What shade of IJN Gray?

hello.. try checking here

http://www.naplak.com/modeling/tips/color_guide.htm

and here

http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/luft_e.htm

Yamato was painted Kure Gray. I can check on Nagato and Fuso for you later on today when I get to my references.

There were actually 4 shades of IJN Gray, Kure, Sasebo, Maizuru, and Yokosuka.

Jeff

hey jeff, do they make a nationality ship paint set? i have seen them for aircraft, where they have a 7 or 8 paint set for japan, britain, us, etc etc..do they or will they have something like that for ships?

Not that I'm aware of...all companies that carry the paint colors sell them individually. I think because they're so specialized in subject matter, that it wouldn't justify the costs to bundle them together like you'd find with aircraft...OD with Neutral Gray, RLM 74 with RLM 75, etc...

If you want enamels, then White Ensign Colorcoats are the way to go. Testor's Acryl and PollyScale both do these colors in acrylics. Tamiya doesn't do these individual colors, they provide mixes in their instructions usually.

Jeff

great..thanks Jeff for the info..

Yes! You can order them from us at White Ensign Models:

WW2 USN;
WW2 RN;
WW2 Kriegsmarine;
WW2 IJN;
WW2 Regia Marina;
Modern Navies.

And, of course, you can order paint sets in our aircraft and armor lines as well. Check them out on our secure website. And feel free to e-mail me directly with any questions, at johnsnyder@onetel.com

Cheers,
John Snyder
White Ensign Models
http://WhiteEnsignModels.com

Thanks for the information. It'll help a great deal with the models I'm making.

Ironbrigade,
Gunze Sangyo has come up with paints bundled nation's camouflage scheme including the FOUR types of IJN Gray that motivated me to ask the question in the first place. Like Jeff wrote, they are slightly higher priced and sometimes a little difficult to come by. But so far, they have specialized paints for US Navy (WWII), NATO Air, WWII Armor and so on. Again thanks for the information.

Max

great..thanks for the heads up Max.

As the war went on the quality control for Japanesse paint colors became very loose. The paints protective value to the steel below it was the only concern.