Vallejo equivalent for Pale Metallic Blue

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ulvdemon
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Vallejo equivalent for Pale Metallic Blue

Post by ulvdemon »

I am assuming this might be a long shot. Somewhere down the line I am going to build my two BSG Viper MKVII and MKVIIE. Since the main color is Pale Metallic Blue from Testors, I am finding it is not available online. Has anyone found an equivalent for the color with Vallejo Model Air or another acrylic color?
Current build: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat

Completed: 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CM<,1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato
gsb5w
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Re: Vallejo equivalent for Pale Metallic Blue

Post by gsb5w »

I didn’t use a metallic on mine. Most metallic colors have large pigments that just don’t look right to me.

I lightened a bit of intermediate blue with white on my first viper build and it turned out nice.

I’ve since read about the Vallejo color Faded PRU Blue in an article that looks great on the vipers so I got a bottle of that for the next one. FS35189
ulvdemon
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Re: Vallejo equivalent for Pale Metallic Blue

Post by ulvdemon »

Thanks for the help, just what I was looking for.
Current build: 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat

Completed: 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CM<,1/48 Revell Mig-21PFM, 1/48 Revell/Monogram AH-64A, Revell/Monogram 1/48 F-14D, AMT 1/420 USS Defiant, AMT 1/650(?) USS Enterprise, 1/72 Bandai VF-1J, AMT 1/537 USS Reliant, Academy 1/35 M1-A1 Abrams, Academy 1/48 F-86F30, Linbergh's USS Gato
gsb5w
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Re: Vallejo equivalent for Pale Metallic Blue

Post by gsb5w »

No problem. Please post some images of your build when you start.
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