jtudor
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It's model related, but it will be a stationary model.
My wife got me the Revell Plastic model for the 4-8-8-4 Big boy for Christmas. I haven't started building it yet because I am having a problem finding the paint. Revell does not say what manufacturers baint names or numbers are used in the instructions, and I cannot find the color names anywhwere so far. Revell does not even give paint chips and I wowuld really like to have the colors as close to right as possible.
Here is what I have from the instruction sheet:
The color numbers are from the German colors:
My wife got me the Revell Plastic model for the 4-8-8-4 Big boy for Christmas. I haven't started building it yet because I am having a problem finding the paint. Revell does not say what manufacturers baint names or numbers are used in the instructions, and I cannot find the color names anywhwere so far. Revell does not even give paint chips and I wowuld really like to have the colors as close to right as possible.
Here is what I have from the instruction sheet:
The color numbers are from the German colors:
Aluminum, metallic 99 Humbrol 56
Black, matt 8 Humbrol 33
Stone grey, matt 75 Humbrol 64
Olive brown, matt 86 Humbrol 26
Steel, metallic 91 Humbrol 27003 Temp not avail.
Anthracite gray, matt 9 Humbrol 85
Fiery red, silky-matt 330 Humbrol 132 (description does not say matt)
Brass, metallic 92 Found Humborl Humbrol 54
Any help would be appreciated, I really want to get this model built and to make it a nice looking one too.Black, matt 8 Humbrol 33
Stone grey, matt 75 Humbrol 64
Olive brown, matt 86 Humbrol 26
Steel, metallic 91 Humbrol 27003 Temp not avail.
Anthracite gray, matt 9 Humbrol 85
Fiery red, silky-matt 330 Humbrol 132 (description does not say matt)
Brass, metallic 92 Found Humborl Humbrol 54
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