White Ensign Models Colourcoats

By Michael Benolkin

Last month, we looked at the White Ensign Models line of US Navy Colourcoats - a new line of color-matched enamels that are produced in Humrol/Xtracolor styled tins. This month, we'll look at their line of aircraft colors that are color-matched to their respective standards.

In their US matched colors:

  • ACUS01 Light Gull Gray
  • ACUS02 Dark Gull Gray
  • ACUS03 Light Compass Ghost Gray
  • ACUS04 Dark Compass Ghost Gray
  • ACUS05 WW2 USN Light Gray
  • ACUS06 WW2 USN Blue-Gray
  • ACUS07 WW2 USN Sea Blue
  • ACUS08 WW2 USN Intermediate Blue
  • ACUS09 WW2 USN/USAAF Interior Green
  • ACUS10 WW2 USN Non-Specular White
  • ACUS11 Pre-War Chrome Yellow

In their Royal Navy FAA/Coastal Command Colours:

  • ACRN01 Sky Type S (BS210)
  • ACRN02 Extra Dark Sea Gray (BS640)
  • ACRN03 Dark Sea Gray (BS638)
  • ACRN04 Medium Sea Gray (BS637)
  • ACRN05 Light Slate Gray (BS639)
  • ACRN06 Dark Slate Gray (BS634)

And finally, in their Luftwaffe Line-up:

  • ACLW01 Dunkelgrun RLM83
  • ACLW02 Schwarzgrun RLM70
  • ACLW03 Hellblau RLM65
  • ACLW04 Grun RLM72
  • ACLW05 Grun RLM73
  • ACLW06 Braunviolett RLM81
  • ACLW07 Hellgrau L40/52
  • ACLW08 Dunkelbraun RLM61
  • ACLW09 Grun RLM62
  • ACLW10 Hellgrau RLM63
  • ACLW11 Dunkelgrun RLM71
  • ACLW12 RLM Grau RLM02
  • ACLW13 Dunkelgrau RLM74
  • ACLW14 Mittelgrau RLM75
  • ACLW15 Lichtblau RLM76
  • ACLW16 Schwarzgrau RLM66
  • ACLW17 Hellblau RLM78
  • ACLW18 Sandgelb RLM79

Not a bad variety of colors and this line-up appears to be growing. Stand by for more good things from WEM! I've compared the US colors to the FS color chips that I have handy and found no surprises (would you expect anything else?) and the Luftwaffe and FAA/Coastal Command colors are a great match for similar colors that I have from other manufacturers. What's nice about the tins is that their shelf life is generally longer and you have the built-in paint chips for color-matching on the lids.


You can purchase these and any of the Colourcoat line directly from the White Ensign Models website. They have great service and are a unique resource for the ship modeler - give them a try!

My sincere thanks to White Ensign Models for these review samples!

 

 

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