These Vallejo paint sets for Japanese WW2 aircraft give you an extremely accurate palette for your Blood Red Skies squadrons.
Vallejo Model Air is pre-thinned for application by airbrush, although depending on your setup you may find you need to add a little thinner or flow improver. With pigments that are ground more finely than most paints, they are also the perfect blend for modellers who prefer to brush paint.
Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Colors Pre-War to 1945
Paint set of 8 colours in 17ml; developed to paint the aircraft of the aviation division of the Japanese Imperial Army (IJA) deployed in the war with China during the years before the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 1941) and the subsequent entry into the WWII conflict until August 1945.
Contents:
IJA Dark Green (FS 34082): Upper surface colour applied in one coat only and/or mottled on natural metal or Grey Green/Light Grey Green lower surface. Also combined with Dark Beige in multiple combinations.
IJA Olive Green (FS 33070): Upper surface colour very similar to its equivalent “Olive Drab” of the USAAF. Used beginning 1943 on fighters of the IJA. On natural metal or Grey Green/Light Grey Green lower surface.
IJA Khaki Brown (FS 30118): Upper surface colour and occasionally on all surfaces of single-engine aircraft and bi-engine fighters in the years 1944/45. Combined with Grey Green on lower surfaces.
IJA Dark Beige (FS 30215): Upper surface colour combined with Dark Green or occasionally as a single colour coating. Lower surface in metal or Grey Green/Light Grey Green.
IJA Grey Green (FS 36405): Lower surface colour used beginning 1943. Combined with any of the green or khaki colours on the upper surface. Fabric control surfaces on aircraft with metal finish.
IJA Light Grey Green (FS 34424): Color for lower or all surfaces. Combined with any of the green or khaki colours on the upper surface. Fabric control surfaces on aircraft with metal finish.
Aluminium (FS 37178): In aircraft of the IJA the absence of camouflage, either partial or total, is customary.
“Aotake” Translucent Green: Translucent lacquer, a protector applied on the interior parts of metallic structures (fuselage, cockpit, etc.).
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Colors Pre-War to 1945
Paint Set of 8 colours in 17ml; developed to paint the aircraft of the aviation division of the Japanese Imperial Navy (IJN) – both land-based aircraft as well as carrier-based, used in the war with China during the years prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 1941) and the subsequent entry into the WWII conflict until August 1945.
Contents:
IJN Dark Black Green (FS 34052): Upper surface colour applied in one coat only on Ash Grey/Médium Grey on the lower surface or natural metal. Used on Mitsubishi and other makes of aircraft.
IJN Black Green (FS 34077): Upper surface colour applied in one coat only on Ash Grey/Medium Grey on the lower surface or natural metal. Common on “Zeros” produced by Nakajima and all kinds of aircraft of other manufacturers.
IJN Deep Dark Green (FS 34058): Upper surface colour applied in one coat only on Medium Grey on the lower surface or natural metal. Planes manufactured by Kawanishi, Aichi, etc.
IJN Medium Brown (FS 30122): Upper surface colour combined with Dark Black Green/Black Green on Ash Grey/Medium Grey on the lower surface, on bombers and hydro-planes in Chinese and Pacific theatres of operations until the middle of the war.
IJN Ash Grey (FS 36350): Color used until 1942/43 for most embarked aircraft on all surfaces or combined with Dark Black Green/Black Green for the upper part.
IJN Medium Grey (FS 36375): Color for lower part or all surfaces, combined with any of the green shades of the upper part. Fabric control surfaces.
Aluminium (FS 37178): On IJN aircraft, the partial or total absence of camouflage in prewar years and at the end of the war is habitual.
“Aotake” Translucent Blue: Translucent lacquer, a protector applied on the interior parts of metallic structures (fuselage, cockpit, etc.).
Decals
Further enhance the accuracy of your aircraft by using this convenient waterslide decal sheet:
The Japanese Air Force in Blood Red Skies
Try the Vallejo paint sets and guides on our collection of Japanese aircraft for Blood Red Skies.
Dogfighting in the Blood Red Skies
Packed with everything you need to play this fast-paced air combat game, the Blood Red Skies starter set does what it says on the tin. Plus once started you’ll have the extra rules to introduce the play cards that really bring your fighter aircraft to life, allowing you to fly them just as they would have been by the Ace’s of WW2!
Charlie Monaghan
Tom Mecredy