Equivalences for racing colours

with Tamiya

by Julian Herrero info@modelersite.com

Note : The matches with an interrogation symbol have not been found
yet

MM.- Testors Model Master B.- Gloss Varnish

MT.- Humbrol Metalcote F.- Humbrol Flourescent
Brand Colour Mix Observations
24 X-7 Red +1 X-9
Alfa Romeo Red Colour Overall, see Marlboro
Brown
All
10 X-3 R. Blue + 1 X-11
American Overall Colour on Formula-1, Indy and
Blue Chrome Silver + 2 X-1
Racers Can-Am, usually with white stripes
Black
(AAR)
Metallic 4 X-11 Chrome Silver + 3 Overall Colour on rally and endurance
Alpine
Blue X-3 Royal Blue cars
15 X-3 R. Blue + 1 XF-11
Blue Ulster and works cars of the 30s
JN Green
Aston
4 X-11 Chrome Silver + 8
Martin Metallic
X-5 Green + 1 X-8 Light Works cars of the 50s and 60s
Green
yellow
15 X-7 Red + 1 X-2 With white spirals on BMW M1 Gr4
Basf Red
White and 5, Sauber GrC
With white and (white) stripes on rally
Belga Red Italian Red (MM)
and endurance cars
Violet 8 X-4 Blue + 1 X-7 Red
12 X-4 Blue + 1 X-2
BMW Blue Works cars, Procar M1
White
15 X-7 Red + 1 X-2
Red
White

Green 1 8 X-5 Green + 1 X-4 BlueOverall Colour fins finals 1968

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 Bronze Satin Bronze (MT) (B) Stripes on Green 1 livery
8 X-5 Green + 1 X-8
Green 2 Light Yellow + 1 X-2 Overall Colour on 1969
White
Brabham 8 X-2 White + 5 X-4 Blue
Turquoise Overall Colour 70 and 71
+ 2 X-8 Light Yellow
Yellow X-8 Light Yellow With Green 2 or turquoise
12 X- 7 Red + 2 X-2
Martini BT- 46 a BT-48
White

Parmalat 8 X- 3 R. Blue + 1 X-1

With white on F1, de BT-49 a BT-54
Blue Black

8 X-5 Green + 6 X-3

Metallic Royal Blue + 5 X-11
Overall colour, see Marlboro
Green Chrome Silver + 3 X-1
BRM
Black
1 Fire Orange(F) + 1
Orange Nose band on F1
Yellow (F) (B)
15 Italian Red (MM) + 1 With Green over white - Jaguar Gr C,
Red
- White (MM) Toyota Celica CSR, GT4,etc..
Castrol
5- X-15 Light Green + 1
Green X- 5 Green + 1 X-2 With Red over white
White
X-2 White with a spot of
Chaparral White Overall Colour
X6 yX8 (1/30 aprox.)
8 X-5 Green + 1 X-1
Cooper Green Overall Colour with white stripes
Black + 1 X-4 Blue
20 X-7 Red + 3 X-2
Ducati Red Works overall Colour (Superbikes)
White + 1,5 X-6 Orange

Red
15 X-7 Red + 1 X2 White Overall Colour on works cars, varies
Ferrari Several
12 X-7 Red +1 X2 White between these two versions
Shades

Overall Colour 64 to 66 on works cars -

8 X-3 Royal Blue +1 X-2
Ford Blue Bonnet, stripes and numbers satin, see
White
Shelby, JWT, and Mobil (rally)
Fruit of the 1 X- 14 Sky Blue +1 X-2
Blue BMW 320, Lancia Beta, etc...
Loom White
16 X-2 White + 1 X-4 Overall Colour Ford GT-40, Mirage,
Blue
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 Gulf (John Blue Porsche 917 and 908/3, with Orange
Wyer Team)
16 X-6 Orange + 1 X-7 With Blue on several liveries always
Orange
Red with a thin black stripe
Overall Colour on track cars Porsche
22 X-6 Orange + 1 X-7
Jagermeister Orange 934, 935, 956 BMW 3.5 CSL, 320, M1,
Red
Ford C100, etc...
8 X-5 Green + 3 X-1 Overall Colour on works cars until late
Green
Black 60s
Jaguar Blue
4 X-3 Royal Blue + 1 X-7
(Ecurie Overall colour, see Castrol
Red
Ecosse)
12 X-7 Red + 1 X-2
Red
White Works cars of the 80s with white motifs
Lancia
8 X-3 Royal Blue+ 1 X-2 on endurance cars, see Martini
Blue
White
4 X-5 Green + 1 X-8 Overall Colour on works cars F1 and
Green
Light Yellow Indy until mid 68
15 X-8 Light Yellow+1
Yellow Stripes and letters on Yellow livery
Lotus X-6 Orange
With Gold Leaf on F1 and F3 cars since
Red 12 X-7 Red +2 X-2 White
mid 68 until late 69
Or X- 12 Gold Leaf (Gold Leaf)
8 X-8 Light Yellow + 1 Overall Colour, Porsche 935 K3,
Malardeau Yellow
X-2 White 917K81, Lola T610 etc...
With white until late 75 (BRM,
Red 1 11 X-7 Red +1 X-2 White
Mclaren F1)
Marlboro
With white from 76 on Gr5, F1 and
Red 2 Fire Orange (F)(B)
rally cars - several constructors
Red 10 X-7 Red +1 X-6
March From 1970, after see STP
(STP) Orange
Light 5 X-14 Sky Blue+ 2 X-2
Blue White Motifs over white or silver livery, with
Red 1 12 X-7 Red +2 X-2 White Red and Blue Dark on rally and
Martini endurance cars, several constructors
Red 2 Fire Orange (F)(B)
Dark 8 X-3 R. Blue + 1 X-1
Thin stripe on Light Blue livery
Blue Black
1 X-6 Orange + 1 X-8 Overall Colour on F1/500 and CanAm
Orange
Yellow cars from 1968 to 71, see Marlboro
McLaren
Sometimes on spoilers and wings on
Blue X-3 Royal Blue
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 Orange livery
1X-14 Sky Blue+5 X-4 With white - Ford Escort csw, Sierra
Blue
Blue csw-4WD
Mobil
Red 10 X-7 Red+1 X-2 White Thin stripe on Blue
Blue Overall Colour on Can-Am, F1, Indy
Penske X- 3 R. Blue
(Sunoco) cars, etc...
Overall Colour on works cars until
Silver X-11 Chrome Silver (B)
1965 - Also with Martini livery 71-75
Green Signal Green (B)(F)
Blue ?
Pink Aurora Pink (F)(B)
Porsche 1 A. Pink+1 Fire Orange
Red Identification panel on White Overall
(F)(B)
Colour '66 to '69, satin
Orange Blaze (F)(B)

Yellow 3 Yellow+ 1 Blaze (F)(B)

With white, black and thin black stripe

Yellow X-8 Light Yellow
on rally, sport and F1 cars
Renault
Red
X-7 Red Rally cars, R5T,R5 Maxi, R11
(Phillips)
STP Red Fire Orange (F)(B) Overall Colour
Tyrrell Blue 1 X-3 R. Blue+1 X-4 BlueOverall Colour since 1970
8 XF-24 German Grey+2 Original Beetle colour, early series
Volkswagen Grey
X-1 Black 1937-1950's
16 X-5 Green +3 X-2
Williams Green Body parts over white on FW07,08 etc
White
References
- Scale Models - Feb 1983, MAP.
- Scale Colour 1 + 2
- Scale Models Special.
- Painting and Finishing Models, I. Peacock, Argus 1989.
- Methuen Handbook of Colour, Kornerup + Wansher, Methuen 1978.
- IMPS-Color Cross Reference Guide, D.Klaus, IPMS USA 1988.
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