Royal Netherlands AF V1

Standard colours of Dutch helicopters since 1970s

For a long time the Royal Netherlands AF helicopters (Alouette IIIs and Bo-105s) used a single-colour RAL6014 scheme (in early 1980s black paint was added in order to improve scheme effectiveness).

In mid-1990s Bo-105s moved to tri-colour "NATO scheme" of RAL6031, RAL8027 and RAL9021. The same colours were adopted for AS532U2 Cougar Mk2s.

CH-47D Chinooks used overall FS34094 green, while AH-64D Apaches wore standard FS34031 "Helicopter Drab".

Only recently overhauled AS532U2 Cougar Mk2s and newly delivered CH-47F Chinooks presented a new colour of FS36118.

Apart from the above mentioned colours the set also includes FS36440 - overall colour of the Dutch NH90 NFHs, and RAL5013 - the famous blue colour of "Royal Flight" Alouette IIIs.

The Orange Line paints are specially formulated lacquer based paints optimised for airbrushing. The product was developed to satisfy needs of all modellers – it is perfect for professional use (application of many semi-transparent layers, gradual building of colours / colour shading, application of very fine lines, etc.), but also very forgiving to beginners. It has significantly limited odour compared to other similar products, hence is more suitable for home use. All colours are highly pigmented and permanent.