The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum

Hi all,I am bored with doing the normal colour schemes and I want to do my Harrier in a colour scheme of blue over green like theYak 38 Forger,can anyone tell me what colour paint is a match for the blue and green seen on the Forger,as I am out of my comfort zone,as I dont normally do jets or Russian aircraft. Thanks in advance.
Regards celt.

When I built my Forger I used Tamiya XF8 blue and xf26 deep green.Close enough for me.
Bergamot's paint guide that comes from their extensive decal sheet suggests FS25020 - flat dark sea blue and FS24110 - flat dark green.The blue should be 35050, a typo I think , this is Blue Angels blue which according to ipms Stockholm charts can be humbrol 190 or tamyia x03 . Both these are gloss I think, mine was matt which I glossed for decals then added a matt coat at the end.The green comes up as Lifecolor interior green according to a google search.Alternativly AKAN do a set for the Russian Deck Aviation set number 47323, the individual colours being - grey dark blue 73154 and green 73007.

Hope this helps.

Hi shangos70,this is a great help,my paint of choice is Humbol acrylic,so according to my conversion chart XF8 is H25 and XF26 is H88.Thanks again for the help.
Regards celt.

Celt I'd love to see pics of the result mate!

Maverick231 wrote:Celt I'd love to see pics of the result mate!

Hi Maverick,I am going to my LMS to get the paint I need on the weekend and I should be starting it on Sunday.

Celt did anything come of this mate?

Maverick231 wrote:Celt did anything come of this mate?

Hi Maverick231,I have got the paint and the model but my wifes illness got in the way,as soon as I am able to start building again,it will be the first model I start.
Regards
Ken.

Ahh ok sorry mate totally slipped my mind!
Hope everything gets better very soon buddy!