Jump to content

Ki 45 Nick interior colours


torqueofthedevil

Recommended Posts

Good morning all, 

 

I am starting the Nichimo 1/48 kit which has been in the stash for many years. The instructions are almost entirely in Japanese, and I can make out no clues as to the colours required for the cockpit and undercarriage bays. Please could someone give me a steer? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi mate,

 

The Zoukei-mura kit (which seems to be very thoroughly researched) recommends Vallejo 70880 Khaki Grey (Vallejo Model Colour 113) or Mister Color C55 Khaki for the cockpit and wheelbay interiors. Unfortunately they don't give corresponding matches for any other brands so if you don't use those you'll need to work out your own equivalents - not sure where you are based but it could be worth getting a bottle of the Vallejo or Mr Colour paint and match it with you own preferred brand. For what it's worth, from the instructions and the pictures in the Zoukei-mura Concept Note book which contains colour pictures of the surviving fuselage in the Smithsonian Museum it's not that sort of pale sandy brown that you sometimes see used in Ki-61 interiors, it's darker and with a more pronounced greenish tinge to it.

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Early Nicks (Ko, Otsu) presumably had blue-grey interiors, the later ones (Hei, Tei - like the Nichimo kit) used "yellow-green", which is actually the greenish Khaki described by @Stew Dapple above.

 

A good reference is Nick Millman's website. Here is an article on JAAF interiors: http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/11/useful-colours-army-interiors-part-two.html

 

Cheers, Michael

 

  • Thanks 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you both, very useful information! Much appreciated! 

1 hour ago, Toryu said:

Early Nicks (Ko, Otsu) presumably had blue-grey interiors, the later ones (Hei, Tei - like the Nichimo kit) used "yellow-green", which is actually the greenish Khaki described by @Stew Dapple above.

 

A good reference is Nick Millman's website. Here is an article on JAAF interiors: http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/11/useful-colours-army-interiors-part-two.html

 

If you like you can refer to my WIP of the Nichimo Ki-45 here.

 

Cheers, Michael

 

Stunning build, sets the bar very high! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would go for ZM's advices. Sometimes Hasegawa's mixtures drive me crazy.for example; %30 H4 + +60 H58 +  %10 H62..

 

All those feels like a witch making magic; ' 3 pinch of bat wing dust , 1 drop chicken blood,2 pieces rotten garlic...  :)

  • Thanks 1
  • Haha 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

The nearest color is somewhere  RAL 7027 or 7028.

 

https://mrpaint.sk/farby/bojova-technika/ German ?product_id=295

 

notranja-barva-kawasaki-ral-7028-mrp-37-

 

tonj-notranja-barva-in-zunanja-zelena.jp

 

The stents of other manufacturers are just variations.... New Japanese colors in the preparation of the manufacturer's MRP will have this color.

 

P.k

 

  • Like 2
  • Thanks 1
  • Sad 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Toryu said:

Early Nicks (Ko, Otsu) presumably had blue-grey interiors, the later ones (Hei, Tei - like the Nichimo kit) used "yellow-green", which is actually the greenish Khaki described by @Stew Dapple above.

 

A good reference is Nick Millman's website. Here is an article on JAAF interiors: http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/11/useful-colours-army-interiors-part-two.html

 

Cheers, Michael

 

Agree with the others -- fine model! Any chance you could share what paint(s) you used for the interiors?

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

46 minutes ago, Seawinder said:

Any chance you could share what paint(s) you used for the interiors?

 

I used a Revell enamel that's not available anymore, and I don't have the rest of a tin left to say. Looking at the Revell colour chart it would be or come close to 'Olive Brown'.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Mr. Millman's work is always amazing; his site is my first stop for any research into WW2 Japanese aviation. As luck would have it, there is currently a build of the ZM Nick on his front page (scroll down a bit) with some good photos and notes for the interior colors:

 

Http://www.aviationofjapan.com

 

A great supplement to the ZM kit, is their accompanying "Concept Notes" book, which comprehensively covers the interior of the un-restored Nick fuselage at the Smithsonian Institution, with good color photos. Bargain price, too:

 

https://volksusastore.com/webstores/scale/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=10770

 

These two images are from the "Maru Mechanic" issue on the Ki-45. This paperback monograph series was originally published in the late 80's and early 90's - but is still astonishingly good (and later re-published as hardbacks named "Mechanic of World Aircraft" BTW).

 

You can't get too "scientific" in analyzing a painting like this, but the colors are in the same neighborhood as the other sources being discussed.

 

0352-F8-F0-79-C9-4-AF8-B742-1948-BB366-E

 

8526457-D-73-FE-4-C71-B0-FD-6830618-EA32

 

Edited by MDriskill
  • Like 2
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...