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Interior colors of the WWII Japanese WWII A/C

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 20, 2003 10:12 PM
can anyone help me with the colors interior and wheel well for a c-47 june 1944?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 20, 2003 8:26 AM
cuda - I use the limited supply of Aeromaster Warbird acrylics that I have left. Its difficult to find accurate uinfo for Japanese a/c. At the end of WW II, Mc Arthur ordered the destruction of ALL Japanese offensive weapons, leaving little in the way of preserved aircraft. This page has some very specific links, going into more detail about colors. Hopefully, you can find the info for the particular bird you wish to build.
http://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/general_message_board.htm
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Posted by 72cuda on Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:54 PM
Thanks again Pixi, but I was wonder if you might have the mixtures and Brands of the paint you use for your Interiors of the Japanese aircraft

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:40 PM
cuda - Aeromaster used to produce these 2 colors (including MANY other IJN/IJA a/c colors) in their Warbird Acrylic range. These are now OOP, but there may still be hobby shops somewhere that have some left. White Ensign Models
www.whiteensignmodels.com
has a Nakajima cockpit color, but they have yet to produce a Mitsubishi cockpit color (its in the works). These are 1/4 oz. tins of paint. I haven't tried them yet, but I have read good things. The site is worth a look, even though they show no samples (which aren't reliable anyway, since paint color is an additive process, and computer RGB is subtractive)
Good luck. If you'd like, I can post a pic of a Zeke on which I used Aeromaster Mitsubishi cockpit green.
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Posted by 72cuda on Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:34 AM
Hey Pixi;
You wouldn't happen to know the mixture of the Yellow-Green for the Nakajima's and the Green for the Mitsubishi's or who makes the correct colors for the WWII Japanese interiors
thanks

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Posted by 72cuda on Sunday, October 12, 2003 7:15 PM
thanks Pixi for the info

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:40 PM
This website has a wealth of info for WW II Japanese a/c. Tons of pics, restored & unrestored. Interior (cockpit) colors sometimes varied. A Zeke built by Mitsubishi will have a dark green, while those built by Nakajima will have a light yellow/green color. The "main" color depends on the manufacturer. The Aotake (translucent blue/green) was a protective coating for wheel/bomb bays, some a/c flaps, etc. Usually overpainted in the cockpit.
http://www.j-aircraft.com
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Interior colors of the WWII Japanese WWII A/C
Posted by 72cuda on Sunday, October 12, 2003 4:13 PM
I'm building 1/48 WWII Japanese A/C and I've seen a few different interior colors but was wondering what's the main color? and who has the correct colors?
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