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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Phillip1 on September 16, 2012, 11:36:02 AM

Title: New Guy Needs Help on German Paint Colors
Post by: Phillip1 on September 16, 2012, 11:36:02 AM

Fellow Modelers,
I am new to this forum and this is my first post.  I am an experienced modeler, but have never built a WWI aircraft model before.  I recently purchased WNW's Rumpler C.IV Early and I am blown away by all aspects of the quailty.  I have a question and need your help if I can get it.  The instructions list the numbers for Tamiya and Humbrol paints.  I use Model Master or Testors paints almost exclusively (because they work well for me).  Does anyone know the the equivalent Model Master paints to use for pale green, light blue, dark brown, dark green and mauve.  Unfortunately my local hobby shop does not carry either Tamiya or Humbrol paints, or I could make a visual match to Model Master.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Title: Re: New Guy Needs Help on German Paint Colors
Post by: Jamo on September 16, 2012, 03:24:28 PM

I'm not familiar with the paints you are using but this page might help:

http://misterkitusa.com/

These colours are acrylic paints specially designed for WWI aeroplanes. I think the colours you need are likely to be similar to the Albatros colours on this site.

Wingnut Wings also have some photos of completed models on their website which should be a useful reference

Cheers
James

Title: Re: New Guy Needs Help on German Paint Colors
Post by: WarrenD on September 16, 2012, 11:50:16 PM

Phillip,
         Sometimes there isn't an equivalent paint in the MM line, or any mainstream paint line. You may end up having to  mix your MM paints to come up with what you want, or resort to mail order. The MisterKit paints, as I remember them, can be very quirky and require some different handling and/or techniques. The colors are nice though. The site RB directed you to is very good as well.

Good luck matching paints! :)

Warren

Title: Re: New Guy Needs Help on German Paint Colors
Post by: Phillip1 on September 17, 2012, 02:37:34 AM

Gentlemen,

Thank you for the responses.  I will check out the referecnes you gave.

Title: Re: New Guy Needs Help on German Paint Colors
Post by: Rickenbacker on September 26, 2012, 01:36:38 PM

Testors made a German Mauve color in their acrylic Polly-Scale line, which I believe has been discontinued. There's a couple bottles on eBay.

Title: Gunther: IPMS Stockholm has colour charts for WW1 & 2 aircraft
Post by: GHE on September 28, 2012, 02:18:38 AM

Messieurs !

IPMS Stockholm carries colour charts referring to brands; you may find it via internet.

horrido!  Gunther