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Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 3:13 am
by Springy67
Hey All

Recently, by mistake, I bought a tin of Hu149 (I know some people would say that buying any tin of Humbrol paint is a mistake). I was getting the paint for my Matchbox Swordfish and I managed to misremember the Airfix colour call out of 123 + 49 as 149 :roll:

The question is - what can I use the Hu149 on? It's listed as Dark Green but I cannot recall ever seeing it required on any of the kits I have built.

Cheers
Springy

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 8:46 am
by fredk
I think 149 green is a colour used on the Harrier GR5 in one of its 'forest' camo schemes

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 9:37 am
by iggie
It should work on German WW2 aircraft as Dunklegrun as long as you're not picky!

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 1:17 pm
by MarkyM607
Springy67 wrote:Hey All

Recently, by mistake, I bought a tin of Hu149 (I know some people would say that buying any tin of Humbrol paint is a mistake). I was getting the paint for my Matchbox Swordfish and I managed to misremember the Airfix colour call out of 123 + 49 as 149 :roll:

The question is - what can I use the Hu149 on? It's listed as Dark Green but I cannot recall ever seeing it required on any of the kits I have built.

Cheers
Springy
I use pretty much nothing but Humbrol (apart from Revell now and then), can't fault it myself (apart from the RLM colours). If 149 is green I'd use it for interior work or interior shading with 78 or 120.

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 2:04 pm
by PaulBradley
It is also apparently an equivalent of FS34092 or Euro 1 Dark Green, as used on A-10s for example.

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 4:18 pm
by CementNotGlue
Nearest substitute for Hu 114, discontinued, for the camouflaged Egyptian jets post Six Day War.

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 13th, 2017, 10:52 pm
by Springy67
Thanks guys

Is it a sign of Advanced Stash Addiction that I am seeing the purchase of an unwanted tin of paint as an opportunity to buy a kit to use it on? :shock:

And is there any cure?

Cheers
Springy

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 14th, 2017, 8:45 am
by iggie
Yes it is and no there isn't ....... :grin:

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 14th, 2017, 6:44 pm
by Gregers
I have some that I used on interiors of US WW2 aircraft. Not 100 % acurate butwhen you can't see much of the inside....
I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood hint in the title btw.

All the best.

Greg

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 16th, 2017, 5:49 pm
by general rocket
Gregers wrote:I have some that I used on interiors of US WW2 aircraft. Not 100 % acurate butwhen you can't see much of the inside....
I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood hint in the title btw.

All the best.

Greg
Isn't it Edwin Starr?

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 17th, 2017, 2:02 pm
by MarkyM607
general rocket wrote:
Gregers wrote:I have some that I used on interiors of US WW2 aircraft. Not 100 % acurate butwhen you can't see much of the inside....
I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood hint in the title btw.

All the best.

Greg
Isn't it Edwin Starr?
That's what I thought. Then I doubted myself!!. :lol:

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 17th, 2017, 2:57 pm
by Gregers
I think 'WAR' was recorded by a few artists. I have a vinyl single someplace with it and the artists listed as Randy's all stars.
Sorry about the divergence. Back to green paint.

All the best.

Greg

Re: Hu149, huh, what is it good for?

Posted: August 18th, 2017, 11:40 am
by Springy67
I had the Edwin Starr version in mind. His was more of a "War, huh, what is it good for."

Holly Johnson of FGTH was more "War, ha, what is it good for?"

Cheers
Springy