You don't really have to have an exact match of the Rusoleum paint, just keep in mind I used a high gloss spray enamel, so any color you like should work. I'm sure you can find a yellow that matches fairly nicely, and if you want to do this scheme, just about any blue you like should work. You most likely notice that the blue of the real aircraft is darker than mine. I just happened to like that lighter blue when I found it so used it, as everyone who knows me knows I'm about as far away from being a "scale" modeler as you can get (see my latest F22 fantasy "Red Lion" below).
Couple of points to keep in mind. I highly suggest you overspray the entire aircraft with a white primer that is of the same "type" paint as your final color. This gives a good adhesive base on the foam and allows the final paint color to stay true. One other point, and this is the wildcard. They use some sort of "releasing agent" coating in the foam presses that allows the finished foam piece to come out cleanly and easily, then paint over that. Occasionally, even after using my enamel primer, which goes on nicely, there is still some of this "stuff" that doesn't affect the primer, but makes the final colored coat crinkle like an old grandma!! Not always, but sometimes in blotches anywhere on the aircraft. That's when you scream "OH F.... ME"!! :face_with_symbols_o I've found that if I do a coat of the clear Spar Urethane over the factory paint, it "seals" it out from bubbling up from the base paint. I've done dozens of full repaints and it has only happened a few times, always with the final paint sprayed on and not the testor's enamel hand painted. If that happens, just let it dry completely, sand it smooth, put a coat of Urethane or something like that over it and repaint it. Just happened on my F22 but it was just the nose cone, so bad I just ordered a new one instead and painted that.
Mig after Priming:
The "Ultra Scale" F22: :lying_face:
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