Vixen hammertone green

[LewisM]

Does anyone know the EXACT colour of the old Vixen hammertone green paint?

I am TRYING to find a 50mm Vixen finder bracket, in the original hammertone green finish, so far to no avail (though have an original green bracket base now, ex-USA) - preferrably WITH the 7x50 scope too

Failing that, I CAN use a more modern Vixen/SW bracket, but will still need to duplicate the colour. I have matched the GREEN, but cannot get it in hammertone, so it does not look RIGHT (no darker areas)

[Kunama]

Lewis, I did something similar years ago on a vixen, actually painted it hammertone in a reasonably similar colour to get the texture correct, then oversprayed it with the matching colour with 2 light coats and ended up with a perfect match.

[LewisM]

I can get hammertone brown at Bunnings - was thinking IF I cannot get an original, undercoat hammertone brown, then a light green overspray (Mitsubishi - appropriate - metallic lime green) - then a very gentle rub back with 0000 steel wool to remove the lighter from the high "lumps" leaving the lighter green in the "valleys".

Yes, I am anal about colours on scopes - an OCD thing

[Kunama]

Tell me about it, I'm about to dismantle a brand new Stellarvue F50W2 so I can paint match it to the Takahashi.

The devil makes me do it !

[LewisM]

I totally stripped an Orion mini-guidescope recently, primed it, and sprayed it Vixen white with epoxy gloss paint. Matches PERFECTLY.

The bracket for NOW is Vixen white. Looks OK, but not green

Received my green bracket shoe for the smaller original finder at least yesterday - will mount that on the right position with the old style small finder with green bracket for now (I have 2 of those now - one was likely original to my scope)

[Kunama]

White Knight used to have a spraycan 350gr of Alpine Green Hammertone, maybe search for that.

[LewisM]

Here it is: Royal Green

http://www.mehulelectro.com/images/s...card%20001.jpg

But finding it here????

White Knight no longer make Alpine Green.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Here it is: Royal Green

http://www.mehulelectro.com/images/s...card%20001.jpg

But finding it here????

White Knight no longer make Alpine Green.

Try the guy who posted this. He might still have some.

[LewisM]

Already have

Seems darker though.

[Kunama]

Lewis, Claude lists a Vixen finder bracket for $35 possibly old green stock.

Worth a try?

[Steffen]

I'm looking at the exact colour – I have a bracket (and finder scope) right in front of me. Unfortunately it's a 6x30 one, probably of no use to you.

EDIT Royal Green does indeed seem very close.

Cheers
Steffen.

[LewisM]

Steffen, thanks - I have 2 of those

[Steffen]

No worries

But Matt is right, Claude is a good source for discontinued accessories. The finder scope/bracket I've got came from him IIRC, around the late 90s when he was still selling Vixen scopes.

Cheers
Steffen.

[LewisM]

Indeed he is - it was from Claude I got my VERY hard to find FL102S focal reducer.

I sent Claude an email last night. Also posted on Cloudy Nights classifieds.

[LewisM]

OK, hit my local Aussie Auto - they usually have EVERY paint you can imagine, and sure enough, HiTech paint - Hammertone green!

Looks a little dark by the CAP (which was NOT hammertone painted, but plastic tinted) so will do some trials with it. I bought 2 LARGE cans for $15 each. I also lucked into a VERY old spray can of Sage Green auto paint, that is IDENTICAL to Vixen, just not hammer. So, may be layering one over the other. Stay tuned

[LewisM]

Thanks AGAIN to Matt - yes, the 50mm brackets Claude has ARE old stock green - so I ordered 2

The price is wrong online - it's $45 per bracket. Still fine with me. Total was $100 with postage.

[Kunama]

A good score !!!!!

[LewisM]

Indeed.

And I just bought an OLD Vixen VC200L too - a REALLY old one (not the one on the trader I had an issue with)

[Kunama]

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