SH-2G(NZ) colours

[peter104]

Does any one know the colours that these New Zealand helicopters are painted in?
Model Alliance give FS36495 as the overall colour, but to me the colour seems more yellowish/brownish in the neighbourhood of FS36555.

Any info appreciated.

Peter

[alfie]

Hi Peter

Found this on the 'net? rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Modelling

Regards, Alfie

[alfie]

I put this query in my latest Magazine column and the NZ Aviation SIG have responded with this information:

SEA SPRITE
overall colour- Grey FS26440

Markings - Blue FS25237

Wheel hubs- Grey FS26440

The Model Alliance Sea Sprite sheet has the markngs very close to FS26400 but with green cast. Therefore not great but all there is at the moment.

Cheers

NZ Aviation SIG

Regards, Alfie

[alfie]

An update from New Zealand:

I rang the RNZAF museum about the colours of this machine. This is what they told me.

FS26440 light gull grey overall Humbrol paint no HU183.

FS25237 blue grey for markings and instructions Humbrol paint no HU145.

I hope this does help a bit.

Regards, Alfie

[peter104]

Hi Alfie,

Thanks for all the effort.

This is a photograph I took at this years Warbirds over Wanaka airshow.



The colour as observed does not match Humbrol183, althouhj that may be the originally specified colour.

Could it be that the FS 26440 is lightly applied over a yellowish basecoat?

Regards,

Peter

[GR1]

Coincidentally, SAM Publications are covering the Seasprite in the latest issues of MAMI and SAMI... the former has some pics of NZ aircraft and includes a colour profile. Hitting the shops any time now.

Unfortunately, as seems to be commonplace of late, there are no colour descriptions accompanying the profiles.... which always strikes me as a missed chance.

We all seem to like profiles but they're much less useful without a description of what the colours are!!!