Hataka have sent us details of a new set of acrylic paints devoted to RAF trainers from the Cold War to the present day. Also new from Hataka come a trio of lacquer-based clear coats in two sizes.

HTK-AS70 “Modern Royal Air Force Paint Set Vol. 3”
In 1950s majority of RAF training aircraft wore overall silver livery with yellow high-visibility bands. In 1960s the yellow was replaced with much more effective (at least when new) day-glo orange. In 1967 the silver paint was dropped in favour of Light Aircraft Grey overall finish. This standard livery functioned for relatively short period and was replaced in early-1970s with the famous "tricolor scheme" of white (upper body and tail), LAG (wings) and Signal Red (lower body and wingtips). The scheme itself was modified in 1990 by adding Roundel Blue paint onto the spine and tail (narrowing white part to mid-fuselage stripe). The final change took place in 1998 when overall black livery was introduced, with Golden Yellow elements on helicopters and Tucanos (wing bands).

HTK-AS70 includes standard colours of RAF training aircraft since 1950s. The set contains:

HTK-A003 – Silver – Also known as "High Speed Silver", overall colour of RAF trainers until 1966 (with yellow or day-glo orange elements)
HTK-A194 - Luminous Orange – Also known as "Day-Glo Orange", used on RAF trainers for high-visibility markings over Silver or LAG airframe colour
HTK-A217 – BS Light Aircraft Grey - BS381C:627, overall colour of RAF trainers after 1966 (with day-glo parts). Later used for wings in "tricolor scheme"
HTK-A101 – Traffic White – Used on RAF trainers in "tricolor scheme" for upper body and tail (early-1970s to 1990) and fuselage stripe (till 1998)
HTK-A276 – BS Signal Red – BS381C:537, used for lower fuselage and wingtips of RAF training aircraft in "tricolor scheme" (early-1970s to 1998)
HTK-A277 – BS Roundel Blue – BS381C:110, used for aircraft spine and tail of RAF training aircraft in modified "tricolour scheme" (from 1990 to 1998)
HTK-A100 – Jet Black / Night – Exact match with BS381C:642, since 1998 overall colour of RAF trainers (BAe Hawk, Short Tucano and helicopters)
HTK-A275 – BS Golden Yellow – BS381C:356, used in 1950s for "training bands" on RAF trainers. Engine cowling colour of training helis after 1998

Lacquer based clear coats (available in 17ml and 60ml):
XP07 Matt Lacquer Clear Coat
XP08 Satin Lacquer Clear Coat
XP09 Gloss Lacquer Clear Coat

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