TAMXF82 - Tamiya - Flat RAF Ocean Gray 2 Acrylic - 10mL Bot tle

TAMXF82 - Tamiya - Flat RAF Ocean Gray 2 Acrylic - 10mL Bottle

Tamiya XF-82 Flat Ocean Grey 2 (RAF) represents BS381C:638 Ocean Grey — the medium-dark, cool grey-green upper surface colour that replaced Dark Earth in the standard RAF day fighter camouflage scheme from approximately mid-1941 onward. XF-82 is one of three dedicated RAF colours introduced by Tamiya as part of their precision BS381C colour family alongside XF-81 Dark Green 2 and XF-83 Medium Sea Grey 2, providing an integrated out-of-the-bottle solution for the standard RAF upper surface two-colour scheme (Dark Green / Ocean Grey) and the three-colour scheme (Dark Green / Ocean Grey / Medium Sea Grey) that became the definitive RAF fighter and fighter-bomber appearance for the remainder of WWII. Ocean Grey has a distinctly blue-grey character — distinctly darker than Medium Sea Grey (XF-83) and notably cooler and greyer than Dark Earth (XF-52/XF-64 mix) — and is essential for all RAF subjects from the Spitfire Mk.V onward. XF-82 also appears as a mixing component in the community-recommended XF-81 accuracy adjustment formula (5–6 parts XF-81 + 1 part XF-82).

Tamiya Acrylic paints are a hybrid acrylic formula built on water-soluble resin — they can be thinned with water, isopropyl alcohol, or lacquer thinner, and clean up easily with water before curing. When thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, the paint lays down faster, dries harder, and bonds more aggressively to the substrate. The hybrid resin chemistry means the paint film remains slightly soluble after initial drying — subsequent brush strokes can reactivate and lift the layer below if applied without restraint. For this reason, airbrushing is strongly recommended for large surface coverage. Brush painting is workable for detail and touch-up work, but requires a gentle, deliberate stroke and a fully cured base layer. See our Tamiya Acrylic vs. Enamel vs. Lacquer guide for a full breakdown of paint type differences.

• RAF two-colour upper surface scheme (1941–45) — BS381C:638 Ocean Grey paired with XF-81 Dark Green for the standard upper surface finish applied to Spitfire Mk.V from approximately mid-1941; replacing the earlier Dark Green / Dark Earth scheme on fighters, this two-colour combination became the standard for all RAF Fighter Command and 2nd TAF subjects through the remainder of WWII and into the post-war period
• Spitfire Mk.V/IX/XIV upper surfaces — Ocean Grey as the second upper surface colour on the most widely modelled Spitfire variants; 19, 64, 92, and 303 Squadrons in the Fighter Command air superiority role (1941–43), and the Spitfire Mk.IX of 331 (Norwegian) and 132 Squadrons in the 2nd TAF role (1943–45); XF-82 covers the Ocean Grey upper surface panels on all of these subjects
• Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib and Tempest Mk.V (2nd TAF) — Ocean Grey upper surface on Typhoons of 183, 245, and 609 Squadrons operating as ground-attack aircraft over Normandy (June–August 1944) and the subsequent advance through Belgium and the Netherlands; Tempests of 3 and 486 (RNZAF) Squadrons in the air defence and ground attack role, 1944–45
• de Havilland Mosquito PR and FB variants — Ocean Grey upper surface on Mosquito PR.IX/XVI (684 Squadron, 540 Squadron PR operations over Germany) and FB.VI (2 Group strike aircraft, 487 RNZAF, 613 Squadron); the Mosquito's distinctive Dark Green / Ocean Grey scheme makes XF-82 essential for accurate low-level bomber and PR subjects
• Bristol Beaufighter TF.X and Beaufighter Mk.VI — Ocean Grey as the second upper surface on Coastal Command Beaufighters operating in the anti-shipping role in the North Sea and Mediterranean; applicable to 236, 254, and 455 (RAAF) Squadron subjects operating against German coastal convoys, 1942–45
• XF-81 accuracy adjustment component — the community-standard recipe for closer BS381C:641 Dark Green uses 5–6 parts XF-81 + 1 part XF-82 Ocean Grey; XF-82's cool grey character pulls the slightly-light XF-81 toward the deeper, cooler Dark Green chip appearance; purchasing XF-81 and XF-82 together covers both the mixing correction and the paired upper surface scheme in a single purchase
• Post-war RAF subjects — BS381C:638 Ocean Grey continued as a standard RAF camouflage colour into the jet age; applicable to Gloster Meteor, de Havilland Vampire, and Hawker Hunter subjects in standard post-war RAF Dark Green / Ocean Grey upper surface schemes through the late 1950s before camouflage was replaced on many types

For full Tamiya paint colour references and modelling compatibility charts, visit our Tamiya Paint Colour Chart — Complete Guide for Scale Modellers.

Thin and airbrush with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner, Mr. Color Thinner, or Mr. Color Leveling Thinner.

• 10ml glass jar
• Part of the Tamiya Acrylic paint range