bsyamato

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double ops!!

nope i don't need of these for me

Len

Yeah, Bsyamato we're just being silly.

If only those Japanese were a bit more practical like the Germans or Americans and just needed a number sequence eg RLM.... or FS.... 

Thanks for the feedback and advice guys but unfortunately I think the needle is a write off. Looking at it again this morning I noticed a crack in the nozzle so that is the end of that. Hopefully I've learnt my lesson and not decide to drop my airbrush anymore. 

troublemaker66

 

bsyamato:

 

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double ops!!

nope i don't need of these for me

 

I was just kidding around with you...I have a 12 year old`s sense of humor. I have complete respect for anyone who can speak more than one language...I know how tough it is trying to learn a new language...been working on learning Spanish, off and on. The only Italian I know are swear words...had a boss who was from Calabria..(?)...who liked to yell at me in his native tongue...lol.

 

Len

LOL i'm and live in Calabria speak it to bring you some pig sausage from here

Cliff i'm on same way (don't think silly, just we have fun )

Blitzwing what's the problem with the jap colors? i just use color i have and mix them up LOL

dunno about the airbrush i don't have one 

afternoon lastglossy on the claude ant tomorrow panel lines!!! .. almost this is the plan if not get distracted from one of these

just arrived yesterday!

current WIP pics not much from last time.  I went to my LHS today to get paint and got the Sakura an IJN Destroyer. Tamiya 1/700

panel lines and tail wheel (sratchbuilded.. i break and lost the original) on the unlucky claude (broke and repaired one of main gears..)

bsyamato

panel lines and tail wheel (sratchbuilded.. i break and lost the original) on the unlucky claude (broke and repaired one of main gears..)

Have a good memorial day i see some picture from facebook there

The seat is now done and gone into the cockpit. I sanded the cushion on the backrest and drilled out the holes although they are a bit wonky and look a bit on the small side but the top of the seat was beginning to crack so I didn't want to risk any further damage. 

I must say that Hasegawa really had their A game on when they designed this kit because putting the fuselage and wings together was totally drama free. 

Canopies masked off and ready for painting. Really looking forward to adding colours and weathering this plane. 

I see theres still some really nice work going on here...I've been away from the bench but have still been checking in...my Radioactive Turtle cousin really has a winner on his hands here...keep up the fine building!!!  Hopefully I can get back to the bench real soon..

Carlos

Sorry i havent been able to post much but here are wip pics of the sakura (cherry blossom)

and the crane on the Yamato still got to add string though

Frightful, Bsyamato, and Blitzwing: Really nice work guys!!!

Sorry I haven't been around, I worked Memorial weekend and it's got my schedule all messed up.

Looking forward to seeing your work again when you get the time Big-Z.

Almost finshed with the Sakura but i want to weather it. Any tips on weatering destroyers?

Ok the fore deck is drying and some more parts attached.

That looks really cool although bigger pictures would help us see the model better. I would love to do a ship one day but they just seem so... massive.

I will Blitz i will just saving them for later.  The crane is rigged and i am attaching a boat to the crane.

Primed and ready to go although this will probably be the last time I prime straight from the spray can. It's just too hard to control hence the spot on the plane's right side. is it possible to decant Tamiya's primer and spray through an airbrush? If so what do you use to clean it afterwards?

Also about my previous post about Hasegawa being on their A game for this kit... It still is, except for the landing gear. Those poly caps suck. I read about them in other forums and for some stupid reason thought "That wouldn't happen to me".... I snapped one trying to get the alignment right. Just like the guy in the article I read. 

Frightful: Nice work, not sure about weathering, I don't think it would be very heavy though. Maybe some of the guys in the ships forum could help you out there?

Blitzwing: Looking good to me other than the rough spot there. I've never tried to decant Tamiya primer but good luck spraying it, it's about the only primer I've never had build up too thick on me the same way it did for you. Not sure if it's enamel or laquer or what.  I've got one of those in my stash and was a bit duboius about the rubber caps for the landing gear too.  

carsanab

..Hopefully I can get back to the bench real soon..

 

Carlos

i hope with some floatie thing

Nice progress guys

i'm to 99,99999999999999% on the clade but!!! not yet finished

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 I've never tried to decant Tamiya primer but good luck spraying it, it's about the only primer I've never had build up too thick on me the same way it did for you.

DO NOT EVER DECANT TAMIYA.  Just about all i have is Tamiya and i have lost several paint brushes to decanted tamiya sprays.  I dont know the effect on air brushes but be warned that the paint glues the bristles on a brush together.  I have decanted other paints before and they worked fine.

The sakura is done!!!!!!

 The first pics are with a quick download camera tomorrow i will post better ones with a professional camera.

And some sneak peaks on the Yamato some close up on the fore deck since Blitzwing asked.

Frightful6_7

The sakura is done!!!!!!

 The first pics are with a quick download camera tomorrow i will post better ones with a professional camera.

   

  

And some sneak peaks on the Yamato some close up on the fore deck since Blitzwing asked.

 

AArgh!!! i need a magnifier to see these pictures!!

What's the problem about begger pictures?

Awww I am touched Frightful. Can I have $1,000,000 to go with that?

Here it is my NMF Ki 84

I experimented with some salt weathering with two types of metal colours on an phantom kit and it turned out alright. 

I might play around with it a bit more before trying it out on the Frank but while I am on the subject of weathering, did the paint on the yellow leading edges flake as well or was it the sterner hinomaru paint that didn't flake? I'm a bit on the fence about painting or using the decals. 

Blitzwing

, did the paint on the yellow leading edges flake as well or was it the sterner hinomaru paint that didn't flake? I'm a bit on the fence about painting or using the decals. 

Len

Sorry about pic size still new to the forums.  Blitz if i had that  much i would not be hnd painting the Yamato a 75.15 cm behemoth.  My work space is out in our shed so i am a the mercy of the weather and light.  The next pics should be much better, new in door photo station

Those two ships are hand painted!

Now I REALLY can't wait to see the larger pictures. They look awesome enough already. 

And also thanks for the advice Len. Luckily those strips are easy enough to mask. 

FF: Really nice work there, I'm looking forward to the bigger photos to check out all the detail!

BW: Super job on the NM, looking good!

As I understand it the ground crews repainted the hinomarus as they chipped. You might add a few spots of darker red paint to give the impression that these areas were repainted with fresher paint. I'm not sure about the leading edges but I'd think it would be about the same thing.

Cliff

here more claude pictures

exhaust drilled!!

Bsyamato: Looking good! Almost there now.

Funny the toothpick shows how small the aircraft is.

The finished photos will all be indoors but all wip pics are out side.

Here are some of the pics just resized