Rolf Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 We all know the word on the street says. Its Humbrol paint: French blue, or midnight blue. To use on the ANH helmets. To paint the strips, on the side tubes. But are there any out there, there know it for a fact what clour/colours they used in ANH on them. I have also paint a few whit Revell 51 (Revell is the same paint as Humbrol). What do you use/know. Cheers. Rolf . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I think it was TonyRB from the RPB who did research on this Rolf, and was told by the someone from the costuming department that they used "the little paint pots" for the helmets. Tony contacted Humbrol and found out which paints were available in 1976. That's as much as I can remember. It might be worth contacting Revell and even Air-Fix to see if they were making enamel model paints back in 1976. I don't think it's set in stone that only specific colours were used. Chances are, different shades and finishes were used....whatever they had to make them all 'look' the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 as far as i know the humbrol paint theory is still uncertified! the common belief is based on the fact that A.Ainsworth used humbrol paint for other vacuformed stuff. as far as i know at the times of ANH filming there weren´t too many other paints like humbrolon the market. if i remember right i´ve read somewhere that the humbrol color palette matched with what is seen on the trooper helmets like no other color palette from other producers. at least this is what i´ve heard and read about it, sadly nothing really reliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 thanks mates. To me the midnight blue looks too dark. And the french blue, a but too iris/purple. Revell 51 loooks like the stickers in colour . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJCG Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hey Rolf, You also can use testor colors(Ford&GM engine BLUE) for the blue tube stripes as I did. It worked well for me. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Thanks for the link A . Your blue lines looks great! to me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJCG Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thanks Rolf , I am happy the way it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thanks Rolf , I am happy the way the came out. You got a good steady hand buddy. Real nice paint job/helmet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 I buy the 51 blue revell today, for the blue stripes. Its the dude down left corner. The revell box, inside tube. Is for plastic. You just put it on angles/sides, to make a e.g nice box. Like the radio box/back pack. When you have give it a small sand paper job, the plates you have glue together. Looks like a complete box . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Hey Rolf, You also can use testor colors(Ford&GM engine BLUE) for the blue tube stripes as I did. It worked well for me. Cheers A Wow.. Did you use a template for them or did you do them loose handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 I think he use paint tape on the sides, and free paint the bows by hand. I did mine that way too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Dirty Trooper Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Free hand ? Wow, now that's what i call a artwork ! Grtz RAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Here is a shot of mine hand painted TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Free hand..wow The blue stripes look really good, sharp Respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Thanks bro, i try my best . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK6237 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I think it was TonyRB from the RPB who did research on this Rolf, and was told by the someone from the costuming department that they used "the little paint pots" for the helmets. Here´s Tony´s website, with the research he did on the paint: http://www.tonybarnett.plus.com/stres.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Copy that. I remember he´s site, very good stuff there . I still think the might night blue, looks a bit too dark. And the 48 too light. Looks like the 47 back pack blue. But its nice to know, that there was none over 50 back then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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