IJN interior, cowl interior and wheelwell colors?

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Disco -- FlyNavy - 09 Jul 2004 00:25 GMT

I'm building the Tamiya Zero, and am a bit confused on some color callouts.
The destructions say "interior green" for the cockpit, and "metallic blue" for
the wheelwells. Well..... Since we, the Brits, and the Ruskies all have
different versions of 'interior green', I'm assuming the Japanese do as well,
so.... Also, just what shade of metallic blue might they be referring to? I
have four or five in the drawer, but Murphy's law says it's none of those.
There is no color listed for the inside of the cowling, so I'm
thinking...flourescent pink with blue stripes, just for grins? I'm open for
suggestions on these items.

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your
eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to
return. --Leonardo Da Vinci

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Anders - 09 Jul 2004 01:59 GMT

Interior green - depends on who built the aircraft, Mitsubishi or Nakajima.
They used different interior greens, one not unlike British interior green
and one not unlike US interior green though slightly lighter and paler.

Wheel wells - the blue, and some cases green, is a transparent protective
coat over the airframe's aluminium structure. Best way to replicate is to
first spray aluminium and then a transparent blue or green, not too much,
most photos I've seen seem to indicate a fairly thin coat.

Cowling - black, unless you insist on flourescent pink with blue stripes.

There is a lot more information available at http://j-aircraft.com/

Anders
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> I'm building the Tamiya Zero, and am a bit confused on some color callouts.
> The destructions say "interior green" for the cockpit, and "metallic blue" for
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> eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to
> return. --Leonardo Da Vinci

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Keeper - 09 Jul 2004 05:36 GMT

>I'm building the Tamiya Zero, and am a bit confused on some color callouts.
>The destructions say "interior green" for the cockpit,

Quick answer:
The color for the cockpit area called "Bamboo" is a dead match for British
interior green.
hth

The Keeper (of too much crap)

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