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celt
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Hi all.I have been given a F-102A Delta Dart in 1/72 by Hasegawa and the paint scheme calls for FS16473,it equates to H146 but Humbrol have discontinued that shade!Can anybody suggest an alternative?I have tried other Humbrol greys and none come close.
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My Humbrol chart gives these as alternatives to H146. Testor 1731,or Gunze Sangyo 61. I don't know of their availability where you are though. Good luck.

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Hi Clashcityrocker,both of the alternatives are impossible to get,here in the valleys :sad: I think I will have to use whatever I have got in my paint stock. :roll:Thanks for the help,much appreciated.
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What about Humbrol 129? Its not too far off
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fredk wrote:What about Humbrol 129? Its not too far off
Hi fredk,I dont usually do aircraft after WW2,so I would not know if h129 is that far off :???: if you say its suitable than I will take your word for it,not one of my usual colours.I feel a trip to the LMS is in order. :razz:
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bookmark this website. Its old now but still pretty good
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorchart ... charts.asp;

and FS colours;
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/colorchart ... rts_fs.htm;
scoll down and check the greys. even 127 looks close
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fredk wrote:What about Humbrol 129? Its not too far off
Hmmm... I'd have some reservations about that. 129 has a hint of dirty brown/beige in it (as it should), ADC grey is neutral with maybe just a hint of blue. In addition to the hints given in the IPMS Stockholm charts (note two entries for FS16473), you might want to take a peek at 166 (matches the description of the XTracolor equivalent from the chart).
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Vallejo 883 (silvergrey 152) is a close match. I use it for all VNAF undersides with SEA scheme.
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