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F-18 Colour in Tamiya paints
smokeshow86
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 04:50 PM UTC
Hi,

Does any body know a good paint to for the grey on F-18's using Tamiya. I have about 6 grays and nothing looks right.

Thanks in advance.
mother
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Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 06:57 PM UTC
Justin there are no Tamiya matching paints for the F/A-18's. Boy how do I wish there was as I'm also a Tamiya paint user. I haven't had the chance yet but one day I will mix and match Tamiya paints to get a F/A18 color.

Happy Modeling,
Joe
smokeshow86
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Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 02:13 AM UTC
Thanks Joe, Since there is no Tamiya colour what is the best match from another company. I would prefer to stay in acrylics.
mother
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Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 05:58 AM UTC
Models Master makes acrylics that match many of the US jets. Just look for light and dark ghost gray.

MM4762...FS 36375 Light Ghost Gray
MM4761...FS 36320 Dark Ghost Gray

Joe
Tomcat31
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Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 08:12 AM UTC
You could also try Gunze Mr Hobby Aqueous Hobby Colour

H307 : Gray FS36320
H308 : Gray FS36375
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