AKIRC970 - AK Interactive Real Colors RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638 17 ml.

AKIRC970 - AK Interactive Real Colors RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638 17 ml.

A dark, slightly cool neutral grey tone — RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638, the definitive upper surface colour for RAF fighters and tactical aircraft from 1953 through the 2000s, and the post-Falklands overall colour for Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Sea Harriers. Part of the AK Interactive Real Colors Military range in the new 17ml plastic dropper bottle, RC970 is included in AK's Cold War & Modern RAF Aircraft Colors set, Modern Royal Air Force Aircraft Colors set, and RN Fleet Air Arm Aircraft Colors 1945–2006 set.

RC970 RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638 covers an exceptionally broad span from WWII to the 2000s. It is correct as one of the lower wing upper surface colours of Royal Navy FAA biplanes from 1939 until the end of WWII; as one of the upper surface colours of RAF fighters and tactical aircraft from 1953 until the 2000s; as the base colour for RAF Coastal Command patrol aircraft from 1955 until the 1970s; as one of the upper surface colours of USMC AV-8A Harriers in the 1970s; and as the overall colour of Royal Navy FAA Sea Harriers introduced after the Falklands War and used until the mid-1990s.

• RN FAA lower wing upper surface colour 1939–end of WWII on biplanes (Swordfish, Albacore)
• RAF fighter and tactical aircraft upper surface colour 1953–2000s: Hunter, Lightning, Harrier, Jaguar, Phantom FGR.2, Tornado GR.1 in Dark Green/Dark Sea Grey schemes
• RAF Coastal Command patrol aircraft base colour 1955–1970s: Shackleton, Nimrod (early)
• USMC AV-8A Harrier upper surface colour 1970s
• RN FAA Sea Harrier overall colour post-Falklands War until mid-1990s
• 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