Soviet/Russian cockpit colours

Started by rickshaw, December 04, 2013, 10:21:53 PM

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I've noticed over the years that Soviet/Russian aircraft cockpits are painted a sort of bilious green colour.  Does anybody know the FS number or even an approximation in Humbrol/Tamiya colours?
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Dizzyfugu

There is no real Humbrol equivalent, but you might mix 65 with 88. Not certain about Tamiya.

There's a respective enamel from Modelmaster/Testors available, though, from the Authentic line, which is not available everywhere, though.

PR19_Kit

It's a sort of greeny blue colour.

Apparently it's meant to be relaxing for the flight crews but I think it's a product of the same Soviet paint plant that made that awful green they use on all their landing gear wheels. I'm pretty sure that some apparatchik got a decimal point in the wrong place when they made those mixes and produced BILLIONS of litres when it should only have been thousands......
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Quote from: Dizzyfugu on December 05, 2013, 01:32:06 AM
There is no real Humbrol equivalent, but you might mix 65 with 88. Not certain about Tamiya.

There's a respective enamel from Modelmaster/Testors available, though, from the Authentic line, which is not available everywhere, though.

Any idea as to the Testors colour?
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Quote from: rickshaw on December 05, 2013, 05:48:44 AM
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on December 05, 2013, 01:32:06 AM
There is no real Humbrol equivalent, but you might mix 65 with 88. Not certain about Tamiya.

There's a respective enamel from Modelmaster/Testors available, though, from the Authentic line, which is not available everywhere, though.

Any idea as to the Testors colour?

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Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 05, 2013, 02:54:19 AM
It's a sort of greeny blue colour.

Apparently it's meant to be relaxing for the flight crews but I think it's a product of the same Soviet paint plant that made that awful green they use on all their landing gear wheels. I'm pretty sure that some apparatchik got a decimal point in the wrong place when they made those mixes and produced BILLIONS of litres when it should only have been thousands......

Apparently the wheel colour is because they are all produced in the same place and prior to WWII the factory made tractors. Come WWII and they used the same paint and no ones managed to get them to change it yet  ;D If it ain't broke don't fix it  :thumbsup:
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Quote from: rickshaw on December 04, 2013, 10:21:53 PM
I've noticed over the years that Soviet/Russian aircraft cockpits are painted a sort of bilious green colour.  Does anybody know the FS number or even an approximation in Humbrol/Tamiya colours?

There's now a Russian company producing accurate colours

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/paint/akan/paint_akan_47319.shtml
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rickshaw

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on December 05, 2013, 06:19:55 AM


It's #2135 -google is your friend.

http://www.testors.com/products/573264

I was hoping my friends here would come through, and they did!  Thanks.

However, there appears to be nothing comparable in any of the acrylics (my preferred type) I can find downunder.  Bugger!    :banghead:

Having however done a bit more research I find that Chinese aircraft don't use that colour!  Hurrah!  I am saved for the moment!   :thumbsup:
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www.WhiteEnsignModels.com have a very nice range of WW2 and Modern Soviet/Russian colours. ACSM07 Interior Turquoise would be the colour you're after. I use the enamels, not sure if they do acrylic.

Dizzyfugu

I have also used PRU Blue (the Humbrol tone has a rather turquoise touch) for Soviet/Russian cockpits. Looks good, too, and is not as mind-boggling as the "real" cockpit tone.

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Quote from: Librarian on December 06, 2013, 03:21:28 AM
www.WhiteEnsignModels.com have a very nice range of WW2 and Modern Soviet/Russian colours. ACSM07 Interior Turquoise would be the colour you're after. I use the enamels, not sure if they do acrylic.

Enamels only, very good I must say though  :thumbsup:
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Another good match for Russian cockpit green is Vallejo's Emerald. I've used it a few times now and it looks very close to the real thing.
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Quote from: lancer on December 07, 2013, 12:03:29 PM
Another good match for Russian cockpit green is Vallejo's Emerald. I've used it a few times now and it looks very close to the real thing.

Which is acrylic.  The Victorian Hobby Centre in Melbourne carry Vallejo
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