Hataka HTK-CS73 ORANGE LINE – Modern Royal Air Force paint set vol. 2 8x17ml

The Hataka HTK-CS73 ORANGE LINE – Modern Royal Air Force paint set vol. 2 is a set of eight professional acrylic paints, each with a capacity of 17 ml. Designed for modelers building replicas of modern Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft from the United Kingdom, from the 1950s through the end of the 1990s. ORANGE LINE products are lacquer acrylics specifically formulated for airbrush application, ensuring excellent coverage, easy mixing, and high durability.

Category: Acrylic lacquer set for airbrush
Recommended scale: universal (recommended for aircraft models in 1/72, 1/48, 1/32, and 1/144 scale)
Country of use: United Kingdom, Royal Air Force (RAF)

The set replicates both historical and modern RAF colors, providing the essential paints for faithfully recreating aircraft such as: Hawker Hunter, English Electric Lightning, BAC Canberra, SEPECAT Jaguar, Tornado GR1/1A, Buccaneer, and Nimrod. Among the paints, you'll find legendary shades like High Speed Silver, BS PRU Blue, BS Dark Green, Desert Sand, and Camouflage Beige (“Hemp”), which were used during military operations, including Operation Granby in the First Gulf War.

Historical period: from the 1950s (Cold War) to the 1990s (end of the Cold War and present times)
Material: Lacquer acrylic paints, optimized for use with airbrush, with each bottle tightly sealed to minimize evaporation and drying out.
Accessories: The set does not include models or photo-etched/resin parts – contains only 8 paints in plastic bottles.

• HTK-C003 – Silver (“High Speed Silver”): classic color of early RAF jets up to the mid-1950s
• HTK-C207 – BS PRU Blue: distinctive color for undersides of RAF fighters stationed in Europe in the 1950s
• HTK-C143/HTK-C144 – BS Dark Green/BS Dark Sea Grey: standard colors for upper surfaces of most RAF aircraft until the 1980s
• HTK-C141 – BS Medium Sea Grey: used on bombers and night fighters
• HTK-C217 – BS Light Aircraft Grey: popular for lower surfaces of aircraft since the 1960s
• HTK-C068 – US Army Desert Sand: version used in desert operations (Gulf War)
• HTK-C262 – BS Camouflage Beige (“Hemp”): color of strategic and transport aircraft in the 1980s/90s

Recommendation: This set is especially recommended for aircraft modelers interested in British military aviation of the Cold War and late 20th/early 21st century, both beginners and advanced. Thanks to the high quality of the paints, the palette allows for authentic recreation of period camouflage.
Difficulty level: 1 (very easy to use – you just need an airbrush and basic modeling skills)