A6M´s!
- HTH,
- Joern
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