mig21gato Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Hello Gentleman,I'm so confused about the markings of the Tainan Ku Zero V-107,the blue diagonal strip is very popular,so could actually be RED and no Blue? What is the source for the blue in the V-107? Cheers and Thank's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David_Aiken Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Ohayo gozaimasu Gato San, The Zero 21 "V-107" was noted in the log of Saburo Sakai for early combat in the Philippines. At that time he flew with the TAINAN KOKUTAI Headquarters Buntai, thus the blue diagonal stripe. From Dec 1941 to Late March 1942 the tail codes were white with red piping. The diagonal stripe colors were like the Luftwaffe Staffel colors: White = First Buntai Red = Second Buntai Yellow = Third Buntai Blue = HQ Oh, with the move by ship to Rabaul in late March, the newer Zeros acquired had the same diagonal stripe system, but the tail codes were black. Uniquely the command stripes for the TAINAN KU were like the 3rd Kokutai in the Philippines...from Dec 41 to late March 1942. That command system changed, when at Rabaul, to a system similar to that aboard the Kido Butai. Osamu Tagaya tried to address the command stripe change in the Japanese Info Clearinghouse/"Pacific Front" in the early 1980s...which S. Nohara copied for his MODEL ART Special on the topic. This study was the start of the deeper studies continuing today. Hope this helps, David Aiken Edited October 22, 2011 by David_Aiken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig21gato Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hi David. Your info was relly usefull for me,you solve my doubts . Arigato David San. finally I choice the red diagonal of the second Buntai for V-103 Thank You!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David_Aiken Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Aloha Gato, What color of orange did you use for the overall scheme? Curious... Cheers, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig21gato Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 hello David, is a mixture of white and olive drab(50-50),plus yellow(I believe I add so much yellow,for my next Zero i gotta use more olive drab and just a bit of yellow. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David_Aiken Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 hello David, is a mixture of white and olive drab(50-50),plus yellow(I believe I add so much yellow,for my next Zero i gotta use more olive drab and just a bit of yellow. Cheers. Ahhh, so! Gato san, Perhaps a photo under natural light would help in the understanding. Send me a scan... Thank you so much! Cheers, David Aiken PearlHarborHistory AT Hotmail dot com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig21gato Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hi David, these another pic with more light,a photo with natural light,of course, maybe tomorrow. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David_Aiken Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Yes, Gato San, More gray rather than orange....my eyes have rested and am in peace! Thank you! Cheers, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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