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F-16 camo - did I do something wrong?
james84
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009 - 12:52 AM UTC
I am finishing (time is not much, but I0m trying) an F-16C Block 25 (Tamiya kit, California ANG).
The 3 grey tones scheme is driving me nuts.
I used these colours:
FS36270 (Tamiya XF-20) for the underside
FS36320 (Gunze H307) for the cockpit area, the tail and the two small vertical stabilizers plus a small area on the underside, just above the air intake
FS36118 for the dark grey area (Tamiya XF-24)

The radome will receive a coat of FS36375 (Gunze H308).
The question is: is this camouflage correct? FS36320 is more blueish than 36270, and I applied it on the upper surface, but looking at the photos it's not easy to distinguish the two tones (keeping in mind that the newest or recently repainted Vipers have 36270 in the place of 36320, but that's another story...). I'm afraid I inverted 36270 and 36320... What do you think?







Merlin
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009 - 09:10 AM UTC
Hi Giacomo

This FS Colour Matcher should help you judge the relative values of the colours. Beware - like any on-screen representation of colours, it's only as accurate as your monitor set-up, but it's a very useful tool.

All the best

Rowan
james84
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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2009 - 08:54 PM UTC
Thanks, Rowan!
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