UA006 - Green FS34127

Lifecolor Green FS34127 — a green for landing gear bays and engine compartments

The shade carries in its name the number of the American Federal Standard color standard, that is, a medium-saturated green from the circle of military camouflage tones. Inside a model, though, it behaves differently from on a fuselage: as soon as you close an area under a cover or into a bay, the tone darkens visibly and shifts toward gray-green. It is as well to count on that when planning the whole interior.

Where it works inside a model

• The landing gear bays of aircraft whose inner surfaces carry camouflage green.
• Engine compartments and the insides of cowlings opened up on a diorama.
• The inner sides of doors, covers and hatches.
• Crates, jerrycans and small equipment laid out inside a body.

How to keep it legible in the gloom

Light does not reach into the depth of a bay and a uniform area merges into one blotch. The proven procedure is to lay the shade down as a base and then work with contrast: bring out the edges of ribs and frames with a lighter tone of the same green and darken the recesses with a dark wash instead. Drybrushing will draw out the rivets and the beading, and stippling will break a large area into smaller patches. In larger scales it pays to paint even a false highlight on the upper edge of the opening, where daylight falls into the space — the eye then reads depth, even though in reality it is a couple of millimeters.

Who the color is for

For modelers who build aircraft and vehicles with open compartments and want the interior to stand up to a close look. The standard number in the name also makes comparison easier with other shades that give the same number.

Keep the paint well closed and out of the reach of children, and work in a well-ventilated space.