- New Soviet Aviation Colors (Acrylics)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 05:38 AM UTC

Quite often pre-mixed Soviet aviation colors can be either hit-or-miss, all too frequently, they require a lot of mixing. Here's an interesting range based on the originals.

The range, AKAN are designed, using the original shades as a base, to be as close as possible to the original. The paints are acrylic and come in 15ml bottles. They are available individually or in themed packs of six. Here's the list, beginning with paint sets:

AKAN 47301 - Su-27 six-pack combo (73035+ 73036+73046+73058+73060+73069)

AKAN 47302 - Carrier-borne six-pack combo for Su-25UTG, Su-33 and 39 (73064+73065+73066+73058+73060+73069)

AKAN 47303 - Russian helicopters six-pack combo (73047+73048+73049+73003+73009+79042)

AKAN 47305 - WWII Soviet aviation 1941-43 six-pack combo (73001+73043+73002+73020+73040+73041)

AKAN 47306 - WWII Soviet aviation 1943-45 six-pack combo (73044+73045+73002+73040+73041+78001)

AKAN 47309 - Su-32/34 six-pack combo (73037+73038+73039+73058+73060+73069)

AKAN 47310 MiG-29 9-12/ 9-13/UB/SMT/KUB six-pack combo (73092+73093+73010+73015+73060+73017)

The INDIVIDUAL Shades are:

AKAN 73001 AMT-4 - Green (protective paint on upper surfaces on all aircraft of wooden or mixed construction, June 1941 - July 1943

AKAN 73002 - AMT-7 Blue (undersides of all aircraft of wooden or mixed design)

AKAN 73003 - Olive Green (upper surface camouflage camouflage for Mi-8, 24, 28 helicopters)

AKAN 73009 - Olive Brown (upper surface camouflage camouflage for Mi-8, 24, 28 helicopters)

AKAN 73010 - Radome/Radiotransparent Gray (faded) for MiG-23/25/29/31

AKAN 73015 - Lemon-Gray (faded) attack aviation: AK-40 modern aircraft (Su-25, etc.)

AKAN 73018 A II Z Green ('aerolak' on upper surfaces of all aircraft of wooden, plywood or fabric construction)

AKAN 73020 4 BO Dark Green (protective base coat for military vehicles, armor and aviation)

AKAN 73023 Underside Gray-Blue for Aghan era camouflage on Su-25; 17 М4 (22); MiG- 21SМТ / bis; 23 MLD / М / BN; 25 RB; RBV; 27.

AKAN 73033 Blue (faded) upper surface camouflage Su-30MK, Le Bourget 1999

AKAN 73035 Flanker Light Blue (faded) overall base coat Su-27, -27UB, early Su-30

AKAN 73036 Flanker Light Gray (faded) upper surface camouflage Su-27, -27UB, early Su-30

AKAN 73037 Bright Blue (faded) overall base coat Su-32/34

AKAN 73038 Bright Gray (faded) upper surface camouflage Su-32 /34

AKAN 73039 Lilac (faded) upper surface camouflage Su-32 /34

AKAN 73040 А-14 Steel Gray (faded) for all interior surfaces, Soviet aviation 1935-50

AKAN 73041 А II КR - Red ('aerolak' faded) for aircraft of wood/plywood, fabric construction. Used for application of red stars, bort numbers, recognition markings, etc., 1935-50

AKAN 73042 А II G - Blue ('aerolak' faded) underside color for aircraft of wood/plywood, fabric construction

AKAN 73043 АМТ-6 Black camouflage patches on upper surfaces of all aircraft of wooden or mixed construction, June 1941 - July 1943

AKAN 73044 АМТ-11 Gray-Blue camouflage patches on upper surfaces of all aircraft of wooden or mixed construction, July 1943 -1945

AKAN 73045 АМТ - 12 Dark Gray camouflage patches on upper surfaces of all aircraft of wooden or mixed construction, July 1945 - November 1945.

AKAN 73046 Flanker Blue (faded) upper surface camouflage for Su-27, -27UB, early Su-30

AKAN 73047 Gray (faded) upper surface base coat for helicopters Mi- 2 /- 6 / -8 / -17 / -24

AKAN 73048 Green (faded) camouflage patches for upper surfaces of helicopters Мi 2 / 6 / 8 / 17 / 24

AKAN 73049 Gray-Blue undersides for helicopters Mi-2/6/8/17/24. Overall scheme for carrier-borne helicopters Ka-27/28/29/31

AKAN 73058 Flanker Red (faded) interior gear door, flaps, spoilers, etc, Su-27 family

AKAN 73059 Gray (faded) overall airframe for MiG-25/31; An-8/12/24/26; early MiG-21/23; Tu-22m2/m3

AKAN 73060 Radome/Radiotransparent Green (faded)

AKAN 73064 Navy Blue (faded) upper surface camouflage for Su-25UTG, -33, -39

AKAN 73065 Blue (faded) overall base coat for Su-25UTG, -33, -39

AKAN 73066 Gray-Navy Blue (faded) upper surface camouflage for Su-25UTG, -33, -39

AKAN 73068 Gray (faded) cockpit interior Su-24 family

AKAN 73069 Flanker Gray-Blue (faded) cockpit interior: Su-27/30/32/33/34/35/37/39

AKAN 78103 Bright Duralumin - Aeroflot

AKAN 78104 Light Gray - Aeroflot

Prices are listed at $21.00 for the pàcks and $3.50/$4.50 for the individual shades.

As to availabilty, they are being imported to the United States by Linden Hill Imports, their website can be seen:

HERE (LINK)

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Comments

TedMamere

Hi Jim, Thanks for the news. The colors look interesting. I will try to get the WWII stuff. Jean-Luc

NOV 11, 2009 - 03:03 AM

Merlin

Hi Jean-Luc That was pretty much my reaction too when Jim told me about these yesterday. Those WW2 colours look very tempting! All the best Rowan

NOV 11, 2009 - 04:47 AM

alpha_tango

Well, do you know a European source? While Guy is a nice guy (he speaks even German ) I do not want to pay for two Atlantic crossings. These paints are produced in Finland (IIRC) .. TIA all the best Steffen

NOV 11, 2009 - 04:53 AM

Merlin

Hi Steffen If we send enough enquiries, perhaps Neomega will stock them... They must be readily available somewhere in Russia - I was looking through the threads (badly auto-translated, I'm sure) of a Russian modelling site and plenty of folks are using AKAN paints. Perhaps Sergey would know?... All the best Rowan

NOV 11, 2009 - 09:57 AM

TedMamere

Hi Rowan, I remember having seen those paint bottles in the past. Now I know, it was at the ICM booth at Nürnberg...

I wonder if they still plan to release them under the ICM brand. I will try to check it out. SpecialEast, which is a French online seller of East European modelling products hasn't them in their catalogue sadly... Here is a Russian site were the AKAH paints are available it seems, but I don't think they use PayPal: PlasticModel Jean-Luc

NOV 11, 2009 - 07:28 PM

alpha_tango

Hi Rowan Well, I rather thought of a normal webshop. Sending money to Russia is (what I've heard) next to impossible and getting things sorted out with Gordon is time consuming (even if it worked out very well for me) This paint must be available somewhere ... I thought one of our Euro users might know something. thanks for your input! @J-L Thanks! .. yes I remember them and I also read that some where in that ARC thread. ICM would be a chance ... I would be in for the two ww2 plus the Su-27 set (one of my favorite jets .. but it is soo huge) al the best Steffen

NOV 11, 2009 - 07:54 PM

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