tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post6877079851628695839..comments2024-03-19T04:39:26.506+00:00Comments on Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Ki-46 Colour MattersStraggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-42660828051251458062012-09-25T22:11:24.304+01:002012-09-25T22:11:24.304+01:00Hi Ken
There are various RAL decks available but ...Hi Ken<br /><br />There are various RAL decks available but the K1 Classic is probably the most accessible and economical to purchase. Here is one retailer but if you Google it I'm sure you will find US retailers too.<br /><br />http://www.onestopcolourshop.co.uk/product/ral-k1-colour-chart<br /><br />Best regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-42329962462569183602012-09-25T20:30:09.078+01:002012-09-25T20:30:09.078+01:00Where can one fine more information on the RAL dec...Where can one fine more information on the RAL deck K1 Classic?<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ken GlassKen Glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-37905724220066900912012-09-20T07:02:59.873+01:002012-09-20T07:02:59.873+01:00Many thanks for posting this Nick - it provides va...Many thanks for posting this Nick - it provides valuable new information on matching the colours on Ki-46 II #2414 in the Northern Territory and a couple of others lying in the bush and mangrove swamps.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Bob AlfordBob Alfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-52874831166069779612012-09-19T07:48:51.768+01:002012-09-19T07:48:51.768+01:00But the research conducted by Jim Lansdale shows t...But the research conducted by Jim Lansdale shows that at least as far as archeological evidence goes some Army and Navy aircraft have exactly similar paint colours. This includes Mitsubishi aircraft like the Ki-46 and Kawasaki aircraft like the Ki-48 for example.<br /><br />The difference between the Army Grey-Green and the "J3 slightly towards amber colour" is actually very subtle and I have formed an opinion from studying the extant paint and pigmentation that in some cases they degrade towards an almost exactly similar colour.Straggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-56883140195247263332012-09-16T16:24:38.899+01:002012-09-16T16:24:38.899+01:00Okay, thanks very much.
We wouldn't normally ...Okay, thanks very much.<br /><br />We wouldn't normally associate a navy color with an army plane. The reason I ask my somewhat odd question is that about fifteen years ago, Jim Lansdale wrote an article that compared "test J3" (matte) as presented in a chip in KuGiHo 0266 (February 1942) to FS36357. Thomas Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056551776218167230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-68287997740701637452012-09-15T15:58:23.466+01:002012-09-15T15:58:23.466+01:00Er no, I am not citing FS 36357 or suggesting that...Er no, I am not citing FS 36357 or suggesting that it is J3! Examination of the particular IJA Ki-46 artifacts referred to in the previous blog (follow the link) determines colours Munsell 2.5Y 6.0/1.0 to 5Y 6.0/1.0. FS 36357 is the closest FS 595b value to 5 Y 6/1.<br /><br />The IJN colour standard J3 has been compared to 5 GY 6/1 and the closest FS 595b value to that is 16307 @ 2.07.Straggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-16114902658526904462012-09-15T15:46:01.209+01:002012-09-15T15:46:01.209+01:00Greetings, Straggler. I have been away from this ...Greetings, Straggler. I have been away from this topic for quite a while.<br /><br />Since you cite FS36357, are you suggesting that this is J3 as seen on Kari Kikaku 117? <br /><br />Please send me your e-mail address so we may correspond privately.Thomas Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056551776218167230noreply@blogger.com