Trey: Wow, what can I say? Yet another fantastic model. Love the model, love the 'spinning' prop and love the flag! An all around winner. Do have any preference to which photo I put up on the front page?

Bsyamato: Wow, she's coming right along. Very nice.

Needbeer: What I see looks good to me! As I said as long as people argue about the correct colour there isn't any definate 'right' shade you're looking for. Frankly it looks 'right' to me and if it looks 'right' to you IMHO it is 'right'. Very sharp job.

Meanwhile I got the Suisei together over the weekend, still masking the canopy. When done I'll have to spray a primer coat to check the seams. Will see about getting some more photos up then.

Echo the others Trey. Fine job. At the rate you're knocking them off, you could build the whole air force by the end of the this GB.

Trey great job on this and the prop looks great too

Jason

TREYZX10R

I'm calling it finished

Great finish Trey nice to see another have the rising sun flag !

thats some fine work there!! i dont know what i like more - the prop or the paint.

TREYZX10R

I'm calling it finished

I'm calling it finished

Needbeer color is looking great,nicely done!

bsyamato thanks,great dremel skills and the engine is looking awesome. Your build is coming to life!

I tried something new with the prop.Using a CD case cover I scribed it with a compas cutter then using a cut off wheel on a high speed grinder I shaped it. Then cut the props off the hub and fitted it in the drilled out center with ca glue

airbrushed

spinner attached

well done Trey, like these smokes on

NeedBeer the grey layer on the zero is about a perfect!!

on the nate tail, good details on but covered with the tail cone.

under pressure

the zones that needed putty

with the dremel i thinned the engine zones, with high risk of melt plastic

with the opened engine these walls will be too false with original plastic thickness

i used the 147 light grey high thinned  as primer, to avod too many details lost

The two holes on the wings are the housing for gears top.

the two guns fixed with ca glue

some pieces painted, and the castle finally glued, lots of retouches needed (and some wire too)

the almost finished engine

that's all

Need very nice color on the zero

Jason

Randyp: Thanks for the input. There is a lot of debate about this. Gamera sent an article where the consensus was grey green but after weathering “ash grey” with green tints which is what I have aimed for

I have now put four coats on my zero– one coat IJN Grey Green, one coat JN Grey, two coats sky grey/white (50/50) – it has the chalky ash colour now with shades of green – don’t think it can take much more so I’m leaving it as is now

In the final straight now - hoping to have this finished in next week

The future is actually pretty resilient and as long as you dont soak it a little oderless thinner works just fine. But since i switched to parafilm no issues at all

Did you use alcohol or something to remove the residue? I would think thinner would be a no-no.

Tiger,

I have left my masks on for a long time a few months or more and have not had issues other than it sometimes leaves a residue on the clear which is easy to clean off if you have futured the clear.

Looking good on the Hayate. How long is it safe to leave the mask on the canopy before you worry about it peeling paint off?

Sprayed the exhaust stains and a light dirt overspray ,I'll fix all the gun barrels and antenae on before a dullcoat  application

Great looking pit Bsyamato

I got the pin wash done ,just some exhaust stains to add next

The aurora box seems more right for candies  

the zero on the box art seems inspired by the sci-fi black tiger fighter from space battleship yamato that from the real zero

then return on my nate, i win with the d*** cockpit-wing/fuselage  fittings !!! (ok it's more a 1 to 1)

also i risked to lost the finished ip i forget it after cut out from sprue.

to avoid future problems i fix it with an extra piece on the back

Added also the black little switch consolle on the left

on the cockpit also added the handbrake on the right (good to perform acrobatics) and the hood opener on the left ( or these the right use of these sticks?)

The finished cockpit with seat belts as ever did with coachbuilder maskin tape and electric wires

the quarter dollar was left with some american friend this summer. 

The problem of the cockpit was that even after lots of sanding and cuts the front parts pull out the back from the fuselage, at the end i gently glued the wing/cockpit and lightly stretched the tape on the back and the two pliers on the front, then finally i get the main assembly (the sanded area on the front of rudder pedals are the zone to glue the front bulkeads... icm really had enginereed this kit in a strange way)

the tail zone, another particular solution, the vertical ruddet is a single piece with the tail gear, and is fixed by the tail end

i retouched a little the orizontal rudders using the back of the x-acto blade.

that's all, just waiting the glue dry to put the top of wings

Try tamiya sky it works really nice

Jason

Oh MY  it's work like that just makes me wonder why I do this

Jason

Thanks for the link Randy!

Don't understand what all the argument is about- everyone knows early Zeros were painted bright lemon yellow- the Aurora box showed them this way!!!

Photo borrowed from Hans von Hammer.

NeedBeer

Ok sorted out my airbrush problem now i need to resolve the colour for my A6M3 I want to do the all grey (?) color for the Tainan Fighter Group (1st)

Kit recommends XF76 IJN Grey Green - I put a couple of light coats on but too green!

I've just put a coat of XF12 JN Grey over this but still too green/dark when comparing to pics & illustration on box - it has a yellow/brown tinge

any suggestions?

 

 

read this. real good info.

http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=172153

Thanks for the link Herc, that is one beautiful dio! Though I'll agree with Tigerman that due to the Betty's lack of self-sealing fuel tanks I'm not sure one could survive being shot up this much.

Hal: Looking forward to your photos!

Hercmech

Anybody looking for a little insperation should check out this Betty dio

magnific inspiration work !!

That's an awesome build, however, I doubt the Betty could have withstood so much damage. 

jay12472

sorry clicked the wrong link (it's been awhile)

Jason

so far from afar george looks good painted  

Herc nice score price !! the only hasegawa i get at low price is the good f-104g at 10 €

the lower dinah i see till now comes about 18 or more €

i keep open eyes on these japs kits. Also see an amodel kit for the ki-32 but sure not a good quiet build to do. 

today glued the tail surfaces and in war with the intricate underwing cockpit\fuselage fitting sanded and cutted something to make it fit good but actually nate wins At least the front bulkeads with engine castle seems fit good. This night another attack and some picture of casualties

Anybody looking for a little insperation should check out this Betty dio

Edit...that is not my build

What can I say? Just great looking stuff all around gents! Keep up the excellent work.

jay12472

sorry clicked the wrong link (it's been awhile)

Jason

Jason,

Love the color of you bird.

Trey,

Looking great as usual! I think you nailed the amount of weathering perfectly.

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bsyamato,

It is a better kit than I can do justice. I bought it at a show for $12.50. It is the only kit I have bought and actually started on within the week.