Dainis Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Since I will be spraying the US insignia on my 1/32 Birdcage Corsair, I have a question: What is the colour mix I can use to mimic the deep blue behind the insignia white star? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks! I picked up mr color 326. You're right a little lightening up is in order. Should I just use a lighter shade of blue like a standard blue to get a more palatable(excuse the the pun) less blackish colour? Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thanks and cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 In a roundabout way I think this has come up in another thread so to put it another way, in a US insignia, is the outline of the star and bars a different colour to the surround of the star? Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 4 hours ago, nmayhew said: ...........in a US insignia, is the outline of the star and bars a different colour to the surround of the star? Im no roundel SME, but I think it depends on the time-frame you are talking about. IIRC, some were, some were not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 thank you Jennings, very helpful so if I am correct, one should only see the outline blue as a different shade to the inner blue post Sept 43? this at least should help someone contemplating using HGW transfers for their markings, as they seem use this two tone approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 In Barrett Tillman's F6F book, he mentions that the blue behind the stars and bars was eliminated so all you'll see on a GSB Hellcat is the white star and two bars (per insignia). I've checked this on several photos and it appears to be factual. Corsairs on the other hand, had the blue background and surround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 For what it's worth: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/06/sea-blue-vs-insignia-blue.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) On 9/19/2019 at 2:40 PM, Jennings Heilig said: It’s likely that that last photo in Tommy’s blog entry was a depot paint job. That’s an F4U-5, so not really informative for WWII era Corsairs. It was clearly postwar but not because you mistook it for an F4U-5, which it isn't (the designation above the unreadable BuNo is F4U-4) but because of the faded red stripe in the insignia. I included it as a comment on actual paint and markings at any given time versus dates of directives. Edited September 21, 2019 by Tailspin Turtle teeny typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Until the end of the War, paints, such as Olive and dark blue, either faded or changed color. As far as the Japanese, “Meatballs”, they rapidly changed to a reddish rust color during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHBIO Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Thank you MrJennings because I hesitate between Fundekals and hgw for my Tamiya F4U1A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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