Ford Washington blue

[junkyardjeff]

Building a 34 Ford coupe and want to paint it dark blue,the last time I was at the hobby shop where I buy Tamiya paints I did not see anything close so anyone know of a dark blue similar to Washington blue.

[GMCMAN52]

 I purchase my bottle of Washington Blue from Scale Finishes. you'll need an air brush to apply the paint. Or you can go to most auto parts store that mixes paint and you can have in placed in a spray can if you don't have an air brush 

[tim boyd]

Recommend you check out the cover story in the current issue of the other model car magazine; it addresses your question.....TIM

[cobramike]

1 hour ago, tim boyd said:

Recommend you check out the cover story in the current issue of the other model car magazine; it addresses your question.....TIM

That it does!

 

[Lovefordgalaxie]

One color that gets the closest from Tamiya is the TS-15 Blue. Using a dark base will help. 

I have actual Washington Blue mixed, and the Tamiya color while not an exact match, will give you excelent finish, without the need to airbrush. 

[Matt T.]

12 minutes ago, Lovefordgalaxie said:

One color that gets the closest from Tamiya is the TS-15 Blue. Using a dark base will help. 

I have actual Washington Blue mixed, and the Tamiya color while not an exact match, will give you excelent finish, without the need to airbrush. 

This ^^. Tamiya TS-15 over Tamiya gray primer is a very close match for hobby paint.

[Art Anderson]

"Washington Blue" is a color that originated on Fords beginning with the 1930 model year, and carried forward into the late 1930's.  It can be a difficult color to "judge", even from the best photographs, due to factors such as light and shade, not to mention film (older photo's) and camera settings in today's digital world.  This is a pic I found with a Google Image Search--the inside surfaces of what I believe is an original, unrestored '37 Ford pickup grille shell.  

From this pic, and several others, I'll submit that Tamiya TS-13 is as close as one can get in ready-made hobby paints, over a dark primer (even though it's very much opaque color).  I'm leaning toward this color on my factory stock '34 Ford 3-window coupe build.  

 

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Tamiya TS-15 Blue over the kit's blue plastic. 

[Quick GMC]

I might have a bottle of Washington Blue from Scale Finishes I won't use. I'll check when I get home. I bought 2 bottles and used it on this Ford Custom over gray primer. 

 

Not the best pics. I got dust in mine and had to strip it, but this is how the Scale Finishes lays down, no clear coat. It's an enamel

[junkyardjeff]

I will check with the hobby shop to see if they can order it.

[Art Anderson]

2 hours ago, junkyardjeff said:

I will check with the hobby shop to see if they can order it.

Scale Finishes paints, as with MCW automotive paints, are sold directly to the consumer only, I believe.

[junkyardjeff]

I found a Rustoleum dark blue that I like and have sprayed it on a test body to see how it does.

[kitbash1]

On 2/17/2018 at 9:15 PM, junkyardjeff said:

I found a Rustoleum dark blue that I like and have sprayed it on a test body to see how it does.

Back in the day, Krylon had a paint colour called Patriot Blue. Haven't seen it for at least 10 years but it was very close to the MCW paint.