Ok, I got the SkyCrane like HoleSnipe had in this picture;

http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...php?i=10625&c=7



Now, I wanna paint it like this;


*image copied from GI Joe Yearbook #2



However, because of the differences of how things look in comics, what color do you think the helicopter is? Graham said it looks like Purple, I said I thought it was supposed to be Gray. Opinions?

Based on my knowledge of comics and the benday printing process my guess it was probably envisioned as being a blue gray of some sort, think gun metal. But that's just my opinion, we'd have to ask Larry Hama to really know.

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If you'd asked without showing that scan, I'd have said they were blue.

I'm gonna have to check some other issues when I get home, now... I remember there was one in the issue towards the end that had Dr. Knox's BAT vs. Scarlett and they cropped up every so often before then. There might be other appearances where the colour is more real-world translatable.

On a side-note, when I was in college I dyed my hair, and instead of black I went with "cosmic blue" which was very, very dark blue that looked black except where the light caught it. My reasoning was, that's how black hair is done in comics...

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If you compare the colors of the Tele-Viper in the trouble bubble, I would say either a light blue or even a grey-blue is perfect.

I bought one to and am a little torn on the color process also. I am very tempted to paint it black, with a small hint of blue through out.

I will post as soon as I get it done (most likely this weekend).

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Frank,I would go with a bluish-gray,similar to US Navy TPS colors.

-Dave

Dark grey and black, Frank.

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