Tamiya 1:48 Japanese zero

I recently completed the high detail 1/32 kit and found quite a few sites devoted to it...including a breakdown of the colors. However, all the link are at home and I'm at work. :D When I get home I'll post some of the links for ya.

I'm building the motorised version.
I can't help with modelmaster numbers, but I can convert to Humbrol if thats any help?
Dk Green is Humbrol #75
Lt Grey is Humbrol#64
The blue is a mix of Tamiya metallic blue & clear green. I believe the same colour is used in F-14's interiors?, at least ,it must be close.
After priming in white, I sprayed mine with an acrylic silver car paint, painted the green & grey over that & gave it a light sanding with micromesh after a day or so.
I have to say it's come out nicely worn and ratty, just the effect I wanted, and no messing about with salt. (I don't airbrush, so that wouldn't work for me)

I'm building the motorised version.
I can't help with modelmaster numbers, but I can convert to Humbrol if thats any help?
Dk Green is Humbrol #75
Lt Grey is Humbrol#64
The blue is a mix of Tamiya metallic blue & clear green. I believe the same colour is used in F-14's interiors?, at least ,it must be close.
After priming in white, I sprayed mine with an acrylic silver car paint, painted the green & grey over that & gave it a light sanding with micromesh after a day or so.
I have to say it's come out nicely worn and ratty, just the effect I wanted, and no messing about with salt. (I don't airbrush, so that wouldn't work for me)
Pete

If you want Tamiya paint, They have JN green and JN gray paint (JN for Japanese Navy). They also have metallic blue but I suggest you use their Park Green or Flat Aluminum for some stuff in the interior.
~~~~~MarkY

In Testors colors the green is TS2116, the gray is Ts2117and metalic blue is TS2119. Teh yellow for the wing leading edge ID strip is Ts2118 if your interested.

Here's all the links I had. Some may not apply to your model zero (mine was an A6M5), but I think they can be of some help.

http://www.j-aircraft.com/walk/walkarou.htm
http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/otherres.htm#Zero
http://www.j-aircraft.com/walk/other/museum_of_flying_sakae_21_engine.htm
http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/ryan/notes_on_the_tamiya_a6m5.htm
http://www.warbirdsalive.com/wblist/japanese/a6m/a6m5_pof.htm

Actually, I just realized that most of those link are from j-aircraft.com. Oh well...hope the'll be of help anyway.