USMC Colours & Thinners

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 03:39 AM UTC

Hataka Hobby have sent us details of their most comprehensive paint set yet - 8 colours chosen for USMC helicopters ranging from their earliest usage to the present day. Also new is Hataka's own formula thinners, specially designed for their fast expanding range of high quality acrylic paints.

HTK-AS14 “US Marine Corps Helicopters Paint Set"
"HTK-AS14 is a first “MEGA” set in Hataka Hobby line, consisting of eight colours for USMC helicopters from 1950s to present. The set can be used for painting of a model of practically any USMC helicopter – it includes Sea Blue and Light Gull Grey for the period until mid-1950, Field Green for applications in so called "land-scheme" used from 1956 till 1986, colours for grey-green-black camouflage used from 1986 and Tactical Paint Scheme colours for helicopters serving after 1991. The set contains:

HTK-A001 - Dark Sea Blue (ANA 623) - Standard colour of US carrier-based aircraft from late 1944 until 1955 including HO3S-1, HRS-1/2/3 and HO5S-1 helicopters
HTK-A048 - Light Gull Grey (ANA 620) - Temporary colour of US naval helicopters between 1955 and 1957, including HRS-3s. Later used on CH-53D Sea Stallions
HTK-A059 - USMC Field Green (ANA 627) - Standard colour of USMC helis (incl. AH-1, UH-1, CH-46, CH-53) from 1956 till mid-1980s. Later in green-grey-black scheme
HTK-A046 – Medium Grey - FS35237, used in green-grey-black scheme. Also in modern Tactical Paint Scheme (AH-1Z, UH-1N, CH-46E, CH-53E, MV-22B)
HTK-A037 - Light Ghost Grey - FS36375, used in Tactical Paint Scheme of USMC helicopters (AH-1Z, UH-1N, CH-46E, CH-53E) and tilt-rotors (MV-22B)
HTK-A041 - Night Black - FS37038, used between 1986 and 1991 in green-grey-black scheme. Also for selective application in other paint schemes
HTK-A035 - Dark Ghost Grey - FS36320, used in modern Tactical Paint Scheme of USMC MV-22B tilt-rotors
HTK-A060 - USMC Sand - Used during Desert Storm campaign on USMC AH-1s, UH-1s, CH-46s and CH-53s as field application over permanent colours

Hataka Hobby Acrylic Thinner
Apart from the above sets the long awaited Hataka Hobby Acrylic Thinner is also available. The thinner was formulated and tested to achieve the best result working with Hataka Hobby paints. Due to its composition it allows for dilution of Hataka Hobby paints without loss of adhesion and improves flow through airbrush. The thinner is available in 100 ml bottles."

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bill_c

Uhrah! Is this stuff available in the States?

MAR 17, 2015 - 09:01 PM

pjanders

You can go to this link (Stevens International) and search for a shop near you where these paints are sold: LINK

MAR 17, 2015 - 10:52 PM

Joel_W

Another special Acrylic thinner for a line of paint. It just strikes me as somewhat odd that every line of paint has it's own paint thinner and air brush cleaner. I checked the link for a location near me, and there is one hobby shop like 12 hours from me that sells it in NY. Joel

MAR 18, 2015 - 09:47 PM

bill_c

The link showed no LHSs. UPDATE: I did find one LHS in Southern NJ, but couldn't get anything to come up generally. Stevens' search engine is poor in that respect. Does anyone in the States sell Hataka online?

MAR 19, 2015 - 02:28 AM

CMOT

Joel I can understand your comment on yet another thinner, but in fairness it is not up to a paint manufacturer to produce a paint that works with someone elses thinner. It is up to them to provide a paint that is easy to use, easy to apply, easy to clean up and that provides an accurate finish as they see it. The thinner should then make the previous statements possible and for all we know could be exactly the same as somebody elses thinner, but if they do not have control over someone elses thinner, it could be changed and result in the paint not working as advertised; the result we as modellers kick off putting the product down as a whole and it would all be because they advised the use of someone elses thinner. I actually looked at this product for consideration after getting a Revell Cobra model, I have not made a decision yet on the matter but the thinner is not something that bothers me. On the subject of thinner: I do wish a company would state on their thinner the recommended thinning rate for their paint line and take away some of the guess work, something modellers often struggle with, especially so when first using a spray brush.

MAR 19, 2015 - 05:36 AM

bill_c

UPDATE: the reason nothing else comes up on Stevens site is THAT is their location (Magnolia, NJ). So right now, no LHS or online retailer is selling Hataka in the US.

MAR 19, 2015 - 10:56 PM

Merlin

Cheer up Bill A quick search found Micro World Games, so there probably are other outlets in the USA. Maybe not many LHSs yet - but, if the system in the USA works like it does over here, I imagine shops supplied by Stevens can get them to order? All the best Rowan

MAR 20, 2015 - 01:02 AM

bill_c

Thanks, Rowan, I don't need an LHS if there is a reliable Internet marketer. Much obliged.

MAR 30, 2015 - 04:28 AM

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