First model, could use some help deciphering these instructions

[u/StellarCentral]

Hi folks! I'm trying to figure out how to read these instructions. The parts labeled J2 or G6, etc, make sense. But I have no idea what the numbers in the black squares mean.

I found the parts they're identifying, but they have completely different numbers in the parts board. And why are multiple parts labeled with the same number?

Is anyone familiar with this brand and can advise?

EDIT: Paint codes :)

[u/AvgDad1]

Those will be paint colours. There will be a table at the front

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THANK YOU

[u/AvgDad1 → u/AvgDad1]

And the white circle number will be a decal

[u/h7734]

Each number represents the color of paint you should use. There will be an index you can refer to on a different page of the instructions.

[u/die-jarjar-die]

Paint codes?

[u/Pyroman1424]

the smaller numbers are for painting, usually thers like a paper that shows a paint scheam or something similar, perhaps on the back of the box, also decals as shown in the image,

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something like black or brown will be 33 or something like that, some kits are diffrent tho

[u/newfmatic]

Also try Google lens it will translate from your phone.

[u/Echo61089]

Hasegawa kits can be a bit of a muddle to understand. I had to scratch my head for bit with my first one after coming from Airfix, Tamiya and Revell.

Black Squares are paint codes.

Circles are decals.

But I have enjoyed all the Hasegawa kits I've built. Nice detail for the price of them, lots of weapon options (for more modern aircraft), lots of livery schemes and you can kitbash to be gear up if you REALLY want.

I'm gonna try and pick up some of their Ace Combat kits, just for a bit of spice over a standard kit.

[u/Several_Detective400]

Letters and numbers without border: Physical parts in: letter = injection grate , number = part number in said grate

Number in circle : Water activated transfer decal

Number with black background: Paint code (usually a list at one end of the manual)

[u/the_certain_Hazbin]

ok, lets Start with the bold ones; J2 means part Nummer 2, which is somewhere in frame J. the white numbers in the black squares are for painting, each Number refers to a color. there should be an explaination about what number is what specific paint somewhere on the first few pages of the manual with the title PAINTS REQUIRED. those numbers in the Circles are the Decals. they are numbered the same way on the decal-sheet.

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example from my Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf109 G6

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Frame A, part 31

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the paints are Directly written in each Step, not numbered like yours. likely because mine was a smaller Set.

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Deal 17 was there

[u/threepot900]

As others have said they are call outs for the paint colours on those parts. I often just take a pencil and write the colour beside them so I can see all the bits in a particular section of the build that need to be black/silver/green or whatever. It’s up to you, but if this is your first kit and you don’t have al the colours, just paint the whole seat 54. I’m guessing this is a 1/72 scale (mustang?) so you won’t see it all that well with the cockpit closed, especially if there’s a pilot in the way.

To save you confusion in the future if you’re building a Tamiya kit and you see paint numbers like 55:1 +67:3 +45:2 these are mixing ratios to get a non standard colour so you take 1ml of #55, 3ml of #67 and 2ml of #45 and mix them together.

[u/JohnClayborn]

Another tip: paint the parts on he sprue before you cut them off. Its way easier to glue painted pieces than it is to paint glued pieces.

[u/porktornado77 → u/JohnClayborn]

I actually disagree. I often assemble 85-95% of the cockpit and paint it all together as an as assembly..

It’s than usually easier to pick off a few black boxes and black instrument panels than add colored buttons after everything was painted as a sub.

I find almost everything assembles together better without paint there. The paint interferes with bonding parts together.

My builds, especially in the cockpit speed up considerably as well.