Model Paint Color Translations

[Chad Dunham]

I've noticed a few questions lately about color matches for valkyrie kits. A long time ago, I translated several of the old-school instruction sheets with paint mixtures, so I thought I'd pass them along to anyone who wants to match those colors. All refer to Gunze Sangyo paint colors, and all are "real type" (as opposed to "anime type") color schemes.

* Valkyrie VF-1S:

** Bare White: H1 White 95% + H16 Yellow-Green 1% + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Soft Black: H2 Black 81% + H1 White 15% + H40 Flat Base 40%

** Soft Yellow: H34 Cream Yellow 70% + H4 Yellow 20% + H7 Brown 6% + H2 Black 2% + H40 Flat Base 2%

* Valkyrie VF-1J:

** Bare White (as above)

** Metal Black: H18 Steel 45% + H2 Black 45% + H40 Flat Base 10%

** Bare Red: H3 Red 96% + H2 Black 1 or 2 drops (per bottle of mixed paint?) + H40 Flat Base 40%

* Valkyrie VF-1D:

** Light Sail: H85 Sail Color 88% + H52 Olive Drab 10% + H4 Yellow 2%

** Vermillion: H23 Shine Red 96% + H2 Black 2% + H40 Flat Base 2%

** Metal Black (as above)

* Valkyrie VF-1A:

** Soft Stone: H44 Flesh 97% + H2 Black 2% + H4 Yellow 1%

** Light Sepia: H17 Cocoa Brown 45% + H58 Interior Green 50% + H1 White 3% + H40 Flat Base 2%

** Bare White (as above)

[jardann]

Thanks, that's some interesting information.

And welcome to the boards!

[Chad Dunham]

Thanks, that's some interesting information.

And welcome to the boards!

Thanks! I've got translations for some more of the kits too. I'll try to get them posted tonight.

[Chad Dunham]

* SDF-1

(This one is a little strange. The cruiser mode and attack mode have different colors)

** Middle Red - H3 Red 60% + H7 Brown 20% + H1 White 15% + H40 Flat Base 5%

** Middle Blue (cruiser mode): H5 Blue 63% + H4 Yellow 15% + H1 White 15% + H2 Black 3% + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Sea Green (attack mode): H5 Blue 56% + H4 Yellow 30% + H1 White 5% + H2 Black 5% + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Middle Gray: H75 Dark Sea Gray 93% + H5 Blue 5% + H1 White 1% + H40 Flat Base 1%

* Destroid Defender

** Middle Khaki: H81 Khaki 96% + H8 Silver 8% + H1 White 1 or 2 drops

** Dark Green: H68 RLM Dark Gray 84% + H7 Brown 6% + H8 Silver 5% + H40 Flat Base 5%

** Gun Black: H77 Tire Black 96% + H8 Silver 4%

* Destroid Tomahawk

** Hawk Gray: H53 Neutral Gray 90% + H1 White 10% + H5 Blue 1 or 2 drops

** Middle Ash(?): H84 Mahogany 90% + H1 White 10%

** Soft Black (Refer to VF-1S in prior post)

* Destroid Phalanx

** Soft Black (see VF-1S instructions)

** Black-Green: H59 IJN Green 90% + H4 Yellow 5% + H1 White 1% + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Middle Sand: H34 Cream Yellow 77% + H4 Yellow 15% + H7 Brown 2% + H2 Black 4% + H40 Flat Base 2%

* Destroid Spartan

** Sea Gray: H62 IJA Gray 95% + H1 White 5%

** Middle Red (Refer to SDF-1)

** Soft Green: H59 IJN Green 85% + H1 White 10% + H40 Flat Base 5%

* Quadrano

** Hawk Gray (Refer to Tomahawk)

** Middle Purple: H39 Purple 88% + H2 Black 10% + H40 Flat Base 2%

** Soft Green: (Refer to Destroid Spartan)

* Armored Valkyrie

** Bare Gray: H1 White 95% + H2 Black 1 or 2 drops + H4 Yellow 1 or 2 drops + H5 Blue 1 or 2 drops + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Dark Blue: H54 Navy Blue 88% + H2 Black 5% + H5 Blue 5% + H40 Flat Base 2%

* Regult

** Soft Gray: H75 Dark Sea Gray 89% + H1 White 10% + H8 Silver 1%

** Pearl(?) White: H1 White 94% + H2 Black 1 or 2 drops + H4 Yellow 1 or 2 drops + H40 Flat Base 4%

** Metal Blue: H54 Navy Blue 57% + H5 Blue 40% + H8 Silver 1 or 2 drops + H40 Flat Base 2%

[skull_leader_v1]

you dont have info for other kinds of model by chance? namely some of the bandai gundam kits? >_>

Edited January 9, 2007 by skull_leader_v1

[anime52k8]

any way we could get these using FS and or RLM numbers.

[Chad Dunham]

you dont have info for other kinds of model by chance? namely some of the bandai gundam kits? >_>

If it's a kit I happen to own, I can do it for you. Which ones are you interested in?

[Chad Dunham]

any way we could get these using FS and or RLM numbers.

Sorry, those weren't provided in this source, and the colors used aren't military colors, for the most part. I think some of the colors used on the Hasegawa kits have military numbers, but they aren't the same colors as these.

[skull_leader_v1]

If it's a kit I happen to own, I can do it for you. Which ones are you interested in?

just one for now, its the Universal Cetury HG kit for the Dom Troppen, but the on i have is the Sand colored one as opposed to the the purple and what not colored one...

[Chad Dunham]

just one for now, its the Universal Cetury HG kit for the Dom Troppen, but the on i have is the Sand colored one as opposed to the the purple and what not colored one...

Sorry, don't own that kit, but if you can scan the page from the manual that has the paint information on it I can try to dope it out for you.

[ChaosWarrior]

any way we could get these using FS and or RLM numbers.

Maybe this could be of some use:

http://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/colorcharts_2.asp

There are lots of color conversion and reference charts. I've used these charts when translating colors from other brands to Humbrol.

ChaosWarrior

[skull_leader_v1]

Sorry, don't own that kit, but if you can scan the page from the manual that has the paint information on it I can try to dope it out for you.

ill see if my dinosaur scanner still has drivers available...