AKIRC963 - AK Interactive Real Colors RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637 17 ml.

AKIRC963 - AK Interactive Real Colors RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637 17 ml.

A medium, neutral blue-grey tone — RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637, one of the most widely used RAF colours across an extraordinarily long service life, appearing as a lower surface colour in WWII, an upper surface colour for cold war tactical aircraft and V-bombers, and the overall finish of the RAF Tornado fleet into the 2000s. Part of the AK Interactive Real Colors Military range in the new 17ml plastic dropper bottle, RC963 is included in AK's WWII RAF Aircraft Colors set, WWII RAF Day Fighter Scheme set, and Cold War & Modern RAF Aircraft Colors set.

RC963 RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637 spans an extraordinary range of applications. It is correct for Day Fighter Scheme lower surface colour August 1941–1947 on Spitfire, Typhoon, Tempest, and associated types; upper surface colour for RAF high-flying day fighters 1943–1945; RAF night fighter base colour autumn 1942–1950s and night fighter lower surface colour 1950s–1960s on Beaufighter, Mosquito NF, Meteor NF, Javelin; RAF Coastal Command patrol aircraft upper surface May 1947–1955; RAF V-bomber upper surface colour 1960s–1980s; RAF Tornado overall colour 2000s through withdrawal from service; and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm — including Sea Harriers of 809 NAS during the Falklands War 1982, RN FAA Sea Harriers overall from mid-1990s until their 2006 withdrawal, and RN FAA non-Commando helicopters from the early 1990s to the present.

• RAF Day Fighter Scheme lower surface colour August 1941–1947: Spitfire, Typhoon, Tempest, Mustang, Thunderbolt
• RAF high-flying day fighter upper surface 1943–1945: high-altitude Spitfire variants
• RAF night fighter base/overall colour autumn 1942–1950s: Beaufighter, Mosquito NF, Meteor NF, Javelin; lower surface colour on night fighters 1950s–1960s
• RAF Coastal Command patrol aircraft upper surface May 1947–1955; RAF V-bomber upper surface 1960s–1980s: Vulcan, Victor
• RAF Tornado GR.4/F.3 overall colour 2000s through withdrawal from service
• RN FAA Sea Harrier base colour (809 NAS, Falklands 1982); RN FAA Sea Harrier overall mid-1990s–2006; RN FAA non-Commando helicopters early 1990s–present
• Lacquer-based, airbrush-optimized — smooth, opaque coverage
• Compatible with AK RC701 / RC702 High Compatibility Thinner, Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, Mr. Color Thinner, and Mr. Color Leveling Thinner
• New 17ml plastic dropper bottle — 70% more volume than the original 10ml glass bottle
• Part of the 180-colour AK Interactive Real Colors lacquer range