Raspberry Ripple: What are the actual colors?

[Daryl J.]

And...is the blue and red in the roundel different; and if so, what are they?

I've been having some Ripple thoughts and would rather like to avoid decals *if* possible.


TIA,
Daryl J.

[Howard of Effingham]

i think that the dark blue in the raseberry ripple scheme is actually oxford blue and not
roundel blue. but i may be wrong.

humbrol do oxford blue as a matt enamel #104 iirc.

[Nigel Bunker]

Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry - sorry, that's Neapolitan!

Oxford Blue, Post Office Red and White I believe - now how does that get to be rapberry ripple?

[Mossie]

This is one I always say & I'm not sure how true it is, but I think the rasberry ripple name was first coined with The Institute of Aviation Medicine's red & white Hunter or A&AEE's early scheme of white topsides, red cheatline & grey undersides.  Rings a bell from somewhere, but I might be wrong.

The old Model Decal Set No.79 lists the colours as BS381C 105 Gloss Oxford Blue, BSC381C 537 Gloss Signal Red & Gloss White.  They are close to the roundel colours but not quite the same.  IPMS Stockholm lists the Federal Standard equivalents for the blue & red as FS 15050 & FS 11350.