Colorazioni aerei US moderni
1) US Navy and US Marines and US Air Force â Today â Tactical fighters and fighter-bombers and electronic warfare planes tend to appear in multiple gray colors- it used to be the Navy was all about Light Gull Gray, 36440 (flat) or 26440 (semi gloss), and the USAF about Ghost Gray Light and Dark, but its bit more mixed up now. The transport planes like C-5, C-17, KC-10, KC-135, C-130, etc, tend to be one or two grays, 36118 Gunship Gray (a darker tone) being very popular for transports. Generally muted national markings, some bright tail or nose art. Some examples:
FA-18E & F, F-15 Air Superiority, (FS595b)
36320 Dark Ghost Gray, â MM Acryl 4761, Polly Scale 505374, Gunze H053, Revell 36374, Humbroil 128, Vallejo 047
36375 Light Ghost Gray, â MM Acryl 4762, Polly Scale 505376, Gunze â¦., Revell â¦.Humbroil 127, Vallejo 050, 990
F-15 FS595b:
36176 Dark Gray, â MM Acryl 4754, Polly Scale 505232, Gunze â¦., Revell â¦., Humbroil â¦., Vallejo â¦.
36375 Medium Gray, â MM Acryl â¦., Polly Scale 505330, Gunze â¦., Revell â¦., Humbroil â¦., Vallejo â¦.
F-16 Three tone, mix of semi-gloss and glossy:
36118 Dark Sea Gray, Flat, â MM Acryl 4752, Polly Scale 414182; 505382, Gunze ⦠Humbroil â¦., Revell, Tamiya XF24, Vallejo 053, 868
26118 Dark Sea Gray, Satin, â MM Acryl â¦., Polly Scale â¦., Gunze ⦠Humbroil 125, Revell, Tamiya â¦., Vallejo â¦.
36270 Neutral Gray, Flat, â MM Acryl 4757, Polly Scale 505384, Gunze ⦠Humbroil â¦., Revell, Tamiya XF24, Vallejo 048, 870
26270 Neutral Gray, Satin, â MM Acryl â¦., Polly Scale 505258 Gunze ⦠Humbroil 126, Revell, Tamiya â¦., Vallejo â¦.
36375 Light Ghost Gray, â MM Acryl 4762, Polly Scale 505376, Gunze â¦., Revell â¦.Humbroil 127, Vallejo 050, 990
2) US Navy, 1970s, 36440 Light Gull Gray overall (F-14s, F4s, RF-8s) or on top side with glossy white on the bottom. muted black or gray national markings.
3) US Navy, 1960s, late 1950s. 26440 semi-gloss Light Gull Gray or 16440 glossy Light Gull Gray on topside, glossy white on bottom. Bright color national markings, squadron markings
4) US Navy, Mid 1950s, Korean War, late 1940s. Glossy Sea Blue overall. Grumman airplanes often omitted the Insignia Blue disc and outline on their national markings and just featured white stars and bars against the Sea Blue.
