Soviet submarines red lower hull colour

[violetrock]

Hi,

I nearly finnished my Alanger Akula-I sub. The lower hull is painted in red. What is a good match for this red?

Thanks,
Thomas

[wayne frey]

An automotive primer is good.

An automotive primer is good.

[Guest]

Wayne,

I would suggest a color

Wayne,

I would suggest a color like boxcar red or a caboose red from Floquil (enamel) or Polly Scale (acrylic). The important thing to remember do you like the color, we all see color a little differently anyway and who has access to "official Russian color chips anyway so like I said find a color that you like and go with it.

Andre

[tmsmalley]

Krylon red primer is very

Krylon red primer is very close.

By the way and excuse my ignorance but who is "Alanger"?

[wayne frey]

And, there is the variation

And, there is the variation of the scale effect. Question of where do you stop?
In my pesonal conversations with a group of Russian submariners, I realized we overthinking why they did some of the things they did. Often, they used what was handy and "close". That simple.
The Alfa had 3 different lower colors!! Later, they seemed to settle into a more conventional route.
Tim is correct. Krylon red primer is close enogh to use and not get laughed at . However, the shades you mentioned can work.
I would not put much more to this than one spent reading this link. It is that close.
Tim, Angler makes a series of small scall Russian submarines.