LifeColor has released a paint set for a specific purpose and thanks to Airbrushes.com we get a look at this offering which in this case is titled WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Colours Pre-War to 1945.
I wonder how well lifecolor does with brush
AurƩlien, I use LifeColor extensively and in my experience, it brushes very well. Airbrushes well, too. I have had a couple of sets containing a jar or two of paint that is thinner/thicker than the rest in the set. Overall, I use a lot of LifeColor and continue to buy it.
These colors were created through collaboration with Nicholas Millman, the go-to researcher of Japanese aircraft, whose blog Aviation of Japan is an incredible resource for Japanese research. Two of his color analysis are available through the archives of Aeroscale: AeroScale :: Scale Aircraft Modelling
Just to clarify, these colors are not suitable for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (Dainippon Teikoku Rikugun KÅkÅ«butai). Some are close but if you want accurate and authentic, wait for the hopefully forthcoming JAAF set.
Interesting.
My LHS has recently been stocking Lifecolor so Iāll keep a lookout for this set.
Black is not needed in this set. This set contains the unique Q1 Blue-Black, the IJN official anti-glare colour, used to paint cowlings and anti-glare panels, the Zero rear decking under the canopy, as well as the interior frames of canopies, often described simply as āblackā. Secondly, anyone who wants just āblackā can find it in any paint range.
Thought as much.
Black isnāt a hard colour to source anyway, so itās not a problem. Would sooner have the unique Japanese colours rather than generic.
Youāve got that right! Iām hoping that they will come out with a third set - presumably the second set will be the Japanese army AF colors - of Japanese cockpit colors. Kawasaki often used a sandy color, I think they also used an indigo color. Researchers have documented how the Ki-43, models I-lll, had distinct cockpit colors. I dare say that there were enough colors that the Japanese army and navy used, from China through Manchuria through the Pacific war, that it could take forward separate sets to cover everything sufficiently. LifeColor is not afraid to make multiple sets, just look at the two sets of Japanese navy colors that they put out a few years ago. The reviews are on Model Shipwrights.
Yes it would be good to get an Army colour set. And some interior colours.
I did a Kawasaki Lilly bomber a couple of years ago and research did indicate a sandy colour for the interior. Canāt remember what I used, but thatās what I went with and looked quite good.