F4U-1 Corsair Primer and Interior Colors

Tools n' Tips Article by David Rapasi on June 6 2011

The three Corsair photos were scanned using Adobe PhotoShop 5.5 to get the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness of the colors.

Measurements were taken at the darkest areas and at the lightest areas.

Arrows from the color chips point to the areas that were measured.

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The Federal Standard color chips, F.S.30108 & F.S.30109, are the closest match to these colors I could find.

The right side of the Federal Standard color chips are made 20% lighter to give an idea of how these colors might fade.

The Color Hue Degree Chart shows the color hues at 100% Saturation, and 100% Brightness.

Model paint cross reference from,

THE ULTIMATE MODEL PAINT CONVERSION CHART.

F.S. 30108, MM 2096; MM ACRYLIC 4797; HUMBROL 160; GUNZE 17; TAMIYA XF 64.

F.S. 30109, MM 1785; MM ACRYLIC 4675; HUMBROL 180; GUNZE 33.

David Rapasi

Photos and text © by David Rapasi