IJA #29 KI MIDORI IRO (YELLOW-GREEN) – AIR

IJA No. 29 Ki midori iro (yellow-green) - an acrylic paint from AK interactive

A bottled acrylic paint thinnable with water for aircraft models. The number 29 marks the yellow-green tone of the Japanese army scale, which lies between a pure green and the shades running to yellow and brown. That is exactly why it suits not only as a color for a surface in its own right but also as a tool for tonal work inside a green camouflage.

Use

• As a modulating tone: add a few drops of this yellow-green to the base green from the range and overspray the centers of the panels. You get a smooth lightening without reaching for white, which always grays a shade out.
• For the tonal unevenness of field finishes, mix only a small amount at a time and lay it on over areas of irregular size. A uniformly mixed surface looks factory-applied on a model, not field-applied.
• Heavily thinned, the paint also works as a translucent cast over dried green with which you pull the transitions between coats together. Try the ratio on an offcut, not straight on the model.
• In the range, neighboring numbers follow on from this shade, among them a blue-green tone and a dry grass tone. Combining several numbers gives you a camouflage with depth without having to mix your own blends.

Who the paint is for

For modelers of Japanese aircraft and for anyone who works with tonal modulation of green surfaces. The paint is an acrylic thinnable with water or with acrylic thinner, not a lacquer. The manufacturer also lists the same Japanese shades in its lacquer range and some of them as coloring markers as well; these are different kinds of product that do not mix with this bottle.

Shake thoroughly before work. Spray in a ventilated space and with respiratory protection, keep the bottle closed, away from frost and out of the reach of children.