Pred 10-mi (!) rokmi F.Weill publikoval na http://www.j-aircraft.com zaujimavy clanok k tejto teme
http://j-aircraft.com/research/weathering_question.htm
Komu sa to nechce citat cele tu su autorove zavery (s ktorymi sa osobne uplne stotoznujem):
"The alleged poor quality of Japanese paint during the Second World War is a myth, and one very difficult to give credence to considering that for centuries Japan has produced some truly splendid lacquered objects. The preconception that Japanese paint was inferior was in all likelihood brought about by the obvious peeling and chipped paint visible on many types of Japanese aircraft from both services at different periods. It is known today that the cause of this poor paint coverage was the lack of primer under the external color, a reflection on the quality of manufacturing rather than the materials. Producing an accurate and believable replica of a WW 2 Japanese plane does not automatically imply systematically simulating heavy paint chipping. If a modeler knows for certain that a factory applied paint job included primer, he should be aware that extensive paint peeling is to be ruled out immediately.
Japanese aircraft were no more likely to be subject to heavy weathering and paint chipping than Allied aircraft operating under the same conditions. The assertion that Japanese paint was of inferior quality is not at all substantiated in available documents or by existing samples of Japanese aircraft skinning. The actual cause for this heavily-worn paint is that during some periods of the war, standard manufacturing procedures omitted the application of primer, leading directly to heavy paint chipping and peeling on many aircraft — this is the background of this myth."
Napriek tomu trend pokracuje "ak je to Japonec musi byt obuchany". Naviac ma "vytoci" model Zera z Pearl Harboru oplieskany na kov! Proste nemozne! Dalsi notoricky priklad su plavakove masiny. V knihe D.Thorpe IJNAF Camouflage&Marking autor uvadza vynatok z originalnych procedur povrchovej upravy E13A (ktoru mozno povazovat za reprezentativnu). Mnohonasobne natery (niekedy viac ako 5) v roznych druhoch zakladoviek pred aplikaciou samotnej kamuflaze.
Marian
in Big Apple
(who hates "Spanish School" with passion)