ilpwnp Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Does anybody out there in model land know where I can find the correct orange/red paint for WWII Japanese trainer aircraft? I can't find much info on this color, if none is available does anyone know what the proper mixing ratios of other colors would be. I'm totally lost on this one. if anyone can help I would really appreciate it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agboak Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Try White Ensign Models, for this or any other Japanese colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 According to Urban Fredrikkson's Color Reference Charts , Japanese Trainer Red-Orange equates to FS31400, so Tamiya X-13, Xtracolor X355 or a mix of 8 parts Humbrol 178 to 1 part Humbrol 60 should suffice. Cheers, Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 (edited) I understand the color used by the army was more orange, and the navy more yellow (or maybe the other way around..anyway, they were different.) I'd check out the j-aircraft website for specifics. Here's a Fujimi Ki-55 I built last year. I painted it with Tamiya gloss orange straight from the bottle. Cheers! Steve Edited June 10, 2005 by Steve N Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) I'd love to see the Ki-55 but the photo isn't showing up and when I right click and paste it says "The page you are requesting cannot be found!" edit: Disregard. It just popped up. Nice build by the way! Edited June 10, 2005 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Sorry, the first time I posted it the photo was way too big..you must have checked the post while I was editing it. Should work fine now. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Is the color you used the Tamiya X-13 as mentioned above by vince14? I'm going to need a source for Japanese trainer orange here in the near future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ilpwnp Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 HEY GUYS - MANY, MANY THANKS FOR THE INFO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 I've just checked and there is a mistake in Urban's charts - Tamiya X-13 is actually Metallic Blue, whilst X-6 is Orange. As it's the only Orange in their range (apart from Clear Orange for car indicator lights etc) I would guess that Steve used X-6 on that rather nice Ki-55!!! Cheers, Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) I just dug through my acrylic paint drawer and found the bottle..it's indeed Tamiya X-6 Gloss Orange (dullcoated, obviously.) As I recall, j-aircraft had a formula for IJAAF Trainer Orange, but it was X-6 with a tiny bit of other colors added. I didn't think the difference would be that noticable, and I was feeling lazy, so I just went "out of the bottle." I did lighten it a bit for the control surfaces, since the fabric tended to fade more quickly. Thanks for the compliments, BTW. I used a vac canopy from a Falcon set, and good old IPMS Hinomarus. The Kanji character came from the kit decals, but the tail emblem was drawn on decal film with a ball-point pen. I also cut out the landing and wingtip lights and replaced them with clear and tinted plastic. Steve Edited June 10, 2005 by Steve N Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Got a couple of them laid down in my stash...might have to get started on them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Migrant Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 From j-aircraft.com:- Orange-yellow (trainer/experimental) Gunze Mr Color 4-Yellow 95%, 3-Red 5% Tamiya X8-Lemon Yellow 95%, X7-Red 5% Judging by the proportions it seems it was a very yellow orange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Thanks for the follow-up on the Tamiya X-3 and the other trainer orange mixes. I need it as a fuselage overspray on a Val so having the perfect shade isn't critical but this will point me in the right direction. Upcoming project: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
torchf4 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Gunze also makes H58 Orange Yellow for Japanese planes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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