That was an interesting photo. Next time I'll have to watch on my computer and not my phone.

Trey- She's looking good, I like the effect.

DoogsATX- Looks like a great start.

Reasoned - Don't make my Val a lone wolf, I need a wingman here in this!

So I've got most of the underside assembly done, aside from the payload.  Next will be some more cockpit pieces once they're dry and then I think I can start painting.  I just received the paints in the mail so I should be good to go!

Reasoned

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After working on cutting the canopy masks tonight, my Val just about reenacted a kamakazi attack on the basement wall!

noo don't trow the wal to the vall !!

Cliff very fine video, in another short version is explain they take off from zuikaku carrier

never see a so clear old video about japan planes

WOW!!!...thats one beat up floatie thingie....but I like it!!!!! Looking great!!!!!

Alright - it's not much, but I'm officially underway on the George. Interior green is a FICE (F- It, Close Enough) mix matched to images of N1K1 cockpits using the old eyeball. Tamiya Flat Green + Olive Green + Cockpit Green.

Elsewhere, the IP got its gauge decal last night, and a dose of Solvaset this morning. 

Not as fast as Trey's tearing through his floaty version, but hey, progress!

Reasoned: ACK! Glad you said almost. I hate masking canopies most of all. I think the pre-cut masks are insanely over-priced but I hate to cut my own so much I'm willing to cough up the cash for them if Eduard makes one that fits the model.

BTW: I hope your wife has recovered and is feeling better.

Bsyamato: BANZAI!!! Cool video there- great find.

Japanese expedition clear to take off yesterday yess! 

we have only the tenzan video evidence for the take off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSXGXhTjNY

Looks great Trey .

After working on cutting the canopy masks tonight, my Val just about reenacted a kamakazi attack on the basement wall!

Trey: Looks great, love the chipping with the prop warning stripe on the central pontoon. 

Trey...dude...you're like done, and all I've done so far is paint the instrument panel in my Hasegawa George!

Cliff Earl Schieb San ,now thats funny lmfao! Thanks

Bsyamato thanks and yes hope things are better for the Tsunami victims!

I got the decals on,Connor picked the no.103'Ohtsu' Kokutai. version ,they went down good after a healthy dose of micro sol.

Excellent work on the kyofu is really used type. Need to found a good metal paint for brushes to do some similar thing.

It's a year from the Tsunami/fukushima guys. Hope things will going better in japan

Reasoned

Looking good, with all the chipping I think that Jap pilot might ask for his money back on the paint job!

"I'm Earl Scheib san, and I'll paint any plane, any color for $29.95. No ups, no extras."

All joking aside- great job Trey!

Looking good, with all the chipping I think that Jap pilot might ask for his money back on the paint job!

Eric no I do'nt usually pime unless its a major blem or seam,none on this one at all.

Cliff thanks!

Connor applied the salt and away we went,the effect is a little more aggressive than usual but we're rolling with it. I'm geussing it was due to me not using Kosher salt this time. The sea salt crystals are much finer.

Bsyamato: Hey, nice collection there! I like how you do everything, aircraft, figures, ships, etc. I pretty much only do planes and tanks.

Reasoned: They all look pretty cool. Guess I am partial to Equsa's bomber but Ikeda's plane would be my second choice.

David: Really nice work there, she looks perfect in the bare primer.

Trey: Super job as always, the NM finish looks absolutely flawless.

Forgot to ask you Trey. Do you prime before applying the NMF?

Bsyamato The Zeke looks awesome,nice'air'brush lol

David nice progress on the Val,very clean !

Connor has kept on me hard so we did a lot of work and its ready for paint!

I'm going grey, so go for it!  Are you doing the Val on the box?

Ohhh, I really like that one, I may be up for that challenge! I was thinking grey scheme as well, however for the GB if you are doing grey, I may go green.  I'm still up in the air with what I want to do as of now. Here is my progress on my Val.

Yeah I think I'm going with #3, not much fun in many of the PH Vals, save this one:

not sure I'm up for that.

That looks like the color of (forget the name) of the guy whom just finished one. I thought t was cool, but he did the flaps and tail in grey. 

I have one in  my stash and was thinking all grey, but I really liked the amber or whatever he called it.  

The third i like for markings, the camo don't change so much between the 3 subjects

Need input on which bird to do (BTW, Wings Palette is an excellent reference), I'm at the painting stage for my PH Val and thought I was going to do from the box (the first subject):

but now thinking of

or

many thanx friend

now it's time to reveal my secret, i have an airbrush

but he don't need air to work.

Cliff real problem are the old finished kits, between have some giant like the victor and two 48 as f-111 and f-14. Also in the past i mostly build moden jets (ok not so modern, my builds stopped to the su-27, news planes as f-22-35 pak fa-50 etc really don't meets my intrest) but in the stash have again the b-17 he-111 and 177 etc.

WW2 monoengine in 1/72 really don't occupy so much space, will try to re-arrange the shelves this afternoon

this actual arrangment of main shelves

this above actually don't have the mig 25 but replaced with the ac chinook

and this the new with latest builds, all wipped in the forum

And are not all ...sigh

Also will package some brother things that i don't need in my room. 

Today the wind seems that rules, if i just try to put the zero out he could reach the japan in few times .. sadly LOL

Bsyamato:

She looks even nicer with the better photos

Heh, running out of room for finished models- that's a problem I'd like to have. I'm closer to running out of room for my stash.

bsyamato-  Very nice my friend...  Still hard to believe you did all that with a brush...

Thanx guys

take some kitchen pictures but really my camera perfeorm better pictures outdoor

i hope not exagerated with paint chipping, but incidentally this was a trainer plane in war time!!

that's all for indoor, hoping for tomorrow (rising) sun

Now comes a big problem!!! i finished my shelves space ... the zero (and the others coming) have no place to put on. Last three years i builded more kits than in usual 10 years and lots of larger kits are again to build .

Time to get more shelves ( ) and packing oldest finished kits

Beautiful job bsyamato. I really like that distressed paint job.

Gamera

Bsyamato: Fantastic!!! Love how you did the paint fading with a brush. And the chipping looks great!