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Posted by fightnjoe
on Sunday, February 1, 2004 3:29 PM
Originally posted by AJACKETSFAN
I'm having trouble finding appropriate markings for a Pearl Harbor SBD Dauntless, I can't find any pix of which markings/identififcation.
let me do some looking in my files. some of the a/c off the carriers was inbound to ford island at the time of the second wave. not sure of the type will have to look. may be able to help on plane numbers and such also. give me a day or so.
joe
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Posted by nmayhew
on Sunday, February 1, 2004 12:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by obiwan
Almost completed the cockpit already...
Does anyone know how to pose the rear gunner's seat of the Kate
into the fighting position?
can't seem to find the answer anywhere.
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hmmm, you got me there i'm afraid obi wan. sorry i can't help. ![Disapprove [V]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_disapprove.gif)
regards, ![Smile [:)]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile.gif)
nick
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Nicholas
 
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Posted by Anonymous
on Sunday, February 1, 2004 8:51 AM
Erh Obi which part are u in malaysia , knew any good Hobby shop supply PE and resin stuff ? do u go to HObby HQ ? Low' s place
Knew anyone from sabah ? im from sabah
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Posted by obiwan
on Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:29 AM
Almost completed the cockpit already...
Does anyone know how to pose the rear gunner's seat of the Kate
into the fighting position?
can't seem to find the answer anywhere.
What baby wants baby gets
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Posted by Anonymous
on Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:44 AM
That's what I thought at first look, too, John. RLM 02 is more "green," however. Shifting the hue of RLM 02 towards the IJN color would be more difficult than starting with tan. (Red, yellow & white would have to be added to RLM 02)
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Posted by Anonymous
on Friday, January 30, 2004 5:25 PM
QUOTE: To my knowledge, only White Ensign Models produces this color. I'm going to mix mine. Hope this helps those building Zekes !
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It looks like RLM 2!!![:0][:0]
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Posted by nmayhew
on Friday, January 30, 2004 5:30 AM
hmmm...i heard that as well about the japs not using IJN grey at pearl, but i think that if i ever repaint my zero i made a while back (in the pre-future, slivering days!![:0]), i'd still use the IJN grey that say polly scale provides...me mixng paints is a recipe for disaster!! ![Blush [:I]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_blush.gif)
regards,
nick
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Nicholas
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Posted by Anonymous
on Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:20 PM
Here's the tail codes & colors of the Pearl Harbor Zekes. The reds are the same as the Hinomaru color, orange-yellow same as IJN/IJA leading-edge ID color. Blue resembles "true blue."
http://photopile.com/photos/blackwolfscd/pix001/87517.jpg
This is a link to the actual color of the Zekes at Pearl. They were not painted in IJN gray.
http://j-aircraft.com/research/jimlansdale/pearl/jimlpearl.htm
To my knowledge, only White Ensign Models produces this color. I'm going to mix mine. Hope this helps those building Zekes !
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Posted by Aurora-7
on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:59 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AJACKETSFAN
I was thinking of getting a "Zeke" to do. Tamiya has one, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate markings, how close do I have to come. I mean to me it's important but, time is at a minimum right now.
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I have the Tamiya kit and I'm using it for this build. I'm using a third party decal sheet for Zuikaku markings. I think the Tamiya kit comes with Akagi marking for the Pearl mission but I'll have to check when I get home tonight to be sure.
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Posted by Anonymous
on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:48 AM
Adam - if I'm not mistaken, the SBDs were aboard the carriers, which were fortunately not in Pearl at the time of the attack.
The Zeke flown in the attack was the A6M2 type 21. The Tamiya kit is less expensive than the Hasegawa kit, has raised panel lines and is less detailed than the Hasegawa offering. I have some markings info that shows tail codes from the Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku & Zuikaku. These were the six Japanese carriers that were used at Pearl Harbor. There is a Hasegawa kit that includes markings to build any of the planes used in the attack.
Hope this helps.
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Posted by Anonymous
on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:34 AM
I'm having trouble finding appropriate markings for a Pearl Harbor SBD Dauntless, I can't find any pix of which markings/identififcation. I was thinking of getting a "Zeke" to do. Tamiya has one, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate markings, how close do I have to come. I mean to me it's important but, time is at a minimum right now.
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Posted by nmayhew
on Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:53 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by obiwan
i don't think that would be a problem.
if it smells like a duck , looks like a duck ,feels like a duck...
it has to be a j2f-6!
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ahh yes, but does it quack like a duck?!
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Kind regards,
Nicholas
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Posted by obiwan
on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:49 PM
i don't think that would be a problem.
if it smells like a duck , looks like a duck ,feels like a duck...
it has to be a j2f-6!
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Posted by Anonymous
on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:59 PM
is it alright if i do a j2f-6 duck. They didnt get created until 1942 but earlier variants such as j2f-4 or 5 were at pearl. Reason is i would convert it but they dont sell cowls for it.
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Posted by obiwan
on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:22 AM
nice He219 pix .You did that beautifull and gracefull plane
justice.I'm sure tamiya will provide replacements for
the missing parts.
on another note..finally started painting the cockpit of my kate.
weird yellowy green colour too.however the kit looks very
promising.
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Posted by fightnjoe
on Monday, January 26, 2004 9:04 PM
thankyou pixilater, you and the others are proving to be a wonderful source of information on both history and modeling.
benne911, your question on the j2f may be answered or at least partially answered at http://www.nastillamook.org/gallery/aircraft/index.htm at least i hope this helps somewhat.
joe
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, January 26, 2004 8:03 PM
fightinjoe - a good source for decals is :
http://eaglestrikeproductions.com
You can do a search there by type & scale. These usually show you the profiles, in color, along with info (useful to find out if the markings were at Pearl). They can be found discounted at many on-line hobby shops, such as Squadron & Great Models.
Yope you find them.
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Posted by fightnjoe
on Monday, January 26, 2004 7:31 PM
this question has most likely been asked but here we go again. where do i find either usaac fighter markings (black), the early insignia usaac, or if all else fails black decal sheets.
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, January 26, 2004 2:47 PM
And also, do the planes need to be serially numbered like they were on dec 7 or do they just just have to be the same variants such as a p-40 b or c??because when i saw the pby on a previous page, i wondered if those were correct markings from dec.7 or earlier.
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