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Not much of an update on my Zero, but very exciting for me. Got this from Micro-Mark today!
your shipmate,
Ziggy
Heres the truck updates before the primer; the only modify, i drilled the front lights to fill at the end vith something clear to simulate lens
all subassemblies ready, only rearview mirror out At the next!
all subassemblies ready, only rearview mirror out
At the next!
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
Bsyamato: She's coming along great!
Ziggy: Ohhhh, nice! Tamiya makes some of the best paint!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Latest progress on the Chi-ha. Got all the wheels on, ready to start hand-painting the camouflage pattern.
Got the rest of the bits together on the office, the wing and engine together. Hopefully get that painted late in the week and pics to follow that prior to closing the fuselage up.
AA: That looks good! Looking forward to seeing the camo go on.
GH: Sounds good, looking forward to the photos!
I got a good bit done on the Zero over the weekend...
I sprayed the whole aircraft NM but ended up with trash in the finish so I sanded the garbage out. But the wheel wells still looked okay so I went ahead and sprayed some translucent blue-green in there.
I then masked off the wheel wells with Silly Putty and added another coat of gloss black as primer for the NM. I did a F-51 Mustang for John 3:16's Korean War GB at the same time.
I then sprayed on the Alclad NM finish doing the F-51 at the same time.
I'm going to let this dry for a couple of days just to make perfectly sure it's good and set and then apply a couple coats of hairspray and then the green/grey finish. Hopefully; it will come off properly to show the NM finish underneath.
AND WE HAVE BADGES!!!
Big thanks to Rock Baker and Jack/Jgeratic!!!! I decided this being number nine to go with a kitsune, the supernatural Japanese fox of legend with nine tails and the ability to take the form of a beautiful woman. Thanks guys for doing such a beautiful job transforming my idea into a reality!
https://rock-baker.blogspot.com/
Sorry they're a little late- I let the date slip up on me and Rock has been busy with a series of comic books. But he did his usual superlative job!
And Jack/Jgeratic did his usual super work on getting the thing coloured up and lettered. I love the fox mask on the side!!!
Anyway here she is!!!
And part of reason for being late is the first pictures I submitted to Rock had the figure in a dress that looked more like a qipao or cheongsam which is a more Chinese sort of dress. I asked Rock if he could redraw the picture with a kimono and he nicely agreed to make up for my mistake. I'd already sent the picture out to Jack and he'd already whipped it into shape. So just for the heck of it I'm going to throw the other badge up here in case anyone would rather use it instead:
Good updates there
Lately IBG covered almost all ww2 jap tanks included Chi-ha in 72 scale, i'll get em all asap
Nice badge!!
More updates on the truck:
After mig primer i made a mix of various colors to get the japanese kaki color, protected after with glossy clear, also painted minor details and some washing
not all glued , just to show the whole thing At the next!
not all glued , just to show the whole thing
Bsyamato: That looks good. The colour is spot on and nice work on getting all the tiny parts in the suspension together- can't be much left now.
AA: Lol, I haven't seen that movie in ages. I need to watch it again- it's so quotable!!!
And gotta say the guys knocked it out of the park with the badges. Buy one of Rock Baker's comics at Amazon and thank Jack/Jgeratic next time you see one of his posts!
Bsyamato, the truck is looking good!
Gamera, both the F51 and the Zero are coming along, what did you use for the blue-green color?
Clean and waiting for paint.
Ziggy: Looks like you're ready to dig in there!
The blue-green is just Tamiya clear yellow and blue mixed and sprayed over the NM finish in the landing gear bays. It SHOULD have been more bluish. I sprayed a straight clear blue overcoat over top of this but the colour didn't want to shift so I just left it this way.
The aotake the Japanese used as a protective coating started off blue and gradually turned more greenish due to time and weather. As a new aircraft I wanted it more blue but I guess she's now an older plane...
Super badge!
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Latest progress - got the camouflage scheme cmpleted:
AA: Ohhhhhhhh, looks cool!
Nice camo AA.
Ordered out canopy masks for the Myrt today, so the interior paint is on hold till it gets here next week.
My lady saw the RoG beetle kit at HL tonight....she had a'68 back in the day so will be starting it at the club tomorrow night.
Gamera- love the badges, give my congrats to your helpers. Well deserved
Armor_Aficionado Latest progress - got the camouflage scheme cmpleted:
Well done with the camo
I broke my speed record :)
Wheels painted drybrushed and washed, also black border to the clear parts
After glossy put the few decals Then last night glued all pieces togheter , matt cote and and last retouches.. Finished :) theres two little bottles under the cargo box Asap under sun pictures
After glossy put the few decals
Then last night glued all pieces togheter , matt cote and and last retouches.. Finished :) theres two little bottles under the cargo box Asap under sun pictures
Then last night glued all pieces togheter , matt cote and and last retouches.. Finished :)
theres two little bottles under the cargo box Asap under sun pictures
theres two little bottles under the cargo box
Asap under sun pictures
Thought some might be interested in this Zero tail fairing posted on another forum. Reveals portions of original paint not exposed to sun, along with good example of Atoke:
More photos/info here:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235032785-mitsubishi-zero-type-21-colours/page/2/#comments
regards,
Jack
Bsyamato: That looks good!!! Nice work!! I'll wait till you get the outside photos up to post her, I'm assuming that's the one you want to use?
Jack: Very cool, thanks for posting! It's always helpful to look at the real thing.
And I assume you read though the comments- we all love your badges!
Hi Cliff, and yes thanks everyone for the comments concerning this year's badge.
Jack> I agree that the badge looks great! Nice work.
AA> That Chi-ha is looking splendid.
Bsyamato> That's a good looking truck. You don't see many Japanese WWII vehicle models.
Gamera> The aotake looks fine. It could vary widely as I understand.
As for me, progress is glacial. I've finished the pit in a desultory fashion, and installed it in the fuselage. I didn't have instrument decals, so I just hit them with a white prismacolor pencil and some dabs of black, red and yellow paint. I can get the wings on now and start putting on some base coats.
Take care!
Gary
Thanks Gary.
From what I remember reading, the rear 'deck' behind the pilot's seat would be black like the cowl.
You're welcome! Always some good artwork from you.
As for the rear deck, the instructions call out for Mitsubishi cockpit color, and I think I read that in doing research (which I've forgotten where). Somewhere along the line they changed. I do know that the A6M2b I did previously had a black rear deck. Anyway, that's the reason it's green.
Thanks!
I have to say...
Great Badges!
A.A., Outstanding Camo on the Chi-ha.
Bsyamato, the truck looks fantastic!
Gary, Your Zero looks Great! It make me realize how small my Zero really is.
Started using some paint.
And some washes.
Maybe some glue next!
Ziggy, glad you like the badge, thanks!
Gary, it's possible my notes are outdated on Japanese particulars. There is a 2013 post from Nick Millman (Aviation of Japan) concerning A6M5 Type 52 colours:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234951399-a6m5-type-52-colours-inetrior-and-exterior/
It's rather uncertain.
Gary: Looks good, nice work there in the cockpit!
Ziggy: Nice start!
About the turtle deck, I dunno. I painted mine the cockpit interior colour. Maybe I should repaint it black, I'll have to look around some more...
Gamera> Thanks! The cockpit's only so-so. I'm no Lawdog!
After some consideration, I may go ahead and paint the rear-deck a blackish color (since even the black is not exactly black). Instead, I'll leave it up to the participants here (and anyone who might like to chime in).
"What do you think would look better? A black rear deck or an interior green rear deck"
Doesn't matter about historical accuracy. This question is about what you think looks better! No comments about "Well, it's up to you!" This is your chance to show off your superior color coordination skills.
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