Dana F Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Modelers, I'm building the Tamiya F-16 and I'm trying to match the yellow chromate color used. Tamiya doesn't list the FS number, just XF-4. I have three choices: --Tamiya XF-4 (IPMS Stockholm says it's FS 34259 --Testors (in the square bottle)#1184 Zinc Chromate (FS unknown) --Monogram Chromate Yellow Primer (FS 33481 on the can) Obviously Tamiya would be the obvious choice, but not knowing the Testors FS number or what the actual FS number is throws in a bit of doubt. Any help on this mystery would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaced Marine Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 If you look at the pictures included in the CJ kit and compare the engine bay to the Tamiya paint, it matches quitewell. Also, while growing up on a depot base, the Tamiya color is very close to hwat I recall seeing planes sitting on the flightlight looking like before they went to the paint shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEN722 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The Testor/Model Master (yellow) zinc chromate (1584 I think) is the right colour. Regards, Jens Jensen www.amarc.dk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Enforcer Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Actually, the F-16's engine bay primer varies from the lighter Green Zinc Chromate to yellow Z.C. I'm painting the the bay in a block 25 the light Green Zinc Chromate. My mix is aprox. 50-50 Testors Yellow Chromate (1/4oz bottle) and regular Green Z.C. Use either/or, or just mix it. You really can't go wrong considering the variations I've seen. Mike V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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