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D3A1 Val Paints

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D3A1 Val Paints
Posted by Blue Six on Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:03 PM

Hey there!

I've recently gotten back into modeling after a VERY long hiatus and I decided to start back with a Hasegawa 1/48 D3A1 "Val", and paint it in the Pearl Harbor/Indian Ocean paint scheme.  Now, for the longest time, I had thought Vals were white with black cowling, but after doing a little research, the appropriate color was a light grey, namely the IJN Green-Grey from Tamiya, at least for the underside of the later olive green/grey the Vals sported post-Ceylon.  Is that correct for the late '41/early '42 Vals, though?  Or do I use a lighter shade of grey?  

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 6:14 AM

The color is called Ame-iro. It has a green caramel look to it. The tamiya color is very close. Or Greg Springer who is a guru with Japanese colors has this custom mix for tamiya

100 parts XF14 IJA Gray

40 parts XG49 Khaki

3 parts XF53 Neutral Grey

3 parts XF2 White XF2

2 parts XF7 Red XF7

 

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 6:15 AM
Also each manufacturer had a different shade of Ame-iro

 

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Posted by Blue Six on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 10:26 AM
Thanks so much!
  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 11:43 PM
I use XF-76 Tamiya for this color. AK Interactive Real Colors makes it now too.

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