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Storm Shadow/SCALP EG color
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 07:38 AM UTC
Hai,

Does anybody has a good idea which color to use for the storm shadow/scalp cruise missile on a rafale.

It is a kind of grey (or several kinds of grey)
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 10:39 PM UTC
Hi Drabslab

A web search brings up pics of the missle in anything from pale, through mid, to dark grey - and that doesn't seem dependent on the nationality of the user (I've found both "light" and "dark" French ones). Maybe they changed colour for different production batches?

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:19 PM UTC

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Hi Drabslab

A web search brings up pics of the missle in anything from pale, through mid, to dark grey - and that doesn't seem dependent on the nationality of the user (I've found both "light" and "dark" French ones). Maybe they changed colour for different production batches?

All the best

Rowan



Hai Rowan,

You have identified the reason behind my question

I notice the same, and also on a number of pictures that the back part of the missile seems to be in a slightly darker color than the front

Well, I guess that I will have to make an estimation
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Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 01:57 AM UTC
I just finished doing the Revell of Germany's 1/48 EF 2000. The instructions say medium blue, and all the internet pictures I've found of line units show dark blue. Except the prototype and airshow display units. Those where grey. I painted mine Tamyia XF-18 Medium Blue
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