114 MODEL AVIATION
Stan Alexander, 3709 Valley Ridge Dr., Nashville TN 37211; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL SCALE
COLOR IS ONE of the most controversial aspects of static judging
in Scale competition and Scale modeling. I can’t tell you how many
times I’ve been to a field and someone in the “peanut gallery” has
stated, “There never was a Corsair that color.” Most of the time he or
she is looking at a Hellcat or SBD Dauntless and not even an F4U
Corsair!
I’ve seen aircraft that are shiny and the paint is perfect while other
models of this particular airplane are weather-beaten and look used.
Which is accurate?
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip notebook contains 611
chips. The binder is not included.
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip fan deck is available from
the General Service Administration.
The M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide 1939-1945 is available
through Frank Tiano Enterprises.
The Randolph Color Chip Guide from Randolph Products Co.
includes the company’s line of dope colors.
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:41 pm Page 114
They could both be correct and they could both be incorrect.
Using much research and spending a little money on books, etc., you
can sometimes find enough photos of a World War II aircraft to
model it.
Generally, finding photos of both sides of the fuselage or
additional photos of one airframe is almost impossible. This is why
our Sport Scale competition documentation standards from the AMA
Scale Contest Board are written as they are. FAI competition is
another story when it comes to documentation; that’s why it is called
Museum Scale. Many of the models you see in that competition are
built from full-scale airplanes that are now in museums.
There is little chance of an airplane from the 1930s or earlier
having photo documentation with color unless it’s in a museum or has
been restored. If the aircraft is restored—whether it is military or
civilian—it is usually shiny, with a semigloss or gloss painted finish.
Terry Nitsch flew his F-80 Shooting Star at the 2003 Scale
National Championships in Muncie, Indiana.
VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by Andre R. Zbiegniewski has 80 pages of
World War II aircraft documentation.
.com
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 115
A flat camouflage paint scheme attracts
moisture, and this accelerates the
deterioration of the paint pigment as well
as the surface under it.
Finding accurate paint-chip sources is
necessary for paint and color
documentation, and there are several
sources. I’ve known some serious
modelers to go as far as contacting the
Smithsonian, the US Air Force, or other
resources, including the owners and
aircraft manufacturers.
Full-scale manufacturers generally
have little interest in what we do as
modelers (although there are exceptions),
so we need accepted sources of color
documentation for our models. The rest of
this column will detail colordocumentation
sources.
One of the best sources of paint chips
for documentation is the United States
government. They are available in several
different formats from the General Service
Administration. The most popular set is
the fan deck which includes 611 1⁄2 x 2-
inch paint chips. Another popular set is the
595B color book with 611 1⁄2 x 1-inch
paint chips. These sets are listed under
Federal Standards 595B Colors, effective
May 1, 2002.
I’ve included a photo of the fan deck as
well as the booklet and will include the
prices and ordering information at the end
of the column. Prices and time of delivery
tend to vary.
Some publications are free, but most
will not be. If you have the color-chip sets
from the government and know the color
you need, you can order a larger
individual chip for your documentation.
These are $5 each, postage included.
Information about these paint-chip sets
and cross-reference material for different
nationalities is on the International Plastic
Modelers’ Society Web page at
www.ipmsusa.org.
All countries’ air forces have or once
had standard paint schemes for their
different aircraft and the varying theaters
of operation. The paint chips and the
cross-reference sources are one of the best
ways to find the information you need for
color documentation.
The colors in Federal Standard 595B
Colors Used in Government Procurement
are divided into the following groups.
Browns: 10000, 20000, 30000, series
Reds: 11000, 21000, 31000, series
Oranges: 12000, 22000, 32000, series
Yellows: 13000, 23000, 33000, series
Greens: 14000, 24000, 34000, series
Blues: 15000, 25000, 35000, series
Grays: 16000, 26000, 36000, series
Miscellaneous: (blacks, whites, and
metallics)
Fluorescent: 18000, 28000, 38000, series
Another great resource for paint chips
is the M&M Models Military Aircraft
Color Guide 1939-1945. The book
includes paint chips for aircraft of the US
Navy/Marines, US Army, Imperial
Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces,
British Royal Air Force, German
Luftwaffe, Italian Air Force, and armed
services of Russia, Turkey, Romania, and
Hungary.
This paint-chip set is designed
especially for Scale modelers and is
endorsed by Dave Platt who is the AMA
Scale Contest Board chairman. Specific to
military aircraft, the 71 paint chips give
the basic color scheme for all of these
different air forces during World War II.
Olive Drab, shade 41 under US Army
Air Corps and US Air Force, is noted with
the following update: “Many current
documents Quote FS34087 as being Olive
Drab, which in fact it is; however, it is not
Olive Drab that was used in World War II
for which there is no matching current FS
number. The chip provided is the correct
chip.”
Three-views or side views for the
different air forces’ aircraft are provided,
giving “standard” color schemes. These
can vary with the different theaters of
operation, but the basic color chips for
these airplanes and their color schemes
can complete your color documentation.
Sources used for this booklet include
the Federal Standards 595B Colors for US
colors and the British Standards Institute
publication B.S.I. 381C for the British
colors. The R.L.M. color chart
Farbtontafel zur Behandlungs und
Anwendungsdorfchrift fur Flugzeuglacke
116 MODEL AVIATION
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 116
(Ausgabe 1938) was used for the
Luftwaffe colors. Other chips, including
the Japanese, Italian, Rumanian, Turkish,
Hungarian, and Russian colors, are
authenticated by the Chicago Scale
Masters Color Guide.
Many civilian aircraft have paint
schemes that include automobile paint
now, but most of the Golden Era aircraft
from the 1920s to 1939 and even later
used dope. This paint is as hard as a rock
after application, and you need to use a
good face mask and ventilation during its
application (or during the use of any other
paint).
Randolph Products Co. has a color
chart with actual paint chips on it. I picked
mine up for free at the Oshkosh Fly-In. A
local aircraft-supply place might be able to
help you if these color chips match your
paint scheme. There are 42 paint colors on
this small chart, and the chips are
approximately 1⁄2 x 1 inch. They include
Randolph’s entire line of dope paints.
Some of the better-known colors are
Madrid Red (B3534), Lock Haven Yellow
(M-9521), Cub J-3 Yellow (F6285),
Bahama Blue (H-9170), Diana Cream (M-
9518), and Juneau White (B-4243). There
are also engine paint color chips for
Lycoming and Continental brands.
Some companies may have done this,
but it would be great if a paint company
cross-referenced its paint colors to the
Federal 595B paint-chip guide. This would
help sales and give Scale modelers the
correct paint chip for the color we need.
Bookshelf: VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by
Andre R. Zbiegniewski, published by
Kagero and part of the Aircraft Miniature
Series, is from Poland and is written in
Polish and English. There are 80 pages
with World War II black-and-white
photos, color side plates for nine different
aircraft, and a left- and right-side view for
Ike Kepford’s F4U-1A Corsair #29,
showing 16 kill markings.
A color four-view shows each side, top
view, and underwing markings for Corsair
F4U-1D #167 from the USS Bunker Hill.
This Corsair has the famous markings with
the yellow cowl ring and the arrows on the
vertical fin, rudder, and starboard upper
wing panel.
There are some good photos of carrier
operations and these aircraft and crews,
and a complete set of 1⁄72-scale plasticmodel
decals that match the color side
plates is included inside the front cover
with a dust jacket. The artwork on the
front cover depicts Kepford’s F4U.
Look for this publication and similar
ones at Squadron Mail Order, 1115
Crowley Dr., Carrollton TX 75011; Tel.:
(972) 242-8663; Web site: www.squadron.
com.
I’ve run out of room this month, but I’ll
write more next month about paint chips
and paint sources for Scale modelers, as
well as provide cross-reference charts. MA
July 2004 117
Prices include domestic and foreign
postage. Do not send checks; they are not
accepted. Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, an American bank
draft, and international money orders are
accepted. The fastest way is to fax your
order with a credit card number, name,
and expiration date. Money orders should
be made out to GSA/Specification
Section.
Send orders to DSA/FSS/
Specifications Section, 470 L’Enfant
Plaza East SW Suite 8100, Washington
DC 20407; Tel.: (202) 619-8925; Fax:
(202) 619-8985. Contact Mary Crawford
at [email protected] or Lafreda
McLean at [email protected].
M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide
1939-1945 is available from Frank Tiano
Enterprises, 3607 Ventura Dr. E.,
Lakeland FL 33811; Tel.: (863) 607-6611;
Fax: (863) 607-6602; Web site:
www.franktiano.com. The color guide is
$38 plus $2 shipping and handling.
Randolph Products Co., Box 830,
Carlstadt NJ 07072
Check your local aircraft-parts distributor
or trade show for other color-chip sources.
Paint Chip Sources:
Federal Standard 595B Colors effective May 1, 2002.
USA Price Foreign
595B Color Book with change notice A
611 1⁄2 x 1-inch paint chips $60.00 $75.00
Complete set of 611 3 x 5-inch paint chips $625.00 $781.25
Fan deck of 611 1⁄2 x 2-inch paint chips $75.00 $93.75
Individual 3- x 5-inch paint chips $5.00 $6.25
25 individual 3 x 5-inch paint chips $125.00 $156.25
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 117
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/07
Page Numbers: 114,115,116,117
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/07
Page Numbers: 114,115,116,117
114 MODEL AVIATION
Stan Alexander, 3709 Valley Ridge Dr., Nashville TN 37211; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL SCALE
COLOR IS ONE of the most controversial aspects of static judging
in Scale competition and Scale modeling. I can’t tell you how many
times I’ve been to a field and someone in the “peanut gallery” has
stated, “There never was a Corsair that color.” Most of the time he or
she is looking at a Hellcat or SBD Dauntless and not even an F4U
Corsair!
I’ve seen aircraft that are shiny and the paint is perfect while other
models of this particular airplane are weather-beaten and look used.
Which is accurate?
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip notebook contains 611
chips. The binder is not included.
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip fan deck is available from
the General Service Administration.
The M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide 1939-1945 is available
through Frank Tiano Enterprises.
The Randolph Color Chip Guide from Randolph Products Co.
includes the company’s line of dope colors.
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:41 pm Page 114
They could both be correct and they could both be incorrect.
Using much research and spending a little money on books, etc., you
can sometimes find enough photos of a World War II aircraft to
model it.
Generally, finding photos of both sides of the fuselage or
additional photos of one airframe is almost impossible. This is why
our Sport Scale competition documentation standards from the AMA
Scale Contest Board are written as they are. FAI competition is
another story when it comes to documentation; that’s why it is called
Museum Scale. Many of the models you see in that competition are
built from full-scale airplanes that are now in museums.
There is little chance of an airplane from the 1930s or earlier
having photo documentation with color unless it’s in a museum or has
been restored. If the aircraft is restored—whether it is military or
civilian—it is usually shiny, with a semigloss or gloss painted finish.
Terry Nitsch flew his F-80 Shooting Star at the 2003 Scale
National Championships in Muncie, Indiana.
VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by Andre R. Zbiegniewski has 80 pages of
World War II aircraft documentation.
.com
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 115
A flat camouflage paint scheme attracts
moisture, and this accelerates the
deterioration of the paint pigment as well
as the surface under it.
Finding accurate paint-chip sources is
necessary for paint and color
documentation, and there are several
sources. I’ve known some serious
modelers to go as far as contacting the
Smithsonian, the US Air Force, or other
resources, including the owners and
aircraft manufacturers.
Full-scale manufacturers generally
have little interest in what we do as
modelers (although there are exceptions),
so we need accepted sources of color
documentation for our models. The rest of
this column will detail colordocumentation
sources.
One of the best sources of paint chips
for documentation is the United States
government. They are available in several
different formats from the General Service
Administration. The most popular set is
the fan deck which includes 611 1⁄2 x 2-
inch paint chips. Another popular set is the
595B color book with 611 1⁄2 x 1-inch
paint chips. These sets are listed under
Federal Standards 595B Colors, effective
May 1, 2002.
I’ve included a photo of the fan deck as
well as the booklet and will include the
prices and ordering information at the end
of the column. Prices and time of delivery
tend to vary.
Some publications are free, but most
will not be. If you have the color-chip sets
from the government and know the color
you need, you can order a larger
individual chip for your documentation.
These are $5 each, postage included.
Information about these paint-chip sets
and cross-reference material for different
nationalities is on the International Plastic
Modelers’ Society Web page at
www.ipmsusa.org.
All countries’ air forces have or once
had standard paint schemes for their
different aircraft and the varying theaters
of operation. The paint chips and the
cross-reference sources are one of the best
ways to find the information you need for
color documentation.
The colors in Federal Standard 595B
Colors Used in Government Procurement
are divided into the following groups.
Browns: 10000, 20000, 30000, series
Reds: 11000, 21000, 31000, series
Oranges: 12000, 22000, 32000, series
Yellows: 13000, 23000, 33000, series
Greens: 14000, 24000, 34000, series
Blues: 15000, 25000, 35000, series
Grays: 16000, 26000, 36000, series
Miscellaneous: (blacks, whites, and
metallics)
Fluorescent: 18000, 28000, 38000, series
Another great resource for paint chips
is the M&M Models Military Aircraft
Color Guide 1939-1945. The book
includes paint chips for aircraft of the US
Navy/Marines, US Army, Imperial
Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces,
British Royal Air Force, German
Luftwaffe, Italian Air Force, and armed
services of Russia, Turkey, Romania, and
Hungary.
This paint-chip set is designed
especially for Scale modelers and is
endorsed by Dave Platt who is the AMA
Scale Contest Board chairman. Specific to
military aircraft, the 71 paint chips give
the basic color scheme for all of these
different air forces during World War II.
Olive Drab, shade 41 under US Army
Air Corps and US Air Force, is noted with
the following update: “Many current
documents Quote FS34087 as being Olive
Drab, which in fact it is; however, it is not
Olive Drab that was used in World War II
for which there is no matching current FS
number. The chip provided is the correct
chip.”
Three-views or side views for the
different air forces’ aircraft are provided,
giving “standard” color schemes. These
can vary with the different theaters of
operation, but the basic color chips for
these airplanes and their color schemes
can complete your color documentation.
Sources used for this booklet include
the Federal Standards 595B Colors for US
colors and the British Standards Institute
publication B.S.I. 381C for the British
colors. The R.L.M. color chart
Farbtontafel zur Behandlungs und
Anwendungsdorfchrift fur Flugzeuglacke
116 MODEL AVIATION
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 116
(Ausgabe 1938) was used for the
Luftwaffe colors. Other chips, including
the Japanese, Italian, Rumanian, Turkish,
Hungarian, and Russian colors, are
authenticated by the Chicago Scale
Masters Color Guide.
Many civilian aircraft have paint
schemes that include automobile paint
now, but most of the Golden Era aircraft
from the 1920s to 1939 and even later
used dope. This paint is as hard as a rock
after application, and you need to use a
good face mask and ventilation during its
application (or during the use of any other
paint).
Randolph Products Co. has a color
chart with actual paint chips on it. I picked
mine up for free at the Oshkosh Fly-In. A
local aircraft-supply place might be able to
help you if these color chips match your
paint scheme. There are 42 paint colors on
this small chart, and the chips are
approximately 1⁄2 x 1 inch. They include
Randolph’s entire line of dope paints.
Some of the better-known colors are
Madrid Red (B3534), Lock Haven Yellow
(M-9521), Cub J-3 Yellow (F6285),
Bahama Blue (H-9170), Diana Cream (M-
9518), and Juneau White (B-4243). There
are also engine paint color chips for
Lycoming and Continental brands.
Some companies may have done this,
but it would be great if a paint company
cross-referenced its paint colors to the
Federal 595B paint-chip guide. This would
help sales and give Scale modelers the
correct paint chip for the color we need.
Bookshelf: VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by
Andre R. Zbiegniewski, published by
Kagero and part of the Aircraft Miniature
Series, is from Poland and is written in
Polish and English. There are 80 pages
with World War II black-and-white
photos, color side plates for nine different
aircraft, and a left- and right-side view for
Ike Kepford’s F4U-1A Corsair #29,
showing 16 kill markings.
A color four-view shows each side, top
view, and underwing markings for Corsair
F4U-1D #167 from the USS Bunker Hill.
This Corsair has the famous markings with
the yellow cowl ring and the arrows on the
vertical fin, rudder, and starboard upper
wing panel.
There are some good photos of carrier
operations and these aircraft and crews,
and a complete set of 1⁄72-scale plasticmodel
decals that match the color side
plates is included inside the front cover
with a dust jacket. The artwork on the
front cover depicts Kepford’s F4U.
Look for this publication and similar
ones at Squadron Mail Order, 1115
Crowley Dr., Carrollton TX 75011; Tel.:
(972) 242-8663; Web site: www.squadron.
com.
I’ve run out of room this month, but I’ll
write more next month about paint chips
and paint sources for Scale modelers, as
well as provide cross-reference charts. MA
July 2004 117
Prices include domestic and foreign
postage. Do not send checks; they are not
accepted. Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, an American bank
draft, and international money orders are
accepted. The fastest way is to fax your
order with a credit card number, name,
and expiration date. Money orders should
be made out to GSA/Specification
Section.
Send orders to DSA/FSS/
Specifications Section, 470 L’Enfant
Plaza East SW Suite 8100, Washington
DC 20407; Tel.: (202) 619-8925; Fax:
(202) 619-8985. Contact Mary Crawford
at [email protected] or Lafreda
McLean at [email protected].
M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide
1939-1945 is available from Frank Tiano
Enterprises, 3607 Ventura Dr. E.,
Lakeland FL 33811; Tel.: (863) 607-6611;
Fax: (863) 607-6602; Web site:
www.franktiano.com. The color guide is
$38 plus $2 shipping and handling.
Randolph Products Co., Box 830,
Carlstadt NJ 07072
Check your local aircraft-parts distributor
or trade show for other color-chip sources.
Paint Chip Sources:
Federal Standard 595B Colors effective May 1, 2002.
USA Price Foreign
595B Color Book with change notice A
611 1⁄2 x 1-inch paint chips $60.00 $75.00
Complete set of 611 3 x 5-inch paint chips $625.00 $781.25
Fan deck of 611 1⁄2 x 2-inch paint chips $75.00 $93.75
Individual 3- x 5-inch paint chips $5.00 $6.25
25 individual 3 x 5-inch paint chips $125.00 $156.25
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 117
Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/07
Page Numbers: 114,115,116,117
114 MODEL AVIATION
Stan Alexander, 3709 Valley Ridge Dr., Nashville TN 37211; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL SCALE
COLOR IS ONE of the most controversial aspects of static judging
in Scale competition and Scale modeling. I can’t tell you how many
times I’ve been to a field and someone in the “peanut gallery” has
stated, “There never was a Corsair that color.” Most of the time he or
she is looking at a Hellcat or SBD Dauntless and not even an F4U
Corsair!
I’ve seen aircraft that are shiny and the paint is perfect while other
models of this particular airplane are weather-beaten and look used.
Which is accurate?
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip notebook contains 611
chips. The binder is not included.
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip fan deck is available from
the General Service Administration.
The M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide 1939-1945 is available
through Frank Tiano Enterprises.
The Randolph Color Chip Guide from Randolph Products Co.
includes the company’s line of dope colors.
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:41 pm Page 114
They could both be correct and they could both be incorrect.
Using much research and spending a little money on books, etc., you
can sometimes find enough photos of a World War II aircraft to
model it.
Generally, finding photos of both sides of the fuselage or
additional photos of one airframe is almost impossible. This is why
our Sport Scale competition documentation standards from the AMA
Scale Contest Board are written as they are. FAI competition is
another story when it comes to documentation; that’s why it is called
Museum Scale. Many of the models you see in that competition are
built from full-scale airplanes that are now in museums.
There is little chance of an airplane from the 1930s or earlier
having photo documentation with color unless it’s in a museum or has
been restored. If the aircraft is restored—whether it is military or
civilian—it is usually shiny, with a semigloss or gloss painted finish.
Terry Nitsch flew his F-80 Shooting Star at the 2003 Scale
National Championships in Muncie, Indiana.
VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by Andre R. Zbiegniewski has 80 pages of
World War II aircraft documentation.
.com
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 115
A flat camouflage paint scheme attracts
moisture, and this accelerates the
deterioration of the paint pigment as well
as the surface under it.
Finding accurate paint-chip sources is
necessary for paint and color
documentation, and there are several
sources. I’ve known some serious
modelers to go as far as contacting the
Smithsonian, the US Air Force, or other
resources, including the owners and
aircraft manufacturers.
Full-scale manufacturers generally
have little interest in what we do as
modelers (although there are exceptions),
so we need accepted sources of color
documentation for our models. The rest of
this column will detail colordocumentation
sources.
One of the best sources of paint chips
for documentation is the United States
government. They are available in several
different formats from the General Service
Administration. The most popular set is
the fan deck which includes 611 1⁄2 x 2-
inch paint chips. Another popular set is the
595B color book with 611 1⁄2 x 1-inch
paint chips. These sets are listed under
Federal Standards 595B Colors, effective
May 1, 2002.
I’ve included a photo of the fan deck as
well as the booklet and will include the
prices and ordering information at the end
of the column. Prices and time of delivery
tend to vary.
Some publications are free, but most
will not be. If you have the color-chip sets
from the government and know the color
you need, you can order a larger
individual chip for your documentation.
These are $5 each, postage included.
Information about these paint-chip sets
and cross-reference material for different
nationalities is on the International Plastic
Modelers’ Society Web page at
www.ipmsusa.org.
All countries’ air forces have or once
had standard paint schemes for their
different aircraft and the varying theaters
of operation. The paint chips and the
cross-reference sources are one of the best
ways to find the information you need for
color documentation.
The colors in Federal Standard 595B
Colors Used in Government Procurement
are divided into the following groups.
Browns: 10000, 20000, 30000, series
Reds: 11000, 21000, 31000, series
Oranges: 12000, 22000, 32000, series
Yellows: 13000, 23000, 33000, series
Greens: 14000, 24000, 34000, series
Blues: 15000, 25000, 35000, series
Grays: 16000, 26000, 36000, series
Miscellaneous: (blacks, whites, and
metallics)
Fluorescent: 18000, 28000, 38000, series
Another great resource for paint chips
is the M&M Models Military Aircraft
Color Guide 1939-1945. The book
includes paint chips for aircraft of the US
Navy/Marines, US Army, Imperial
Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces,
British Royal Air Force, German
Luftwaffe, Italian Air Force, and armed
services of Russia, Turkey, Romania, and
Hungary.
This paint-chip set is designed
especially for Scale modelers and is
endorsed by Dave Platt who is the AMA
Scale Contest Board chairman. Specific to
military aircraft, the 71 paint chips give
the basic color scheme for all of these
different air forces during World War II.
Olive Drab, shade 41 under US Army
Air Corps and US Air Force, is noted with
the following update: “Many current
documents Quote FS34087 as being Olive
Drab, which in fact it is; however, it is not
Olive Drab that was used in World War II
for which there is no matching current FS
number. The chip provided is the correct
chip.”
Three-views or side views for the
different air forces’ aircraft are provided,
giving “standard” color schemes. These
can vary with the different theaters of
operation, but the basic color chips for
these airplanes and their color schemes
can complete your color documentation.
Sources used for this booklet include
the Federal Standards 595B Colors for US
colors and the British Standards Institute
publication B.S.I. 381C for the British
colors. The R.L.M. color chart
Farbtontafel zur Behandlungs und
Anwendungsdorfchrift fur Flugzeuglacke
116 MODEL AVIATION
07sig4.QXD 4/23/04 12:42 pm Page 116
(Ausgabe 1938) was used for the
Luftwaffe colors. Other chips, including
the Japanese, Italian, Rumanian, Turkish,
Hungarian, and Russian colors, are
authenticated by the Chicago Scale
Masters Color Guide.
Many civilian aircraft have paint
schemes that include automobile paint
now, but most of the Golden Era aircraft
from the 1920s to 1939 and even later
used dope. This paint is as hard as a rock
after application, and you need to use a
good face mask and ventilation during its
application (or during the use of any other
paint).
Randolph Products Co. has a color
chart with actual paint chips on it. I picked
mine up for free at the Oshkosh Fly-In. A
local aircraft-supply place might be able to
help you if these color chips match your
paint scheme. There are 42 paint colors on
this small chart, and the chips are
approximately 1⁄2 x 1 inch. They include
Randolph’s entire line of dope paints.
Some of the better-known colors are
Madrid Red (B3534), Lock Haven Yellow
(M-9521), Cub J-3 Yellow (F6285),
Bahama Blue (H-9170), Diana Cream (M-
9518), and Juneau White (B-4243). There
are also engine paint color chips for
Lycoming and Continental brands.
Some companies may have done this,
but it would be great if a paint company
cross-referenced its paint colors to the
Federal 595B paint-chip guide. This would
help sales and give Scale modelers the
correct paint chip for the color we need.
Bookshelf: VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by
Andre R. Zbiegniewski, published by
Kagero and part of the Aircraft Miniature
Series, is from Poland and is written in
Polish and English. There are 80 pages
with World War II black-and-white
photos, color side plates for nine different
aircraft, and a left- and right-side view for
Ike Kepford’s F4U-1A Corsair #29,
showing 16 kill markings.
A color four-view shows each side, top
view, and underwing markings for Corsair
F4U-1D #167 from the USS Bunker Hill.
This Corsair has the famous markings with
the yellow cowl ring and the arrows on the
vertical fin, rudder, and starboard upper
wing panel.
There are some good photos of carrier
operations and these aircraft and crews,
and a complete set of 1⁄72-scale plasticmodel
decals that match the color side
plates is included inside the front cover
with a dust jacket. The artwork on the
front cover depicts Kepford’s F4U.
Look for this publication and similar
ones at Squadron Mail Order, 1115
Crowley Dr., Carrollton TX 75011; Tel.:
(972) 242-8663; Web site: www.squadron.
com.
I’ve run out of room this month, but I’ll
write more next month about paint chips
and paint sources for Scale modelers, as
well as provide cross-reference charts. MA
July 2004 117
Prices include domestic and foreign
postage. Do not send checks; they are not
accepted. Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, an American bank
draft, and international money orders are
accepted. The fastest way is to fax your
order with a credit card number, name,
and expiration date. Money orders should
be made out to GSA/Specification
Section.
Send orders to DSA/FSS/
Specifications Section, 470 L’Enfant
Plaza East SW Suite 8100, Washington
DC 20407; Tel.: (202) 619-8925; Fax:
(202) 619-8985. Contact Mary Crawford
at [email protected] or Lafreda
McLean at [email protected].
M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide
1939-1945 is available from Frank Tiano
Enterprises, 3607 Ventura Dr. E.,
Lakeland FL 33811; Tel.: (863) 607-6611;
Fax: (863) 607-6602; Web site:
www.franktiano.com. The color guide is
$38 plus $2 shipping and handling.
Randolph Products Co., Box 830,
Carlstadt NJ 07072
Check your local aircraft-parts distributor
or trade show for other color-chip sources.
Paint Chip Sources:
Federal Standard 595B Colors effective May 1, 2002.
USA Price Foreign
595B Color Book with change notice A
611 1⁄2 x 1-inch paint chips $60.00 $75.00
Complete set of 611 3 x 5-inch paint chips $625.00 $781.25
Fan deck of 611 1⁄2 x 2-inch paint chips $75.00 $93.75
Individual 3- x 5-inch paint chips $5.00 $6.25
25 individual 3 x 5-inch paint chips $125.00 $156.25
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2004/07
Page Numbers: 114,115,116,117
114 MODEL AVIATION
Stan Alexander, 3709 Valley Ridge Dr., Nashville TN 37211; E-mail: [email protected]
RADIO CONTROL SCALE
COLOR IS ONE of the most controversial aspects of static judging
in Scale competition and Scale modeling. I can’t tell you how many
times I’ve been to a field and someone in the “peanut gallery” has
stated, “There never was a Corsair that color.” Most of the time he or
she is looking at a Hellcat or SBD Dauntless and not even an F4U
Corsair!
I’ve seen aircraft that are shiny and the paint is perfect while other
models of this particular airplane are weather-beaten and look used.
Which is accurate?
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip notebook contains 611
chips. The binder is not included.
The Federal Standard 595B color-chip fan deck is available from
the General Service Administration.
The M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide 1939-1945 is available
through Frank Tiano Enterprises.
The Randolph Color Chip Guide from Randolph Products Co.
includes the company’s line of dope colors.
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They could both be correct and they could both be incorrect.
Using much research and spending a little money on books, etc., you
can sometimes find enough photos of a World War II aircraft to
model it.
Generally, finding photos of both sides of the fuselage or
additional photos of one airframe is almost impossible. This is why
our Sport Scale competition documentation standards from the AMA
Scale Contest Board are written as they are. FAI competition is
another story when it comes to documentation; that’s why it is called
Museum Scale. Many of the models you see in that competition are
built from full-scale airplanes that are now in museums.
There is little chance of an airplane from the 1930s or earlier
having photo documentation with color unless it’s in a museum or has
been restored. If the aircraft is restored—whether it is military or
civilian—it is usually shiny, with a semigloss or gloss painted finish.
Terry Nitsch flew his F-80 Shooting Star at the 2003 Scale
National Championships in Muncie, Indiana.
VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by Andre R. Zbiegniewski has 80 pages of
World War II aircraft documentation.
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A flat camouflage paint scheme attracts
moisture, and this accelerates the
deterioration of the paint pigment as well
as the surface under it.
Finding accurate paint-chip sources is
necessary for paint and color
documentation, and there are several
sources. I’ve known some serious
modelers to go as far as contacting the
Smithsonian, the US Air Force, or other
resources, including the owners and
aircraft manufacturers.
Full-scale manufacturers generally
have little interest in what we do as
modelers (although there are exceptions),
so we need accepted sources of color
documentation for our models. The rest of
this column will detail colordocumentation
sources.
One of the best sources of paint chips
for documentation is the United States
government. They are available in several
different formats from the General Service
Administration. The most popular set is
the fan deck which includes 611 1⁄2 x 2-
inch paint chips. Another popular set is the
595B color book with 611 1⁄2 x 1-inch
paint chips. These sets are listed under
Federal Standards 595B Colors, effective
May 1, 2002.
I’ve included a photo of the fan deck as
well as the booklet and will include the
prices and ordering information at the end
of the column. Prices and time of delivery
tend to vary.
Some publications are free, but most
will not be. If you have the color-chip sets
from the government and know the color
you need, you can order a larger
individual chip for your documentation.
These are $5 each, postage included.
Information about these paint-chip sets
and cross-reference material for different
nationalities is on the International Plastic
Modelers’ Society Web page at
www.ipmsusa.org.
All countries’ air forces have or once
had standard paint schemes for their
different aircraft and the varying theaters
of operation. The paint chips and the
cross-reference sources are one of the best
ways to find the information you need for
color documentation.
The colors in Federal Standard 595B
Colors Used in Government Procurement
are divided into the following groups.
Browns: 10000, 20000, 30000, series
Reds: 11000, 21000, 31000, series
Oranges: 12000, 22000, 32000, series
Yellows: 13000, 23000, 33000, series
Greens: 14000, 24000, 34000, series
Blues: 15000, 25000, 35000, series
Grays: 16000, 26000, 36000, series
Miscellaneous: (blacks, whites, and
metallics)
Fluorescent: 18000, 28000, 38000, series
Another great resource for paint chips
is the M&M Models Military Aircraft
Color Guide 1939-1945. The book
includes paint chips for aircraft of the US
Navy/Marines, US Army, Imperial
Japanese Army and Navy Air Forces,
British Royal Air Force, German
Luftwaffe, Italian Air Force, and armed
services of Russia, Turkey, Romania, and
Hungary.
This paint-chip set is designed
especially for Scale modelers and is
endorsed by Dave Platt who is the AMA
Scale Contest Board chairman. Specific to
military aircraft, the 71 paint chips give
the basic color scheme for all of these
different air forces during World War II.
Olive Drab, shade 41 under US Army
Air Corps and US Air Force, is noted with
the following update: “Many current
documents Quote FS34087 as being Olive
Drab, which in fact it is; however, it is not
Olive Drab that was used in World War II
for which there is no matching current FS
number. The chip provided is the correct
chip.”
Three-views or side views for the
different air forces’ aircraft are provided,
giving “standard” color schemes. These
can vary with the different theaters of
operation, but the basic color chips for
these airplanes and their color schemes
can complete your color documentation.
Sources used for this booklet include
the Federal Standards 595B Colors for US
colors and the British Standards Institute
publication B.S.I. 381C for the British
colors. The R.L.M. color chart
Farbtontafel zur Behandlungs und
Anwendungsdorfchrift fur Flugzeuglacke
116 MODEL AVIATION
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(Ausgabe 1938) was used for the
Luftwaffe colors. Other chips, including
the Japanese, Italian, Rumanian, Turkish,
Hungarian, and Russian colors, are
authenticated by the Chicago Scale
Masters Color Guide.
Many civilian aircraft have paint
schemes that include automobile paint
now, but most of the Golden Era aircraft
from the 1920s to 1939 and even later
used dope. This paint is as hard as a rock
after application, and you need to use a
good face mask and ventilation during its
application (or during the use of any other
paint).
Randolph Products Co. has a color
chart with actual paint chips on it. I picked
mine up for free at the Oshkosh Fly-In. A
local aircraft-supply place might be able to
help you if these color chips match your
paint scheme. There are 42 paint colors on
this small chart, and the chips are
approximately 1⁄2 x 1 inch. They include
Randolph’s entire line of dope paints.
Some of the better-known colors are
Madrid Red (B3534), Lock Haven Yellow
(M-9521), Cub J-3 Yellow (F6285),
Bahama Blue (H-9170), Diana Cream (M-
9518), and Juneau White (B-4243). There
are also engine paint color chips for
Lycoming and Continental brands.
Some companies may have done this,
but it would be great if a paint company
cross-referenced its paint colors to the
Federal 595B paint-chip guide. This would
help sales and give Scale modelers the
correct paint chip for the color we need.
Bookshelf: VF 17 “Jolly Rogers” by
Andre R. Zbiegniewski, published by
Kagero and part of the Aircraft Miniature
Series, is from Poland and is written in
Polish and English. There are 80 pages
with World War II black-and-white
photos, color side plates for nine different
aircraft, and a left- and right-side view for
Ike Kepford’s F4U-1A Corsair #29,
showing 16 kill markings.
A color four-view shows each side, top
view, and underwing markings for Corsair
F4U-1D #167 from the USS Bunker Hill.
This Corsair has the famous markings with
the yellow cowl ring and the arrows on the
vertical fin, rudder, and starboard upper
wing panel.
There are some good photos of carrier
operations and these aircraft and crews,
and a complete set of 1⁄72-scale plasticmodel
decals that match the color side
plates is included inside the front cover
with a dust jacket. The artwork on the
front cover depicts Kepford’s F4U.
Look for this publication and similar
ones at Squadron Mail Order, 1115
Crowley Dr., Carrollton TX 75011; Tel.:
(972) 242-8663; Web site: www.squadron.
com.
I’ve run out of room this month, but I’ll
write more next month about paint chips
and paint sources for Scale modelers, as
well as provide cross-reference charts. MA
July 2004 117
Prices include domestic and foreign
postage. Do not send checks; they are not
accepted. Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover, an American bank
draft, and international money orders are
accepted. The fastest way is to fax your
order with a credit card number, name,
and expiration date. Money orders should
be made out to GSA/Specification
Section.
Send orders to DSA/FSS/
Specifications Section, 470 L’Enfant
Plaza East SW Suite 8100, Washington
DC 20407; Tel.: (202) 619-8925; Fax:
(202) 619-8985. Contact Mary Crawford
at [email protected] or Lafreda
McLean at [email protected].
M&M Military Aircraft Color Guide
1939-1945 is available from Frank Tiano
Enterprises, 3607 Ventura Dr. E.,
Lakeland FL 33811; Tel.: (863) 607-6611;
Fax: (863) 607-6602; Web site:
www.franktiano.com. The color guide is
$38 plus $2 shipping and handling.
Randolph Products Co., Box 830,
Carlstadt NJ 07072
Check your local aircraft-parts distributor
or trade show for other color-chip sources.
Paint Chip Sources:
Federal Standard 595B Colors effective May 1, 2002.
USA Price Foreign
595B Color Book with change notice A
611 1⁄2 x 1-inch paint chips $60.00 $75.00
Complete set of 611 3 x 5-inch paint chips $625.00 $781.25
Fan deck of 611 1⁄2 x 2-inch paint chips $75.00 $93.75
Individual 3- x 5-inch paint chips $5.00 $6.25
25 individual 3 x 5-inch paint chips $125.00 $156.25
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