Model Master wise, what would work for Japanese Jungle Green. I am working on a Zero and this is what it calls for. Thank you in advance.

~Chip

Well, I'll figure it out on my own. It shouldn't be that hard.

Hi Chip

I always look to Fred for these questions - Jungle Green?... it's not a name I associate with Japanese aircraft...

If I were you, I'd check here

I hope this helps

Rowan

Hi,

Testors and Gunze both have Japanese "Army" & "Navy" green. Either one should work depening on what variant your Zero is.

-Derek

Awwwww Merlin, I'm blushing!

Bad news: as with any color question, there can be a great deal of controversy. Curiously, model companies do not always do their research, or worse--research bad information. Some things just get lost in translation.

Good news: we modelers seem to be driving a lot of the interest in sleuthing the truths of colors. Just last year, IIRC, a secret source in Japan released to an researcher of Imperial Japanese aircraft an "original and complete set of IJNAF colors!"

I do not know if they used it as a source but see Review: White Ensign Paints - Japanese WWII Colors

All that said, there was no color known as jungle green in IJNAF. Checking Mr. Donald W. Thorpe's venerable master work Japanese Naval Air Force Camouflage and Markings World War II (incidentally, IIRC he recently said at J-Aircraft.com that he was planning to reissue an improved edition), the colors are:

BLACK-GREEN
DARK-GREEN
DARK GREY-GREEN
LIGHT GREY-GREEN
LIGHT OLIVE GREEN

Newer works list greens and greys for specific manufacturers.

I would defer to Tamiya for their IJN Green, unless you are building a field-camouflaged Zero. The the green could be whatever.