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imatt88

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If that's remotely close to what the actual paint looks like, it's not anything like RAF Interior Grey-Green.  That looks more like US Interior Green, which is a totally different color.

 

My Humbrol 78 looks nothing like that. This is what mine looks like:

 

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That Mosquito interior shot is about right.  I have some small sections from the cockpit of a Lancaster that crashed in 1945, the lightness of the grey-green paint on the sections surprised me when comparing it with commonly accepted ideas of what RAF Interior green should be.  Humbrol's for instance is far too dark.  MRP's acrylic IG is as good as I've seen.

Max

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As you can see from the original mossie photo, it looks different from various angles, the green is lighter than that shown for Humbrol, but , again different cameras different light and different mixes all will play their part, as will any treatment under it. spraying green over wood will give a different shade to aluminium.

as examples some of my photos..

 

MK 19 pre rebuild, same cockpit, different lighting conditions, same camera.

 Brown staining is the sealant soaking through that was used at build ( pressurised remember)

 

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Post rebuild in accurate colours, but again variances in photography.

 

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Great stuff! Thanks for all the info everyone.

 

My lhs started carrying a full line of vallejo acrylic paints.

 

I just picked some rlm 66, but haven't used it yet.

 

They should have interior colors for US, Luftwaffe, British, etc

 

Cheers, Ian

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