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Extra dark sea grey question
pantherkid
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 09:22 AM UTC
Hello all I want to paint my Buccaneer extra dark sea grey, will the Model Master RAF dark sea grey #2059 Work? Or will I have to order paint from Humbrol. Thank you for your ansers. Rick
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 09:52 AM UTC
Hi Rick

Without getting into recommending one model paint over another, Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Sea Grey are different colours.

Following David Klaus's IPMS Cross-Reference:

Dark Sea Grey = Approx. FS.36173
Extra Dark Sea Grey = FS.36118 - Exact match

I hope this helps.

All the best

Rowan
pantherkid
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 03:07 PM UTC
Thank you Rowan for your reply. I'll just have to order some from Humbrol. Again thank you for your time. Rick
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