RN Fleet Air Arm Aircraft Colors 1945-2006

This set of six 3rd Generation acrylic paints is essential for painting models of the fixed wing aircraft used by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm from 1945 until 2006.

During that period, the FAA had firstly adopted the Extra Dark Sea Grey/Sky scheme which was modified in the second half of the 1950s by replacing Sky with White as the underside color. In the late 1960s, the Buccaneer fleet switched to Extra Dark Sea Grey overall finish. The Sea Harriers that were to participate in the Falklands War in 1982, were repainted en route into Medium Sea Grey / Camouflage (Barley) Grey scheme, the latter color being applied only to the undersides of the wings and horizontal tail. After the Falklands War the Sea Harrier fleet received an overall finish of Dark Sea Grey, which was replaced with Medium Sea Grey in the mid-1990s.

This set contains:

• AK11844 RAF Sky
• AK11850 RAF Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381C/640
• AK11868 White (FS 17875)
• AK11854 RAF Camouflage (Barley) Grey BS381C/626
• AK11843 RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637
• AK11851 RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638

Este set de seis pinturas acrílicas de 3ª Generación es esencial para pintar modelos de los aviones de ala fija utilizados por la Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm desde 1945 hasta 2006.

Durante ese periodo, la FAA adoptó en primer lugar el esquema Extra Dark Sea Grey/Sky, que se modificó en la segunda mitad de la década de 1950 sustituyendo el Sky por el White como color de la parte inferior. A finales de la década de 1960, la flota de Buccaneer cambió al acabado general Extra Dark Sea Grey. Los Sea Harrier que iban a participar en la Guerra de las Malvinas en 1982, fueron repintados en ruta con el esquema Gris Mar Medio / Gris Camuflaje (Cebada), aplicándose este último color sólo a la parte inferior de las alas y a la cola horizontal. Tras la guerra de las Malvinas, la flota de Sea Harrier recibió un acabado general en gris mar oscuro, que fue sustituido por el gris mar medio a mediados de la década de 1990.

Este set contiene:

• AK11844 RAF Sky
• AK11850 RAF Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381C/640
• AK11868 White (FS 17875)
• AK11854 RAF Camouflage (Barley) Grey BS381C/626
• AK11843 RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637
• AK11851 RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638