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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Getting Interior Green Through Mixing...
shonen_red
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 01:42 AM UTC
Anyone knows how to get this color? It is not available in my local hobby shop. All I have is Tamiya Flat Green, Sky and White. Anyone could mix it up for me?
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 02:11 AM UTC
What kind of "interior" are you painting? Modern US vehicles come with either white or lime-green insides... not sure about other kinds of vehicles or eras though... I'd bet most modern armor interiors are white too...

I think Tamiya Sky or J.N. Gray is a good match for US interior green.... it matches the Academy Interior Green I use, anyway....
shonen_red
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 02:37 AM UTC
WWII Aircrafts. Much as I would like to use sky, it doesn't seem to fit. It is somewhat like light green. I dont know how to describe it!!

Try plugging these values in your paint program

R - 150
G - 182
B - 117

There you go
ukgeoff
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Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 04:56 AM UTC
It would help if you said what nationality you required, as the interior shades vary from country to country. If you're using Tamiya paints, the you could try this site.

Tamiya paint mix database
shonen_red
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 01:19 PM UTC
Wow! Thanks for the site! I tried applying Tamiya flat green and it works well. No more need for interior green. Anyways, thanks again for your replies!
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Posted: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 11:55 PM UTC
Hello Shonen_red.

I've dug out my old paintbox, and found the color you need. It was used by the USAF during WWII in nearly all their aircraft. It's called Green Zinc Chromate, and is sold by Testors/Model Master. The paintnumber is 1734.

Hope this helps, John.
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