Hi all,

I hope someone can help, this becoming a bloomin' headache!
I use Vallejo Model Air and Revell paints but I'm struggling to find a colour match in Revell for Dark Ghost Grey and Light Ghost Grey.

I know it's available in Model Air under 0047 and 0050, but I can't find a local stockist and my Tomcat is begging me to paint. Is there a match in the Revell range that I might already have? If so, what is the paint reference in the Revell acrylic range? It doesn't have to be absolutely 100%, I'd be happy with 90% accuracy so I can crack on while I wait for the online retailers to deliver the vallejo for my Chippy Ho! F18...

Thanks

Jon

Hey there Jon,

Here is the site I use, it compares just about every kind of paint to one another:

http://www.aoou52.dsl.pipex.com/paint.htm

From what I can see you are looking at:

Vallejo Air 0047 US Grey = FS36320, RAL7037 - T:XF22 GS:H307 R:57 MM:1741 MM:8423

Vallejo Air 0050 Light Grey = FS36375, RAL7040 - T:XF19 GS:H308 MM:1728 MM:8333

T=Tamiya
GS = Gunze (I think)
R=Revell (I think)
MM=Model Master, and since there are 2 numbers, I assume one is their enamel and one their acrylic.

I don't see a Revell equivalent for Vallejo Air 0050, but you should be able to find something else from that webpage.

Hi Jon,

Forgive any redundancy, but here's the only info I can come up with. I tried to cross-reference the differences between FS and other standards.
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I would use Revell's 374, and then find one of their grays a bit darker, perhaps Mouse Grey.

Light Ghost Gray is FS 36375 as is Light compass gray. Revell's 374 RAL 7001 Silbergrau is also FS:36375, as are Humbrol 64/127 and Xtracolor X:X255.

Dark Ghost Gray, used on the KC-10 and KC-135, is also known as Dark compass gray, FS 36320

On F-15s, Ghost Gray is FS:36320/36375, a.k.a. Dark and Light compass grays.

*Urban Fredriksson's Color Reference Charts

Wow, thanks guys. You are legends!