Floquil ROTJ Helmet list?

TheCaptain

Jr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #1

I'm planning on doing the Jedi version of the helmet and I'd like to use Floquils paints as I've amassed quite a few of those over the years from doing models and such.
I searched a little but all i found was Humbrol and spray paint cans.
can anyone help me out?

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #2

Rock island maroon for the red on the cheeks....there's no other colors I can really recommend as I haven't painted using floquils for the other areas... but that is my new color for the cheeks that I'm very happy with.

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #3

Is there any way to get that colour, Fett 4 Real? I remember looking for floquil paints, specifically the red, but the shipping was ridiculous to Canada, or I couldn't find the right colour. I assume the same colour would be used for the gauntlets?

 

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Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #4

LOL, not really its an OLD color...Closest thing currently is British Crimson...(very close in my color swatches) Spent about $100 on red paint this year testing things

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #5

I tried the british crimson on a swatch...but I think I failed at making a useful swatch. It did not come out how I thought it would.

This was my swatch:

I found some other photos of it painted on some airplanes...and it looks right....here is my post: #84

I also thought Humbrol 100 + Humbrol 73 at a 1:1 ratio looked pretty good....but you're more of an expert at ROTJ than me, so whatever you think is closest works for me.

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #6

YEH!!! That color is perfect ROTJ....more to come on that when I post pics of KnivesChaus helmet here in a few weeks. Mix of jayvees colors and my own

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #7

Cool. Looking forward to that. I have been toiling over that red for a while. It would be good to see british crimson used on a helmet so I have a better frame of reference. And just to confirm - you agree it's the same red on the gauntlets?

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #8

Yes same red as the base color.

And I have 3 bottle of the rock island. And it's pretty much the same color.

 

Fett 4 Real

Sr Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #9

I've used caboose and it's a bit duller then the rock island and British crimson. Just something to think about. However. Old caboose is more brilliant. But more red then we want for the helmet I think...

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #10

Thanks for the heads up, Dom. I'll be sure to stock that when I get to painting.

 

Jayvee

Active Hunter

• Oct 16, 2014

• #11

That British crimson looks pretty good, even in that colour swatch. I used Caboose on mine, and really like it, so you prob won't go too wrong with either. The back panel green I will stick to my mix of CNW green and Southern Green (1:1 mix). Other than that, I used a lot of Humbrol colours. Floquils have been discontinued, so finding them may be getting trickier...