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Mitsubishi Zero and the "Ameiro" color ...
Let me try to post an aviation-related message among this
rec.aviation.political.ihateyou.military messages that have taken over the board. :-) There's always a discussion among scale modellers regarding the correct colors for IJN Mitsubishi Zeros. One of them is about the existance or not of a color called "Ameiro". Some say it was the actual color used on some Zeros, while others say it was not a color, but actually a varnish applied over the original IJN Gray (or white) that became yellowish with time. Does anyone have any info on that? |
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If it helps, ame-iro is the Japanese word for amber, ni-su is the Japanese word
for varnish. |
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There's always a discussion among scale modellers regarding the
correct colors for IJN Mitsubishi Zeros. One of them is about the existance or not of a color called "Ameiro". Some say it was the actual color used on some Zeros, while others say it was not a color, but actually a varnish applied over the original IJN Gray (or white) that became yellowish with time. Have you looked at the Aero Detail 7 book about the Zero? The standard color is given as gray, IJN Official Paint No. J3, an equivalent of FS No. 36251. "Varnish for surface protection was applied over this gray, giving [a] somewhat brownish gloss tone. From this impression, this coloring was unofficially called [actualy, the b book says "inofficially"] Ame-iro (color of caramel)." Page 37. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 00:31:38 +0900, Gernot Hassenpflug
wrote: Maybe the protectice coating was abandoned early-war? Evidently so. Aero Detail says that camo came in in spring 1943, when dark green paint was applied A6M3. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (requires authentication) see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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Hi Everybody,
Thanks for your comments. It seems we all got to a consense of the "Amei-ro" being the result of the varnish apllied over the J3 gray. But I just found this article and would like to hear your comments... http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/a..._of_ameiro.htm Vicente P.S.: Gernot, what's Jim Lansdale's forum address?? Couldn't find it. Tks. |
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(Vicente Vazquez) writes:
http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/a..._of_ameiro.htm Vicente P.S.: Gernot, what's Jim Lansdale's forum address?? Couldn't find it. Tks. Looks like you found it without knowing it :-) Look at the 'staff' link at the bottom of the main page, and see who is the maintainer of this webpage. (Dave Pluth handed over to Jim last year). -- G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan |
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