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Colors for A-10 Warthog in Europe circa 1985
johnosterman
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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016 - 11:28 PM UTC
First off, sorry if this has already been addressed, but I can't find any search feature on this forum. I am looking for colors to paint up an A-10 for late cold war Europe, specifically in the camo scheme below:











However, I am having a hard time finding the right colors to use, so any suggestions are appreciated! I looked up the FS conversions already but the suggested colors (at least for Tamiya) didn't seem right.

I prefer to use Tamiya, Vallejo, or AK Interactive/Ammo of Mig colors, but any manufacturer you can buy from in the USA would be fine. Thanks in advance!
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016 - 11:57 PM UTC
The FS595B numbers for those colours are:
Dark grey 30681
Dark green 34092
Medium green 34102
They are available pre-mixed from Testors Model Master in both acrylic or enamel, and should also be available from Lifecolor.

The IPMS Stockholm colour reference charts can tell you equivalents in other paint ranges.
johnosterman
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 08:43 PM UTC
Got it, thank you!
drabslab
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 10:53 PM UTC

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The FS595B numbers for those colours are:
Dark grey 30681
Dark green 34092
Medium green 34102
They are available pre-mixed from Testors Model Master in both acrylic or enamel, and should also be available from Lifecolor.

The IPMS Stockholm colour reference charts can tell you equivalents in other paint ranges.




Hai Jesy,

should that not be 36081 instead of 30681??
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Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 11:55 PM UTC
The colors in the ANG photo look awfully bright. I remember them looking more like the thumbnail of the Warthogs in echelon.

Jessie_C
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 09:12 AM UTC

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should that not be 36081 instead of 30681??



Yes it should. Blame my Dyslexia.
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