tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post2213220009525185753..comments2009-07-02T11:07:51.721+01:00Straggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-49460031011540382942009-07-02T11:07:51.721+01:002009-07-02T11:07:51.721+01:00Hi Brian<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. Sorry, can&#39;t help with fonts! The whole subject of IJN codes and units is an arcane one dealt with at length (I nearly wrote ad nauseum!) at j-aircraft.com. They may be able to help.<br /><br />JAAF had stencil sets for airframe markings but some of the larger numbers, aircraft within unit, etc., appear to have been hand-painted freely. An extant set of camouflage paint directives and match plates recovered in Thailand has nothing about the subject of letters and numbers.<br /><br />Kind regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-35453715623287704192009-06-23T04:53:36.265+01:002009-06-23T04:53:36.265+01:00Hi Nick,<br /> Thank you for another great insight into relics and colors. That rudder would certainly be manly additional above the basement billiards table!<br /> Moving away from the color discussion, do you have any thoughts on the specifications of JNAF/JAAF letters and numbers-dare I refer to them as fonts??? It would seem, at first pass, if a/c were being numerically coded at a staging depot or in the field, then we&#39;d see countless variations in lettering application, such as serif, non-serif, varied proportions, etc. In my decal experience, I&#39;ve discovered a font type called &quot;Shannon&quot; which looks reasonably JAAF-ish..with apologies to the purists :)<br /> A really broad and murky subtopic, I know, but one I&#39;ve often mulled over. <br /><br />TIA and keep up the great posts!<br />Brian WiedemannBrian @ ECDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01979682383341885586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-10020444343615168722009-06-19T13:34:06.459+01:002009-06-19T13:34:06.459+01:00Hi Nick,<br /> Fascinating commentary on how the photographic process alters the colors and how they are perceived. I remember seeing the images of this tail section while I was building my night fighter Judy back in 2004- the same model that you kindly posted here last year. If you look at those images you will see my attempt to have a &quot;scale effect&quot; of the olive brown hue you described today.<br /><br /> Live and learn I suppose.....;-) Thanks as always Nick,<br /> DanDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037699170186115421noreply@blogger.com