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What Color is Anthracite?
propboy44256
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 01:01 AM UTC
I am doing a Apache Helicopter, It calls for the blades to be anthracite color?, what the heck is that?
penpen
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 01:03 AM UTC
It's some very dark grey, nearly black.
propboy44256
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 01:06 AM UTC
The darkest grey I know is RLM66 or MM Acryl Engine Grey
panzerman
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Poland
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 01:11 AM UTC
Anthracite is black with a greyish tint, close to Humbrol 182 enamel paint
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 01:13 AM UTC
anthracide is coal black, if i remember right Humbrol 85 semigloss black is anthracide
pcmodeler
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Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 02:03 AM UTC
Well, I have a bottle of Model Masters Anthracite. It is an extremely dark grey metallic. I would say to take some black and add a bit of silver to get the metallic.
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