"Japanese paint schemes" Topic

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desert war	25 Jan 2012 1:57 p.m. PST
does anyone know of a website with picts or color drawings of the paint schemes used on Japanese naval aircraft used at Midway and Coral Sea?
Sundance	25 Jan 2012 2:12 p.m. PST
wp.scn.ru Probably the best single site on the net.
MacSparty	25 Jan 2012 2:35 p.m. PST
While it doesn't have the color images per se that you requested, this site has proven very useful in paint selection for me. link Sundance's suggestion of wings palette is an excellent one for discerning schemes for specific aircraft/units. Beyond that, Google images is your friend. :) Many scale modelers have already done the work for us.
desert war	25 Jan 2012 2:38 p.m. PST
ok how do you navigate the wings platelet sight
MacSparty	25 Jan 2012 2:40 p.m. PST
It is tricky. Select type from the top, e.g. fighter under WW2. A selection of fighter types will appear somewhere at left. Select one, eg Mitsubishi A6M2. Then somewhere around the center will appear a list of countries that used that type. Select Japan. Then select the page. Once you get it, there really is a treasure trove there.
desert war	25 Jan 2012 2:51 p.m. PST
thank you they hid the countries that used it very well. right in plain sight.
Kaoschallenged	25 Jan 2012 7:16 p.m. PST
Here are some of the resources I have on my 1/600 yahoo Group. Some aren't profiles but what colors and types were used. ZERO CAMOUFLAGE SCHEMES link WW II Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force Colors link WW II Imperial Japanese Army/Navy Air Force Colors link FS NOTES FOR JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, 1935-1945. link J-aircraft Profiles link Japanese Aircraft Color Standards Feb 05 1945 link Japanese aircraft link Robert My 1/600 Miniature Aircraft Wargaming Yahoo Group. link

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