by RNfanDan » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:03 am
John @ WEM wrote:
Why would you want to have house paint matched to them?
One reason I went looking for a local resource, is that I cannot seem to find acrylic paints anywhere, labelled in the RN standard colors. I'd not have bothered with the whole effort if, for example, WEM offered their excellent and accurate paints in acrylic, not enamel. Unfortunately, I cannot use petroleum-based enamels inside my home, for reasons beyond the purview of this post, so latex or alcohol-based is my only option.
I 'd hoped to obtain reasonably accurate, locally available resources to mix my own matching colors in latex or other non petroleum-based media, but since doing this Dutch Boy research, I've come to see just what you have all warned me about (colors way off base). I have since been made aware of a few equivalent paint colors that match closely, thanks to PM's and off-site advice, especially the "easy" colors of the RN Western Approaches blue/green/white schemes.
What I'd like to see, is an accurate cross-reference to RN colors that can be translated into current acrylic paint sources (for example, Brand X Ocean Gray = 507A, etc.), or even a "recipe" for making 507A from 2 parts Brand X and 1 part Brand Y.
While I have found many suppliers of acrylic colors---among them PolyScale, Model Master, Tamiya, etc.---none are labeled in the RN standard. Why this situation exists, I cannot say---I have found numerous examples of "official" colors in acrylic, including German, US, and even Japanese standards, as well as aircraft, armor and even clothing/uniform colors---but no MS2, 507A, etc. (It's ANGLOPHOBIA, I believe!
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Anyone with such information would be a welcome source. Thanks!
[quote="John @ WEM"]
Why would you want to have house paint matched to them?[/quote]
One reason I went looking for a local resource, is that I cannot seem to find acrylic paints anywhere, labelled in the RN standard colors. I'd not have bothered with the whole effort if, for example, WEM offered their excellent and accurate paints in acrylic, not enamel. Unfortunately, I cannot use petroleum-based enamels inside my home, for reasons beyond the purview of this post, so latex or alcohol-based is my only option.
I 'd hoped to obtain reasonably accurate, locally available resources to mix my own matching colors in latex or other non petroleum-based media, but since doing this Dutch Boy research, I've come to see just what you have all warned me about (colors way off base). I have since been made aware of a few equivalent paint colors that match closely, thanks to PM's and off-site advice, especially the "easy" colors of the RN Western Approaches blue/green/white schemes.
What I'd like to see, is an accurate cross-reference to RN colors that can be translated into current acrylic paint sources (for example, Brand X Ocean Gray = 507A, etc.), or even a "recipe" for making 507A from 2 parts Brand X and 1 part Brand Y.
While I have found many suppliers of acrylic colors---among them PolyScale, Model Master, Tamiya, etc.---none are labeled in the RN standard. Why this situation exists, I cannot say---I have found numerous examples of "official" colors in acrylic, including German, US, and even Japanese standards, as well as aircraft, armor and even clothing/uniform colors---but no MS2, 507A, etc. (It's ANGLOPHOBIA, I believe! :lol_1:)
Anyone with such information would be a welcome source. Thanks!