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It's okay, mate, you can't know everything.Can't help with the colours Sergio but glad you are back in the game
Indeed the red-earth colour is suggested by the Hasegawa for the 02295 Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type III Kai 17th Independent squadron kit. It is suggested to mix of the Mr.Hobby/Color no.43 Wood Brown and no.42 Mahogany paints.
As you may notice the mahogany colour is of the the red tone so the mix should be of the tinge as well. IMHO the colour looked like the one used for spinners and props. Check on the link ... Army Prop and Spinner Colours
and here ...
The colour is supposed to be the FS 30117 or FS30 122. As memo serves it is offered by many pain manufacturers.
the possible tones can be ...
Thank you very much mate, but thank you very much, excellent info I have investigated more and found the following reference:Additionally the Tamiya suggests the mix of he XF10 Brown and XF60 colours in ratio 1:1. Below the paints and scanned tones of them from the net.
Certainly a lethal looking bird. Liking the new model kits that are being presented in the GBs now-a-days. And welcome to the 'hunt and try and find the right color' game.User name: destrozas
First name: sergio
Category: intermediate
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Arii nº3
Model type: mitsubishi Ki46 III Kai intercepter
Extras: none
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By the end of the war in 1945, a desperate Japanese defensive campaign saw the ki-46 series converted into an ad hoc heavily-armed interceptor platform. The main threat to the Japanese mainland now came from the high-altitude Boeing B-29 Superfortress which could essentially act with its own level of impunity over Japanese defenses and out of reach of enemy interceptors. As a bomber interceptor, armament of the Ki-46 was upgraded to include 2 x 20mm cannons in the nose and 1 x 37mm cannon in an oblique firing position. The latter armament was intended to engage bombers from the rear and underneath - the most vulnerable area of an enemy bomber when in flight. These versions (Ki-46-III-KAI) proved adequate for the role conversion but were not as successful as anticipated. The airframe was simply not designed for the sustained firing of the large-caliber 37mm cannon, especially in its semi-vertical fitting, and the aircraft had trouble reaching its defined interception altitudes within time. Even when it did reach B-29 bombers, the aircraft lacked any armor protection or self-sealing fuel tanks and essentially made for target fodder against B-29 gunners. The Ki-46-III-KAI appeared in October of 1944 and was in operational service by the following month. When the American aircrews converted over the night operations, the tactical usefulness of the Ki-46-III interceptor was even less for they were never adapted to the night fighter role with radar or similar tracking facilities.
hi Ralph, well, it's good to return to the forum actively, this color research thing is something I really like.Certainly a lethal looking bird. Liking the new model kits that are being presented in the GBs now-a-days. And welcome to the 'hunt and try and find the right color' game.
I always try to use plastic to do these tests, these teaspoons are the ones that are left over from celebrations and parties that I keep and for this they are great.Love your test specimens Sergio, I'll have to remember that one
The fs30059 this I did not think was acceptable since according to gunze, vallejo, humbrol and floquil it is the green of the IJA it is the color that planes like judy, jake were using, also the rgb of the color according to a fs color table gives me that it was this colorpainted...Looking good. However I found that the colour could also be the FS 30059 as well.