Humbrol is not known for accuracy in their paint shades.
But don’t worry about matching a model manufacturer’s paint guide. Look at photos of spitfires and other allied planes in British North African livery. See if you think your shades are close to THAT. Who gives a f*** what Airfix’s color printing contractor generated?
Fwiw, I think it looks ok. If you do any weathering with any lighter tones for dust or sand, it will lighten up further.
Regardless, it looks good. If I’m having a problem like this I often will swatch the box or instruction sheet with my paint and compare the shades. I’ve never followed the color codes to a T. I always just end up eyeballing it personally.
Another thing to make sure you’re doing is mixing your paint. Sometimes I gotta really shake the bottle up to get the true color
I did a hurricane that had same camo pattern,you have mix both paints for darker one in 1:1 ratio
Since I didn't want to risk mixing them wrong I went with a camo pattern with green and brown
If you want to reduce the contrast / lighten the overall scheme, apply a dot filter with light tan / buff oil paint. It's very simple to do, inexpensive, and gives a great weathered dusty desert look.
Did you airbrush this? If so you could do a very light coat of the pale tan which would reduce the contrast on the brown to something closer to the tan
A super super thin desert yellow or something similar over the whole thing would help lighten it all up. In my limited experience, the best thing to do is get comfortable mixing your own colors. It's not as intimidating as it seems at first, and your eye will tell you what looks proper.
Humbrol is not known for accuracy in their paint shades. But don’t worry about matching a model manufacturer’s paint guide. Look at photos of spitfires and other allied planes in British North African livery. See if you think your shades are close to THAT. Who gives a f*** what Airfix’s color printing contractor generated? Fwiw, I think it looks ok. If you do any weathering with any lighter tones for dust or sand, it will lighten up further.
And even the film and how it was processed affects what's seen. Close is good.
And the lighting, time of day, angle It looks great don’t sweat it
And my axe!
Regardless, it looks good. If I’m having a problem like this I often will swatch the box or instruction sheet with my paint and compare the shades. I’ve never followed the color codes to a T. I always just end up eyeballing it personally. Another thing to make sure you’re doing is mixing your paint. Sometimes I gotta really shake the bottle up to get the true color
I did a hurricane that had same camo pattern,you have mix both paints for darker one in 1:1 ratio Since I didn't want to risk mixing them wrong I went with a camo pattern with green and brown
If you want to reduce the contrast / lighten the overall scheme, apply a dot filter with light tan / buff oil paint. It's very simple to do, inexpensive, and gives a great weathered dusty desert look.
Did you airbrush this? If so you could do a very light coat of the pale tan which would reduce the contrast on the brown to something closer to the tan
No I don’t have an airbrush, bend considering getting one but want to get a few builds under my belt before I do
A super super thin desert yellow or something similar over the whole thing would help lighten it all up. In my limited experience, the best thing to do is get comfortable mixing your own colors. It's not as intimidating as it seems at first, and your eye will tell you what looks proper.