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JSF X-35 grays

I have the Revell 1/144 X-35 kit. Cute, cleanly moulded, and with the option to have the jetpipe in VTOL or CTOL (unlike the Italeri 1/72). However, the instructions give two colours for the overall paint scheme, FS36118 (Gunship Grey) over FS36270 Neutral Grey). The problem is, every photo I have seen of the X-35 shows a three-colour scheme. With nothing else to go on, I would choose the scheme I associate with F-16's, upper surfaces Gunship gray FS36118/Neutral grey FS36270 over lower surfaces Light Ghost gray FS36375. Can anyone out there point me at a reference that can confirm this scheme or give authorative values for the real colours used?

Thanks in advance, Alan Dicey

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Alan Dicey
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From what I've seen on all my F-16 instruction sheets; other than indigenous-origin camo schemes (i.e. Israel's "Cafe au-lait"), they're generally painted in a Gunship Gray FS36118/Medium Gray FS 35237/Light Ghost Gray FS36375 scheme. However, the new-tool Monogram F-16C calls for a simplified two-color (Gunship Gray FS36118/Light Ghost Gray FS36375) scheme. Best to research your subject to make sure of what you want to do...

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Edwin Ross Quantrall

Just do a navy or marine one--Light Ghost Grey with a LOT of panel touch-ups.

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Tom Cervo

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