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As a result of the Airbrush sticky, once again me & @Dads203 have been jiffied to start a new sticky, this time on “Paint” to supersede the previous “Paint & Tools Etc” thread, so as a starter I volunteered to repost some previous reviews of mine while @Dads203 sorts out the grown-up parts.
So, without any further adieu, here’s the review of the AK Interactive Acrylic WW2 IJN Aircraft colours boxed set first posted in 2017
As is standard for AK Interactive Acrylic sets, it comes in a sturdy end opening box with a pull-out tray, unlike the Vallejo equivalent that comes with a top opening flap and loose bottles – inside the box, the set comprises of 8 bottles of the following paints:
_ AK2061 J3 HAI-RO (Grey)
_ AK2062 J3 SP (Amber Grey)
_ AK2063 D1 Deep Green Black
_ AK2064 D2 Green Black
_ AK2065 C2 Trainer Yellow
_ AK2066 Q1 Anti-Glare Blue-Black
_ AK2067 M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green
_ AK2068 M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green
Colour matching can be quite hard to quantify, as it depends on the source you use, however, these paints do seem to be a close match to real-life examples, so I’m happy with them.
As to the quality of the paint, I was impressed, at the time I’d only tested the Nakajima Interior Green at that stage, but it spayed wonderfully without any thinners added at around 8-9 PSI, with no clogging in evidence – normally, using Vallejo at that pressure means using thinners/retarders and a lot of tip cleaning, which is a bit of a pain.
The paint was sprayed with an el-cheapo airbrush rather than anything fancy, so anyone with a better airbrush should archive great results – test shot below.

Since then, the sets been used for other projects such as Tamiya 148 Kawanishi N1K1 KYOFU Type 11 and the Tamiya Nakajima Saiun (Myrt) C6N1 using most of the colours in the set including the weird blue/black so beloved by the IJN & IJA.



One thing to note is that the paint can be a bit delicate, so clear coating with varnish is a must otherwise you could rub some of the paint off while handling it.
Most online stockists seem to carry it in stock, prices range between £16 & £20 depending on if the sets on offer, even at £20, it's worth the money if you’re building WW2 IJN aircraft.
So, without any further adieu, here’s the review of the AK Interactive Acrylic WW2 IJN Aircraft colours boxed set first posted in 2017
As is standard for AK Interactive Acrylic sets, it comes in a sturdy end opening box with a pull-out tray, unlike the Vallejo equivalent that comes with a top opening flap and loose bottles – inside the box, the set comprises of 8 bottles of the following paints:
_ AK2061 J3 HAI-RO (Grey)
_ AK2062 J3 SP (Amber Grey)
_ AK2063 D1 Deep Green Black
_ AK2064 D2 Green Black
_ AK2065 C2 Trainer Yellow
_ AK2066 Q1 Anti-Glare Blue-Black
_ AK2067 M3 (M) Mitsubishi Interior Green
_ AK2068 M3 (N) Nakajima Interior Green
Colour matching can be quite hard to quantify, as it depends on the source you use, however, these paints do seem to be a close match to real-life examples, so I’m happy with them.
As to the quality of the paint, I was impressed, at the time I’d only tested the Nakajima Interior Green at that stage, but it spayed wonderfully without any thinners added at around 8-9 PSI, with no clogging in evidence – normally, using Vallejo at that pressure means using thinners/retarders and a lot of tip cleaning, which is a bit of a pain.
The paint was sprayed with an el-cheapo airbrush rather than anything fancy, so anyone with a better airbrush should archive great results – test shot below.

Since then, the sets been used for other projects such as Tamiya 148 Kawanishi N1K1 KYOFU Type 11 and the Tamiya Nakajima Saiun (Myrt) C6N1 using most of the colours in the set including the weird blue/black so beloved by the IJN & IJA.



One thing to note is that the paint can be a bit delicate, so clear coating with varnish is a must otherwise you could rub some of the paint off while handling it.
Most online stockists seem to carry it in stock, prices range between £16 & £20 depending on if the sets on offer, even at £20, it's worth the money if you’re building WW2 IJN aircraft.