F8F-1 Bearcat Color Profile

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Last Updated 25 Mar 2008

Paint guide courtesy of Trumpeter and Stevens International

Notes:

• The color table above indicates that the aircraft was finished in overall Gunze Mr.Color Nr.365. What they're really trying to show is that this aircraft is painted overall Glossy Sea Blue ANA 623/FS15042
• The fuselage band on the USNR Bearcat is shown as yellow (decals for the band are included in the kit). While this may have been yellow on this particular aircraft, USNR aircraft wore glossy International Orange bands by Navy directive
• The colors correspronding to the Gunze paint numbers above are shown below:

Notes:

• ° - Indicates that the color was produced to match but not labeled by manufacturer as match
• ˆ - Indicates that the color was produced to meet another standard (ANA, BS, etc.) and is equivalent
• ´ - Indicates that the color is a close match