Trying to build AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin
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7 16 December 2023, 10:50
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A favorite machine. And it is not found in stores. And there are so many beautiful livery. I am nobly envious of the project. 🙂 I really liked the approach with the colours. I also often do such research. I'll be sending out my gun metal color choices tonight. The "supplier" here has this color conversion table. It's not complete, but it's useful. hobbyland.bg/colourtable
18 December 2023, 14:21
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As I promised: Model Master 4681, Model Master 4677, Mr. Hobby H-28, Tamiya XF-84, and X-10. lh3.googleuserconten..9-s-no-gm?authuser=0
18 December 2023, 19:58
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First of all, thanks for your advice, I'll keep it in mind.
The model is old, it's about 20 years old and some specific colors have been out of stock for a while. I bought it in 2003/2004 then I was busy and always put it off.
Maybe this time is the right time 😮) I have assembled a Dornier time leter but I have to improve a lot, vinyl for the windows, masking with adequate tape (Tamiya I thought) dilute the paint better, lighter brush strokes etc etc etc I have other projects I care about and want to practice. It will definitely be better than the Dornier ;o)
18 December 2023, 21:37
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Regarding the approach, your appreciation comforts me, I wanted to have some absolute values to refer to in the jungle of existing codings and variants, the intent would ultimately be to equip myself with a set of basic W B R G B matt and glossy colors and find a method to use either RGB but perhaps better CMYK or another methodology for mixing colors perhaps with a graduated test tube. This is for simple colors while metallic and special
I think they should be purchased anyway. Do you think it is too complicated an approach or perhaps given your experience that it does not bring benefits?
18 December 2023, 21:44
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hobbyland.bg/colourtable (Ottimo !!!)
lh3.googleuserconten..9-s-no-gm?authuser=0 (Fantastico !!!)
18 December 2023, 22:02
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Oh no. Using RGB or CMYK values is very misleading. I personally do not use such methods in the hobby. Otherwise, I work in a digital printing house, I understand enough about color patterns and a lot more such nonsense. It is appropriate to use different scales: RAL, US Federal Standard, RLM. The difference is that these are paint scales and they are standard defined.
18 December 2023, 22:43
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Thank you for your valuable advice.
I had in fact doubts about the real possibility ... would need tools from paint industry obviously, you saved me a lot of time, I understood your explanation.
I think I'll use the hex or rgb encoding as a tonal comparison value anyway. Just as an indicative reference to be able to "compare", similar color. I can only lighten or darken. I will practice on this anyway because I want to improve on color management. I will try with some test models.
19 December 2023, 21:21
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Thank you for your valuable advice.
I had in fact doubts about the real possibility ... would need tools from paint industry, you saved me a lot of time that I could have wasted, I understood your explanation.
I think I'll use the hex or rgb encoding as a tonal comparison value anyway. Just as an indicative reference to be able to "compare", similar color. I can only lighten or darken. I will practice this because I will improve on color management. I will try with some test models.
19 December 2023, 21:25
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I think I'll opt for Tamiya X-10 enamel, I don't want to mix acrylics with enamels yet
19 December 2023, 22:16
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Studio e realizzazione del modello AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin in configurazione Canadian Air Force