IJA #3 HAIRANSHOKU (GREY INDIGO) – AIR

IJA No. 3 Hairanshoku (gray indigo), an AK interactive acrylic paint

A bottled acrylic paint thinnable with water, for aircraft models. The number in the name refers to the period Japanese scale of shades, in which every tone had its own sequential number and name; you will therefore find further numbers in the range that together form a coherent group. The gray indigo tone is used where an ordinary gray would look too cold and a pure blue too pronounced.

Use

• This type of darker tinted shade tends to let the pigment settle. Shake the bottle until the ball inside moves freely, and again after a few minutes of work.
• Wipe the thread and the rim of the neck after every use. Dried paint on the thread will in time make it impossible to close the bottle properly and the contents will thicken.
• Store the bottle upright, in the dark and above freezing. Acrylic that has frozen and thawed separates and will not come back together to its original consistency.
• If the paint has thickened after standing for a long time, thin it with acrylic thinner drop by drop and stir it, rather than pouring water into the bottle. A bottle that has been permanently thinned loses both coverage and adhesion.

Who the paint is for

For modelers of Japanese aircraft who want to work with the period numbers of the shades and not with approximate equivalents. The paint is an acrylic thinnable with water or with acrylic thinner. The manufacturer also carries a shade of the same name in its lacquer range, and paint markers exist under similar names as well; these are different kinds of goods with different chemistry and a different way of applying them.

Spray in a ventilated space and with respiratory protection. Keep the bottle tightly closed, away from frost and out of the reach of children.