705NAS Gazelle colours

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705NAS Gazelle colours

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Hi all,

We're currently building a 1:1 scale, fully flyable, 100% accurate Gazelle model ( :whistle: ) in the colours of 705NAS Fleet Air Arm, and are having a few issues making sure we have the colours exactly right.

We know that the colours used were Signal Red (BS381C-537) and "a gloss white", but we're unsure exactly what this gloss white colour is, does anyone know if it has a BC381C number please?

Furthermore, the "Sharks" logo is a gloss black, but again, the exact colour is unknown - anyone?

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The black is BS381C:642 Night but the white? I can't find a BS 381 reference for it.

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I suspect gloss white is gloss white whatever colur standard you use. I also found no BS code for white, but the American Federal Standard system has it listed as FS 17875. I'm sure that would do the job :cool:
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Sounds great but go back further and do a dayglo one with a smart black fin with red shark! :drool:

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st24 wrote:Sounds great but go back further and do a dayglo one with a smart black fin with red shark! :drool:

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Seamus wrote:I suspect gloss white is gloss white whatever colur standard you use. I also found no BS code for white, but the American Federal Standard system has it listed as FS 17875. I'm sure that would do the job :cool:


The one I've seen quoted is FS 17925 as untinted white. I've no idea what the difference is.

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