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I have a few fragments that I traded a grade school class mate for back in the 1960s. They were from a Zero that had crashed into his fathers battle position in WWII, and his father picked up some pieces as souvenirs.
The green is exactly the shade you have in your pics. The Japanese were the first to use epoxy paints on their naval aircraft for corrosion control Several restorers have remarked on the excellent condition of Japanese aircraft that have laid in the jungles for many years, but still are intact and in good condition. After reading about this a few years back, I dug out the fragments, and tried to scrape the paint away. You really had to attack them to get down to the base aluminum. Even after 70 years, the epoxy paint is REALLY tough!
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