Dark Blue SU-27

The color

A dark blue tone from the camouflage scheme of the Soviet and Russian Su-27 fighter. The machines of this family wear a multicolor scheme made up of blue-gray shades, in which the darker blue covers part of the upper surfaces and the sides and the lighter tones the rest of the airframe. It is precisely the proportion of these shades that makes a Su-27 model recognizable at first sight, so it pays to keep to the shades of a single range and not to mix them with substitutes from elsewhere.

Where you will use it

Above all on Su-27 models in any scale, whether you are building the machine in its original Soviet finish or a later one. It will also serve anywhere else you need a saturated dark blue with no hint of purple, for instance on individual areas of other postwar aircraft or on small modeling details.

How to work with the paint

Stir the paint properly before use, as the pigment settles while standing. It is applied in thin coats onto a smooth, washed and degreased surface, ideally onto a primer, and each coat should be left to become tacky. Thin coats keep the shapes of the model crisp and do not flood the panel lines. Apply masks and masking tape before spraying and remove them only once the paint has dried. The recommended thinning, the thinner and the cleaning of tools are given in the manufacturer's data; follow them.

Who it is for

For the modeler who builds modern Russian or Soviet vehicles and aircraft and wants the shades of a scheme from a single range. The package contains only the paint; the thinner, the primer and tools are not included, unless stated otherwise.