man o man thats some good work. could you give me some pointers on how you got such a good mottle? paints, psi, thinning ratio,etc... i could use all the help i can get.

Eric I had to get rid of the Elves they kept stealing my socks,but only the left ones!

Some assembly required ,thanks for the kind words. I use Model Master enamel thinned 20% with medium reducer(I use an automative brand such as Imron) pressure really depends on your technique ,the best thing to do is practice on a scrap part or plastic bottle ect.. This one I did freehand but you can mask them using poster tach putty or even silly putty which has a low grip factor so its a little hard to work with. There are several mottles in this G/B as well and are worth a look

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hope that helps,cheers Trey

Trey: Dang you're almost done! I liked the peeled paint effect you did on your other models but I love the effect here, plus great camo. IMHO this may be the best yet!

Magnific free-hand resolution on the camo Trey  

only for christmas time and only the more qualified ones

Cliff thanks,really has been a learning G/B for me, glad you like this one was'nt sure about the scheme but its growing on me.

Bsyamato thanks was fun to just fire up the a/b and get creative rather than have a rigid design to adhere to

The wheels were lacking detail so I scratched up some hubs

the decals are down and the wash dry almost ready for weathering

Weathering done now just waiting for a replacement canopy to arrive as I broke the kit one trying to buff out the scratches

thanks for the info and tips trey. im gonna give MM and thinner combo a whirl on some scrap to see how i can handle it!

Trey: Love the weathering!

Trey that is some fantastic work! Love the scheme very colorful and eye catching

Jason

That's a work of art ! Love the camo and weathering :-)

Perfect work on whells remind to me the dauntless gears 

Thanks Fellas much appreciated! Were did everybody run off too? I start another build in the N/F G/B and noone is building anymore here  or are we waiting for a sneak attack ? Well I've decided to put all the Jap builds into one big display I'll post up some pics when I get the raw materials for the base together.

TREYZX10R

Thanks Fellas much appreciated! Were did everybody run off too? I start another build in the N/F G/B and noone is building anymore here  or are we waiting for a sneak attack ? Well I've decided to put all the Jap builds into one big display I'll post up some pics when I get the raw materials for the base together.

Well, I did put the canopy on the Judy, there is some sort of film on it now. I got disgusted and took the weekend off from modeling. I'll see about snapping some photos tomorrow and posting them Tuesday evening. I think maybe the best thing is to call her done and move on.

I had other odd problems with my P-61 for the NF GB so I've neglicted her. I did sand out some bad areas on the paint and resprayed her yesterday. I'm going to try to get the decals down this week, probably will miss the deadline though.

TREYZX10R

Thanks Fellas much appreciated! Were did everybody run off too? I start another build in the N/F G/B and noone is building anymore here  or are we waiting for a sneak attack ? Well I've decided to put all the Jap builds into one big display I'll post up some pics when I get the raw materials for the base together.

Just taking time, finished two GB and now concentrated for some week (till i resist to start the zero at least)

in Another GB i manage, end on the 1° of may but have some too detailed model to finish in and cannot fail

You read in my mind about your japanese collection waiting to see all togheter

nothing much to say 

cut the zero main wells (i hate few deeper wells), whishing to cut also flaps but the engineering of the wing turn this too hard

on the mary the option was simple

flaps will be replaced by evergreen stuffs 

Searching on the web for mary cockpit references but found nothing the kit includes some crude details for cockpit walls and pilot ip but i can confirm the correction of these details

Cliff hate to hear about the struggles with the Judy ,sometimes I have to walk away for awhile and get a fresh look at a problem. Hope it works out really looking forward to seeing your efforts and as well on the Widow.

Bsyamato man you're busting into some serious surgery on this one, way to go!

I finally got the canopy in the post today and finished up the Busa,I'll get some better pics tomorrow weather permitting.

Heres the lot of 'em ,going to build a special display for them stay tuned

Holy Moly Trey. Awesome display.

thanks Eric!

Trey - that is one near looking Oscar! How do you do the paint chipping method? Is the salt method? How do you do it?

Gamera

Well, I did put the canopy on the Judy, there is some sort of film on it now. I got disgusted and took the weekend off from modeling. I'll see about snapping some photos tomorrow and posting them Tuesday evening. I think maybe the best thing is to call her done and move on.

Probably something wrong on clear varnish, somethimg like that?

here was a problem with model master matt clear , the tomcat is old but have the same aspect  that had when i finished it.

Trey thanx, soon some other cut, slowly but some other  .

Magnific family meeting there

Edit

Waiting final pictures for the great hayabusa

Thanks Red Baron, I did use the salt method for the large areas ,the smaller chips are done with a #11 blade layed flat and just using the side of the tip to remove the top layer of color.

That is going to be intense Bsyamato,really looking forward to seeing more! The sun is trying to peek out so hopefuly I'll get some better pics of the Busa today.

Trey: Oh yeah, that is one nice looking fleet of fighters! And the Hayabusa looks fantastic.

Bsyamato: Really great job there on the wheel wells, she's coming together nicely.

Well the film on the Judy isn't really a frosting like your Tomcat, hopefully won't even be visible in photos but if you look closely you can see it. I went ahead and took photos yesterday evening and will try to get them posted tonight. Other than the canopy and the sinkholes in the fusilage that I missed putting over before painting I think she turned out ok. As I said before I've got two more Suiseis in the stash, I can apply what I learned here to them. Did a little more work on the Zero too, so far she's coming along great (cross your fingers).

Thanks Cliff and a big thanks again for hosting a great G/B learning a lot in this one! I 'm eagerly awaiting pics !!!

well, just to show that im still plugging away heres some not so great inprogress pics of my george

the cockpit ones didnt turn out at all. right now im wating for the glue to dry so i can work on the seams. so far this is a great little kit.

actually got some work done done the Myrt and I also started 2 zeros

will hopefully get some photos soon

Jason

SAR & Jason: Sounds good guys!

BTW: The photos didn't turn out too well so I'm going to retake them. Anyway here is one of the better ones to prove that I actually did finish the Suisei:

That Judy looks great Cliff. You just don't see many of those.

Gamera

SAR & Jason: Sounds good guys!

 

BTW: The photos didn't turn out too well so I'm going to retake them. Anyway here is one of the better ones to prove that I actually did finish the Suisei:

G...that is one nice looking Judy!!!