Help with color FS 34031

[Jeff Potter]

Can anyone tell me how to mix or who makes this color Please.
Any help would be appreciated.

Either posting a response or e-mail me please.

Thanks a bunch

Jeff P
Cor...@bbs.pcsonline.com
Warbirds: Flash <VMF-214>

[Catherine Irving]

Jeff
Try Xtracolour X152 US Helo drab which is listed as FS14031.
This is a gloss, but easily corrected with a coat of Flat
Regards
Andy Irving
IPMS Toronto

[Jeff Potter]

Catherine Irving <cathy....@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Thanks for your reply. I work at a hobby shop and as of this time I
have not been able to find a place to get Xtracolour paints. I am
still looking though. Please let me know if you have any other
methods.

Thanks again
Jeff P

cor...@bbs.pcsonline.com
Warbirds: Flash <VMF-214>

[Eric Tripke]

Xtracolor can be obtained via mailorder through VLS. They cost about $1.60 a
tin. Check the latest issues of FSM they have the Phone# etc.

E.T.

P.S. Ive used the color, it looks great on my Apaches and Blackhawks

[Cobra6]

Jeff,

Out of the bottle, a close-ish match is Tamiya Black Green XF27 which is
nearly the same as FS34084, the nearest cousin to FS34031. Paint some on
some styrene and then doctor it until it looks right to you.

Also, a long time ago I came up with the following match to a can of touch
up paint for Army Aircraft Green as the color is called. The formula is
for the old Floqil RR colors, which are now formulated differently so you
may have to fiddle the parts of each item in the mix to get what looks
good to you.

Try:

R45 Pullman Green 44parts
R10 Engine Black 7 parts
DH10 Caboose Red 7 parts
R81 Reefer Yellow 5 parts

This produces a shade that looks like a slightly weathered aircraft (I am
not talking about "scale effect" but the change in shade that Army
Aircraft Green gets by leaving it in the sun for a few days-it is a weird
paint). Drop entirely or reduce the yellow for a slightly darker and more
fresh looking version. If you can't get Floquil then you can probably come
close by mixing any black/red/orange-yellow/green together in the above
ratio but make sure the green is a dark olive-green shade since pullman
green is close to FS34079.

Works on my Apache/Blackhawk/Kiowa stuff.

Pete H.
cob...@aol.com