AIRCRAFT COLOURS
To give you an idea of what they look like, take a look at Peter Hall's Devastator, or just to show it ain't just plastic kits that benefit from Colourcoats, try Dennis Richardson's radio controlled Avenger.
Read an independent review of the Colourcoats Luftwaffe paints, or see the results..
...and a review of the Imperial Japanese aircraft colours
....and the WWII Soviet ones.
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CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
| USN/USMC/USAAF/USAF AIRCRAFT COLOURS | |
| AC US 01 | LIGHT GULL GRAY (FS26440) |
| AC US 02 | DARK GULL GRAY (FS26231) |
| AC US 03 | LIGHT GHOST GRAY (FS26375) (Current Lo-Viz) |
| AC US 04 | DARK GHOST GRAY (FS26320) (Current Lo-Viz) |
| AC US 05 | WW2 USN LIGHT GRAY |
| AC US 06 | WW2 USN BLUE GRAY (FS25189) |
| AC US 07 | WW2 USN SEA BLUE (FS25042) |
| AC US 08 | WW2 USN INTERMEDIATE BLUE (FS25164) |
| AC US 09 | WW2 USN/USAAF INTERIOR GREEN (FS24151) |
| AC US 10 | WW2 USN NON SPECULAR WHITE |
| AC US 11 | PRE-WAR CHROME YELLOW (FS23538) |
| AC US 12 | USAAF OLIVE DRAB (ANA 613) |
| AC US 13 | USAAF NEUTRAL GRAY (ANA 43) |
| AC US 14 | GUNSHIP GRAY (FS26118) |
| AC US 15 | OLIVE DRAB 41 (EARLY WWII) |
| AC US 16 | MEDIUM GREEN 42 |
| AC US 17 | USAF GRAY FS36622 |
| AC US 18 | USAF TAN FS30219 |
| AC US 19 | USAF GREEN OLIVE DRAB FS 34102 |
| AC US 20 | USAF DARK GREEN FS 34079 |
| AC US 21 | USAF ADC GRAY FS 16473 |
| AC US 22 | ZINC CHROMATE GREEN |
| AC US 23 | ZINC CHROMATE YELLOW |
| AC US 24 | DULL DARK GREEN (interior colour used WWII-early 1950's) |
| AC US 24 | US ARMY HELO GREEN FS 34031 (used 1990's to date) |
FLEET AIR ARM/ROYAL AIR FORCE |
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| AC RN 01 | SKY "S" TYPE (BS210) |
| AC RN 02 | EXTRA DARK SEA GREY (BS640) |
| AC RN 03 | DARK SEA GREY (BS638) |
| AC RN 04 | MEDIUM SEA GREY (BS637) |
| AC RN 05 | LIGHT SLATE GREY (BS639) |
| AC RN 06 | DARK SLATE GREY (BS634) |
| AC RN 07 | OCEAN GREY |
| AC RN 08 | BARLEY GREY (BS18-B-21) |
| AC RN 09 | DARK GREEN (BS241) |
| AC RN 10 | DARK EARTH (BS450) |
| AC RN 11 | MIDDLE STONE |
| AC RN 12 | AZURE BLUE |
| AC RN 13 | SKY GREY |
| AC RN 14 | PRU BLUE |
| AC RN 15 | RAF GREEN BS241 (RAF STRIKE AIRCRAFT 1950'S TO 1998) |
| AC RN 16 | RAF GULF PINK/SAND |
| AC RN 17 | NIGHT BS 642 (night bomber underside) |
| AC RN 18 | OLIVE DRAB BS 220 (used on Chinooks etc.) |
| AC RN 19 | RAF BLUE-GREY BS 633 (used on Lynxes etc., plus WWII RAF vehicles & ground equipment) |
| AC RN 20 | LIGHT AIRCRAFT GREY BS 627 (used on many post-war RAF aircraft) |
| AC RN 21 | YELLOW (used on training aircraft and ID stripes) |
| AC RN 22 | DULL RED (used for lettering and ID markings on WWII aircraft) |
| AC RN 23 | LIGHT MEDITERRANEAN BLUE |
| AC RN 24 | SKY BLUE (matt finish) (inter-war/early WWII colour) |
| AC RN 25 | LIGHT GREEN (inter-war/early WWII colour) |
| AC RN 26 | LIGHT EARTH (inter-war/early WWII colour) |
| AC RN 27 | RAF/RN ROUNDEL RED |
| AC RN 28 | INTERIOR GREY-GREEN (pre-war to 1950's) |
| AC RN 29 | SKY BLUE BS 381c No.1 (early WWII underside colour) |
| AC RN 30 | EAU DE NIL BS 381c No.16 (early WWII underside colour) |
| AC RN 31 | WWII RAF/RN ROUNDEL BLUE |
| AC LE 01 | LIMITED EDITION - RAF ANTI-FLASH WHITE |
| AC LE 02 | LIMITED EDITION - RAF HEMP |
| IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AIRCRAFT REVIEW | |
| AC J 01 | IJN AIRCRAFT GREEN |
| AC J 02 | NAKAJIMA NAVY GREY |
| AC J 03 | NAKAJIMA NAVY GREEN |
| AC J 04 | NAKAJIMA INTERIOR GREY-GREEN |
| AC J 05 | NAKAJIMA ARMY GREEN |
| AC J 06 | MITSUBISHI NAVY GREEN |
| AC J 07 | MITSUBISHI NAVY GREY |
| AC J 08 | MITSUBISHI COWL BLUE-BLACK |
| AC J 09 | KAWASAKI ARMY GREEN |
| AC J 10 | KAWANISHI GREEN |
| AC J 11 | OVERALL LIGHT GREY |
| AC J 12 | UNDERSURFACE GREY-GREEN |
| AC J 13 | RED-BROWN PRIMER |
| AC J 14 | EARTH BROWN |
| AC J 15 | AOTAKE |
| AC J 16 | MITSUBISHI ZERO GREY-GREEN |
| AC J 17 | NAKAJIMA AMBER GREY (AMEIRO) |
| AC J 18 | MITSUBISHI INTERIOR GREEN |
| AC J 19 | WING STRIP ID YELLOW |
| WWII LUFTWAFFE | |
| AC LW 01 | SCHWARZGRUN (RLM 83) |
| AC LW 02 | DUNKELGRUN (RLM 70) |
| AC LW 03 | HELLBLAU (RLM 65) |
| AC LW 04 | GRUN (RLM 72) |
| AC LW 05 | GRUN (RLM 73) |
| AC LW 06 | BRAUNVIOLETT (RLM 81) |
| AC LW 07 | HELLGRAU (L40/52) |
| AC LW 08 | DUNKELBRAUN (RLM 61) |
| AC LW 09 | GRUN (RLM 62) |
| AC LW 10 | HELLGRAU (RLM 63) |
| AC LW 11 | DUNKELGRUN (RLM 71) |
| AC LW 12 | RLM GRAU (RLM 02) |
| AC LW 13 | DUNKELGRAU, GRUNLICH (RLM 74) |
| AC LW 14 | MITTELGRAU (RLM 75) |
| AC LW 15 | LICHTBLAU (RLM76) |
| AC LW 16 | SCHWARZGRAU (RLM 66) |
| AC LW 17 | HELLBLAU (RLM 78) |
| AC LW 18 | SANDGELB (RLM79) |
| AC LW 19 | OLIVGRUN (RLM 80) |
| AC LW 20 | HELLGRUN (RLM 82) |
| AC LW 21 | GELB (RLM 04) |
| AC LE 03 | LIMITED EDITION - ZITRONGELB (RLM 1012) |
| AC LE 04 | LIMITED EDITION - ROT (RAL 3000) |
| AC LE 05 | LIMITED EDITION - GRAUBLAU (RAL 5008) |
| AC LE 06 | LIMITED EDITION - GRÜN (RAL 6010) |
| AC LE 07 | LIMITED EDITION - BRAUN (RAL 8003) |
| AC LE 08 | LIMITED EDITION - ROTBRAUN (Flieglack 7142) |
| AC LE 09 | LIMITED EDITION - ELEFENBEIN (FAS 1 – NSFK) |
| AC LE 10 | LIMITED EDITION - BRAUN (FAS 3 – NSFK) |
| AC LE 11 | LIMITED EDITION - GRÜN (FAS 4 – NSFK) |
| AC LE 12 | LIMITED EDITION - GELB (FAS 5 – NSFK) |
| AC LE 13 | LIMITED EDITION - GRAU (FAS 6 – NSFK) |
| AC LE 14 | LIMITED EDITION - KADMIERT |
| AC LE 15 | LIMITED EDITION - GRÜN (IKAROL 201) |
| WWII SOVIET REVIEW | |
| AC S 01 | AII BLUE (Main underside colour pre and early WWII) |
| AC S 02 | AMT7 BLUE (Replaced AII Blue for rest of WWII) |
| AC S 03 | AII GREEN (Topside colour pre and early WWII) |
| AC S 04 | AII/AMT BLACK |
| AC S 05 | WUP GREY INTERIOR PRIMER (Used on wooden sections) |
| AC S 06 | IMUP BLUE-GREY METAL PRIMER (Used inside cockpits) |
| AC S 07 | ALG-5 GREY METAL PRIMER (Used on mid to late WWII La-5/7 & YAK-3 aircraft amongst others) |
| AC S 08 | AMT-4 OLIVE GREEN |
| AC S 09 | AMT-1 (LIGHT) GREY (Widely used on IL-2 aircraft) |
| AC S 10 | AMT-1 (DARK) GREY (Widely used on IL-2 aircraft) |
| AC S 11 | AMT-11 BLUE-GREY (Used on all mid to late WWII fighters) |
| AC S 12 | AMT-12 DARK GREY (Used on all mid to late WWII fighters) |
| AC S 13 | TRACTOR GREEN (Used on IL & YAK aircraft) |
| AC S 14 | AE9 GREY |
| AC S 15 | AII LIGHT BROWN |
| AC S 16 | AII DARK BROWN |
| AC S 17 | 4BO ARMY GREEN |
| WWII REGIA AERONATICA | |
| AC RA 01 | GIALLO MIMETICO 1 (Camouflage yellow used by Fiat) |
| AC RA 02 | GIALLO MIMETICO 2 (Camouflage yellow used by Piaggio) |
| AC RA 03 | GIALLO MIMETICO 3 (Camouflage yellow used by Breda, Caproni, CRDA, Fiat, IMAM and SIAI) |
| AC RA 04 | GIALLO MIMETICO 4 (Camouflage yellow used by Aermacchi and IMAM) |
| AC RA 05 | VERDE MIMETICO 1 (Camouflage green used by Fiat and SIAI. Main topside colour in continental camouflage, used for blotches in desert schemes) |
| AC RA 06 | VERDE MIMETICO 2 (Camouflage green used by Aermacchi and Piaggio. Main topside colour in continental camouflage, used for blotches in desert schemes) |
| AC RA 07 | VERDE MIMETICO 3 (Camouflage green used by Breda, Caproni, Fiat and IMAM. Main topside colour in continental camouflage, used for blotches in desert schemes) |
| AC RA 08 | VERDE MIMETICO 53192 (Camouflage green used by Caproni, CFDA, Fiat and SIAI) |
| AC RA 09 | VERDE OLIVA SCURO 2 (Camouflage green used as overall topside colour in latter stages of WWII, particularly on Reggiane aircraft) |
| AC RA 10 | NOCCIOLA CHIARO (Background mid brown for MC 202's) |
| AC RA 11 | MARRONE MIMETICO 1 (Camouflage brown used by Fiat and SIAI) |
| AC RA 12 | MARRONE MIMETICO 2 (Camouflage brown used by Caproni, Fiat, IMAM and Piaggio) |
| AC RA 13 | BRUNO MIMETICO (Camouflage brown used by Breda, Caproni, CRDA, IMAM, Aermacchi and Piaggio) |
| AC RA 14 | GRIGIO MIMETICO (Underside camouflage grey) |
| AC RA 15 | GRIGIO AZZURRO CHIARO (Underside grey, widely used after 1941) |
| AC RA 16 | GRIGIO AZZURRO SCURO (Dark blue-grey used on maritime aircraft and night-fighters) |
| AC RA 17 | BIANCO AVORIO (Desert pink, used on FN 305's & SM 81's) |
| AC RA 18 | ALLUMINIO (Aluminium paint used on undersides pre and early war) |
| PRE-1945 FRENCH | |
| AC F 01 | VERT MOYEN (Medium green) |
| AC F 02 | VERT FONCE (Ivy green) |
| AC F 03 | TERRE D'OMBRE NAT. (Raw earth) |
| AC F 04 | CHOCOLAT (Burnt sienna) |
| AC F 05 | GRIS FONCE (Dark grey-blue) |
| AC F 06 | OMBRE CALCINEE (Dark earth) |
| AC F 07 | KAKI (Dark olive drab) |
| AC F 08 | VERT (Green) |
| AC F 09 | GRIS BLEU CLAIR (Sky grey) |
| AC F 10 | GRIS BLEU CIEL (Sky blue) |
| AC F 11 | CHAMOIS (Interior protective coating) |
| AC F 12 | BLUE FONCE (Cockpit interior dark blue) |
| MODERN SOVIET/RUSSIAN FEDERATION | |
| AC SM 01 | PALE BLUE-GREY (for the Su-27 Flanker family) |
| AC SM 02 | MEDIUM BLUE (for the Su-27 Flanker family) |
| AC SM 03 | DARK BLUE GREY (for the Su-27 Flanker family) |
| AC SM 04 | LIGHT GREY (for MiG 29's) |
| AC SM 05 | BLUE-GREY (for MiG 29's) |
| AC SM 06 | GREY (for MiG 21 (early), MiG 23 (early), Mig 25, MiG 31, Su 24 Fencer, Tu22M Backfire etc.) |
| AC SM 07 | MiG COCKPIT INTERIOR TURQUOISE (for MiG 21, 23, 25 & 27) |
| AC SM 08 | MiG RADOME GREY |
| AC SM 09 | LIGHT BROWN (for MiG 21 (late), MiG 23, MiG 27, Su 17 & Su 25) |
| AC SM 10 | SAND (for MiG 21 (late), MiG 23, MiG 27, Su 17 & Su 25) |
| AC SM 11 | BROWN (for MiG 21 (late), MiG 23, MiG 27, Su 17 & Su 25) |
| AC SM 12 | GREEN (for MiG 21 (late), MiG 23, MiG 27, Su 17 & Su 25) |
| AC SM 13 | LIGHT STONE (for Mil 24 Hind & Mil 17 Hip) |
| ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE | |
| AC OZ 01 | RAAF SKY BLUE |
| AC OZ 02 | RAAF FOLIAGE GREEN |
| AC OZ 03 | RAAF EARTH BROWN |
| AC OZ 04 | RAAF LIGHT EARTH |
| AC OZ 05 | RAAF K5 LIGHT GREEN |
| AC OZ 06 | RAAF DARK EARTH |
| AC OZ 07 | RAAF DARK GREEN |
| AC OZ 08 | RAAF EXTRA DARK SEA GREY |
| AC OZ 09 | RAAF DARK SEA GREY |
| AC OZ 10 | RAAF DARK SLATE GREY |
| AC OZ 11 | RAAF LIGHT SLATE GREY |
| AC OZ 12 | RAAF MEDIUM SEA GREY |
| AC OZ 13 | RAAF NIGHT BLACK |
| AC OZ 14 | RAAF DULL BLUE |
| AC OZ 15 | RAAF YELLOW |
| AC OZ 16 | RAAF INTERIOR LIGHT GREEN |
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