tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post1860209787155530083..comments2024-03-29T14:37:23.949+09:00Comments on WildEagles: IJNAF trainer colorArawasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-58816408543296629792023-06-28T09:15:39.853+09:002023-06-28T09:15:39.853+09:00Thanks Sergio. Let's deal with the very intere...Thanks Sergio. Let's deal with the very interesting "KA" Zero(s) in a separate post, shall we?Arawasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485866417154560699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-49948646482549287882023-06-28T00:45:52.071+09:002023-06-28T00:45:52.071+09:00Hi George, thanks for sharing your researches and ...Hi George, thanks for sharing your researches and conclusions! But I'm still struggling with the "trainer yellow/orange dilemma". I'm building a Fine Moulds A6M2 (early production) and I want to finish it as Ka-103. After reading and confronting many articles about the matter, I'm really thinking on painting it in this fashion:<br />- Overal orange yellow, with red IFF stripes and blue/black top cowling, with olive grey/ameiro l/g bays.<br />I came to this conclusion because Ka-103, like sistership Ka-101, are ex frontline fighters, which were transferred to a training unit; in my opinion the planes went repainted in different times (Ka-103 looks pristine, while Ka-101 looks very weathered, mainly in the cowling and the IFF stripes); I don't think they kept the olive grey/ameiro original paint and their cowling only were repainted and/or the blue back removed, leaving just the upper part. And I think there's a possibility their l/g bays were left in the previous, orininal olive grey/ameiro color (typical of Mitsubishi built A6M2s). <br />Of course I'm not 100% sure and I'm open to suggestions. <br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br /> Sergio L. de H. Teixeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853271408221473777noreply@blogger.com