kimwhite wrote:Hi,
not sure if this is helpful but here is a shot of Glamorgan's turrets in the correct colour for LAG in the 1960's, as supplied per Mike B's formula and Dulux.
Kim
The formula is on the photos I sent of the Dulux can.
Michael
Think I'll give up on LAG - just had another 1 Lt can mixed up and it's green too
Martin B
and just to make things even more frustrating, spraying R63 red oxide and its reacted with the the AP507C - patchy sections of crows feet over the hull.
If your using 2 different based paints they can react with one another. eg, water based acrylic enamel with a turps or thinners based undercoat. It's best to try and have all your paints with a compatable thinner.
My Ship Yard: HMAS Parramatta 154(under construction), USS Scott 995(under construction), HMAS Canberra 02, HMAS Glenelg 96, HMS Active 171(under construction),Giuseppe Garibaldi 551( under construction), HMAS Sydney 42.
There is no Australian name for haze grey. It is an American federal standard colour. The name has been a generic name for USN hull colours. I think the current one which has been around since the 1950s is the 3 rd version.
Colours used by the USN are:
Weatherworks: FS26270
Decks: Either FS36076 or FS26008. I’m told that 008 is the dark charcoal almost black colour used now.
Letters/Hull Numbers & Ships Name/Draft Marks: FS26373
The bad news is that Australian paint shops don’t carry mixes for FS colours. But some hobby colours are matches to 595:
Humbrol
26270 US Medium Grey 126
XtraColor Name
16076 X128 Engine grey
16270 X133 Neutral grey
ModelMaster or Testors Name
36270 1725 Neutral Gray
36076 Panzer or engine Grey
Your best bet would be to drop Russ an email as he has built USN models for Bath Ironworks & should have formulae for the FS colours.
Hi Martin, most paint trade centres like Dulux or even Bunnings with a computer mix system will have the AS and FS databases and will mix up the colour you need just need to give them the FS number
Cheers
Craig
"Military Tactics are like unto water....just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions".... Sun Tzu
My Ship Yard: HMAS Parramatta 154(under construction), USS Scott 995(under construction), HMAS Canberra 02, HMAS Glenelg 96, HMS Active 171(under construction),Giuseppe Garibaldi 551( under construction), HMAS Sydney 42.
Hi Michael thank you for your help I don't know how you find all this information but it help alot. I called Russ and he pointed me in the right direction thank you. One Kidd on it's way to the right colour. Cheers Scott
My Ship Yard: HMAS Parramatta 154(under construction), USS Scott 995(under construction), HMAS Canberra 02, HMAS Glenelg 96, HMS Active 171(under construction),Giuseppe Garibaldi 551( under construction), HMAS Sydney 42.