Colourcoats ACUS07 - WW2 USN Semi-Gloss Sea Blue ANA606

Product

Colourcoats enamel model paint

Colour

WW2 USN Semi-Gloss Sea Blue ANA606

Code

ACUS07

National Service

Finish

Satin

Information

Used on the upper surfaces of wings and tail surfaces on tri-colour US Navy aircraft in mid 1943 - mid'44. Use with ANA607 Non-Specular Sea Blue (ACUS33), ANA608 Non-Specular Intermediate Blue (ACUS08) and ANA601 Insignia White (ACUS37). If painting national insignia on, please also see ACUS39 Insignia Blue ANA605.

The upper surface of the fuselage was not the same colour - the upper surface of the fuselage was ANA607 Non-Specular Sea Blue ACUS33 which is not simply matt, but a different, darker shade. Please disregard any reference to Federal Standard matches - there are none. FS595 was not invented until after 1950 and the FS colours often stated as being equivalent to Army-Navy Aeronautical standard (ANA) US Navy sea blues (e.g. 15042, 25042, 35042) are not a match for WW2 colours, but would be appropriate for Korean war aircraft e.g. F9F Panther etc. If your WW2 model is an all-over blue scheme from late 1944 onwards, you need (ACUS34) ANA623 Glossy Sea Blue, which is a different colour again and, as before, not the same as FS15042 despite the latter claiming to represent ANA623.