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These are simple to mix from Tamiya- I don't have the formulas on me right now but maybe someone else will post them, if not I'll try later tonight.

 

I just did this on 2 builds and I was very happy with the resutls. Love airbrushing Tamiya.

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Hi,

 

Hopefully this helps some:

 

Tamiya paint

 

http://www.thejackalsquadron.com/tips/tamiyapaint.html

http://www.dana-nield.com/tamiya/

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms stuff_eng_colorcharts_tamiya.htm

 

This is what you can find on Tamiya instructions sheet :

LUFTWAFFE

RLM 02--> XF22:1 + XF49:1 or just XF-22

RLM 65--> XF23:1 + XF2:1

RLM 71--> XF62:1 + XF49:1

RLM 74--> XF24:3 + XF27:2

RLM 75--> XF24:5 + XF50:1

RLM 76--> XF2:7 + XF23:1 + XF66:2

RLM 79--> XF59:3 + XF64:1

RLM 80--> XF58

RLM 81--> XF51:1 + XF64:2

RLM 82--> XF5 or XF5:1 + XF2:1 or XF5:1 +XF3:1 (Bright Green)

RLM 83--> XF61 or XF24:1 + XF51:1 or XF24:1 +XF51:1 (Dark Green)

 

 

RAF:

INTERIOR GREEN---> XF5:1 + XF21:3 + XF65:1

DARK GREEN--> XF58:1 + XF62:5

DARK EARTH--> XF52:1 + XF64:1

OCEAN GRAY--> XF18:1 + XF21:2 + XF24:2

MIDSTONE------> XF59:1 + XF60:1

SKY----------------> XF21

MED. SEA GRAY--> XF19:3 + XF54:5

AZURE BLUE---> X16:2 + XF2:10 + XF18:5

 

 

 

FAA COLORS

Extra Dark Sea Grey: To 50 parts of XF24 (dark grey), add 6 parts XF2 (white), and 3 parts XF8 (flat blue).

 

Dark Slate Grey: To one bottle of XF22 (RLM Grey), add 35 drops of XF7 (red), and 125 drops of XF1 (flat black).

 

 

"RLM Grey" (XF-22) is a good match for "Slate Grey", used for RAF Coastal Command finishes, as well as Fleet Air Arm colors.

 

 

"Dark Sea Grey" (XF-54) is a good match for "Dark Sea Grey," used for Coastal Command and FAA camouflages. This is also good for the US "Equivalent Color" for "Ocean Grey" ANA 603, used on Mustang IIIs, etc.

 

'"RLM Gray" (XF-22) for "Slate Grey"

 

“Light Sea Grey” (XF-25) for "Light Sea Grey"

 

"Sky" (XF-21) - I think this is the most accurate version of this color.

 

"Sky Grey" (XF-19) is perfect for the "Sky Grey" color used on FAA aircraft before they went with the "Sky" lower surfaces, also for the US "Equivalent Color" used for ANA 602

 

"Medium Grey" (XF-20) is good as "Sea Grey Medium," the lower surface camouflage for RAF aircraft after 1941.

 

HTH

 

Brad

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Hi Chris,

 

The short answer is yes they are the same, sort of.

 

Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue straight from the bottle is to dark and has a greenish tint, that is why the mixing formula. The AS-8 Navy Blue is very close to the US Navy Sea Blue of the WWII and Korean War era but is of course in a spray can and not an acrylic. The correct term for this blue is Non Specular (flat) Sea Blue, assuming you are doing a tri-colour scheme. The 'Navy Blue' name often confuses people and shouldn't be used.

 

All the other paint manufactures that make the Sea Blue colour call it that, I don't think anyone other than Tamiya calls it 'Navy Blue'.

 

I hope I haven't confused the matter further.

 

May I ask what you are working on? Maybe we can be of more specific help.

 

Regards,

 

Allan

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