Best matching modeling paint for the British Sky Type S color?

[Eli Raphael]

Title says it all.

Thanks

Edited November 3, 2023 by Eli Raphael

[Shoggz]

I still swear by Humbrol's no.90!

[Juggernut]

LOL...A very subjective question and depending on the crowd, can degenerate into a fist-fight pretty quick.  However, I use an old, long out of production Floquil enamel RAF Sky.  I also have the representative Tamiya color (I think it may be XF-21) among others.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Juggernut

[CRAZY IVAN5]

3 hours ago, Juggernut said:

LOL...A very subjective question and depending on the crowd, can degenerate into a fist-fight pretty quick.  However, I use an old, long out of production Floquil enamel RAF Sky.  I also have the representative Tamiya color (I think it may be XF-21) among others.

That's an understatement. Almost as elusive as ww2 IJN J3! Heaven knows I've been chasing that around the block for many years. I used to use Model Master's sky type S, but since it's no longer around , I've switched to Mr. Color C-26[ called "duck egg green", ,works for me. XF-21 will work pretty good too. Don't fret too much ,just get it in close, it'll be alright. 

[DonH]

Yep, a long running debate. I use Tamiya XF-21 and mix it with a bit of white until it matches the colour I expect to see.

I have the AK interactive versions, but have not tried them yet. I expect I will take the same approach if they don't match my mental colour chart.

[MikeMaben]

 Hi Eli, there were several colors called Sky. The 'type S' , the S stands for smooth which was their

description of what we would call satin. Something between gloss and matte. It was a light grey-green

shade, but as they were mixed in the field, they varied. I've used MRP Sky with a little white and yellow.

As Don says, it's best to either find what you think looks the most like what you would expect, or mix

your own. I think it's safe to say that there is no paint available today that is exactly accurate Sky type S.

Have fun.

[dennismcc]

There is a huge thread buried in Britmodeller on the subject of Sky, I stick with  Xtracolor Sky as I like the colour, it is also not miles away from the paint chip in the RAFM book to my ageing eyes.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[iaf-man]

This color is a very close match to FS.34424 as well

[Eli Raphael]

I originally asked this question due to the fact that I'm doing the Spitfire XIV decal set and want to match the codes to the correct color shade. Don't want to risk an error with them.

Thanks to all.