David_Aiken

Aloha Ron, The 800kg bomb used by high-level bombers AT PEARL HARBOR was made from a lathe-turned 16 inch naval shell. The 800kg bomb used by high-level bombers LATER IN THE WAR was NOT made from the 16 inch naval shell. It had a steel casing with large rivets. These were two DIFFERENT weapons. The 800kg bomb used at Pearl had a taper...the other weapon did NOT have a taper. Here is the weapon used at Pearl Harbor... http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraf...amp;PhotoID=337 Here is the weapon used later... http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraf...amp;PhotoID=334 HTH, David

Yes, this is correct FS*1136...prick your finger for this red color. Now that you have pricked your finger...watch it as it drys...and note the color turn darker...which is the top side red cited by Don Thorpe and other old timers in Japanese color research. the TOPSIDE red color has darkened and the undersurface red was still fairly bright.Old timers will note that Hinomaru decals from AUTHENTICALS (IPMS/NorCal, circa 1967) showed the dark blood red color...and were mimicked by later decal makers. That decal company was the first to reveal this color. Some how the thought that they were

Aloha All, Steve is most correct to use the GREEN version of Aotaki (there was also a BLUE Aotaki)...here is a weathered sample from the crash of Akagi D3A coded AI-211 shot down by Ken Taylor: http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraf...&PhotoID=99 For markings and colors of Japanese aircraft of 7 Dec 1941 see: http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraf...oraircraft.msnw The Japanese Navy color terms used in WWII are: A - Kasshoku (browns) B - Aka iro (reds) C - Ki iro (yellows) D - Midori iro (greens) E - Ao iro (blues) F - Ai iro (indigos) G - Sumire iro (violets)