• This are my 10th and 11th models overall and the third and fourth for 2016 • Color and decal placement has been followed in order • Dirt deposits, rust, leakages, exhaust stains, and paint chippings are faithfully recreated • Cockpit interior have been detailed in-depth • Paint scratches particularly in the wingtips and pilot walkway are emphasized thoroughly •
Color scheme:
• 1st Tainan Fighter Group, Buna, East of New Guinea, 1942-1943
• Mitsubishi A6M5c Kamikaze based from the book "Modelling the Mitsubishi A6M" by Brian Criner • Disclaimer: The decals are not in register with Hasegawa's A6M5c Kamikaze kit.
Date started: 24 February 2016 / 26 February 2016
Date finished: 19 April 2016 / 8 May 2016
Modifications:
• Coils and wirings, made from stretched sprues • Seatbelts, made from painted masking tape and aluminum wire
Paints used:
• Bosny Primer Grey
• Bosny Deep Green
• Bosny Flat Black
• Bosny Baltic White
• Bosny Tivoli Blue
• Bosny Signal Red
• Bosny Clear
• Bosny Flat Clear
• Tamiya X-1 Black
• Tamiya X-2 White
• Tamiya X-4 Blue
• Tamiya X-7 Red
• Tamiya X-8 Lemon Yellow
• Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver
• Tamiya X-13 Metallic Blue
• Tamiya X-22 Clear
• Tamiya XF-61 Dark Green
• Tamiya XF-86 Flat Clear
• Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green
Weathering:
• Staedtler 4B Graphite
• Prang Regular Core Silver
• Cretacolor Artist's Studio Graphite Extra Soft
• Cretacolor Artist's Studio Sanguine
• Cretacolor Artist's Studio Charcoal Extra Soft
• Tamiya Panel Accent Color Black
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