Hercmech

I am in a quandary as to what color I should paint my KI-46. I have enough of the IJN/IJA green and want to paint it to match the box...which is a grey brown color. Do any of you have a good idea on what color it should be other than IJA Brown. I am looking at doing it Testors Military brown with a little white mixed in to lighten it. I have seen so many other built kits colors but I can't find a good color call out.

 

On a separate note I got the control column built. Not the best but passable I suppose. I will post pictures of my progress in the near future.

 

Good to know thanks. I will close my pits at least for now. If I got some AM, then maybe I'd leave them open.

Eric ,I've got some a/m decals that I'll be using instead of the kit ones so no worries there. The pit is at best very bare  and lacking detail ,since this will be a closed canopy build not overly concerned with that but a a/m upgrade would be a great idea for a open canopy build. Yes the are very white

Trey, I'm shopping this weekend for a Ki-84. I see you have the Tamiya kit. Like those line drawings. The decals actually look pretty good, but I heard they fall apart easily. What does the pit look like? I see a decal for the IP? Are those home-defense markings as white as they appear? 

Eric thanks,I went semi as I was'nt sure. Some restored ones have full gloss and that sure does'nt look right either

bsyamato thanks was hoping I had chipped it enough

Cliff that pic is fine thanks for posting it,small change in plans the George has'nt arrived yet so I'm going with a tamiya 1/48 Ki84 Hayate(Frank)

Hercmech not sure on a color for that bird but I'll see what I can find in my books

I am in a quandary as to what color I should paint my KI-46. I have enough of the IJN/IJA green and want to paint it to match the box...which is a grey brown color. Do any of you have a good idea on what color it should be other than IJA Brown. I am looking at doing it Testors Military brown with a little white mixed in to lighten it. I have seen so many other built kits colors but I can't find a good color call out.

On a separate note I got the control column built. Not the best but passable I suppose. I will post pictures of my progress in the near future.

Trey: Awesome, like these photos even better!

I posted your Zero photo over on the completed builds roster (second post on page one). I thought this photo gave the best overall view- if you'd rather I use another photo let me know and I'll change it.

And your GEORGE - which brand and scale please? And the Kai version or the original?

 If you're happy with the badges please go ahead and take the one you like better. I don't think I'll do any more work on the Zero and if Bsyamato is happy with his I'm more than happy. I thought I'd post two more badges but I've had trouble with the alterations to the ones I was going to use.

And great work everyone else!

Thanks guys!

Cliff

TREYZX10R

Eric thanks and yes its supposed to be a semi gloss on the cowl. Looking forward to seeing one of those go together which are you doing first?

Needbeer the salt is applied over wet areas and allowed to dry then painted over . After that you can rinse/brush it away .

Bsyamato thanks and do you mean I need to chip more away underneath?

Gamera thanks and I've got a George for the G/B on the way as well

I did get some better pics

 

 

nope, i mean in the previous pictures the darker color you used for the under wings weather seems to create an high contrast with the rest, but now with chipping looks really great

and finally my ki-27 is fliyng to home

That looks cool Trey. Nice weathering.

Are the struts also a semi-gloss? The instructions just say black, but I'm thinking maybe semi.

Hercmech

Well I was making good progress on my cockpit until I came home last night and found my box and kit parts scattered on the floor. The wifes kitten was trying her hand at building I suppose. I found all of the parts except the control stick.

I suck at scratch building but it appears I have no other choice than to try to fabricate a new column for my KI-46.

Found my Betty bomber that`s 98% complete on the floor when I got home from work and guess how it got there...

Trey great work.  Now if I can only get time

Jason

Eric thanks and yes its supposed to be a semi gloss on the cowl. Looking forward to seeing one of those go together which are you doing first?

Needbeer the salt is applied over wet areas and allowed to dry then painted over . After that you can rinse/brush it away .

Bsyamato thanks and do you mean I need to chip more away underneath?

Gamera thanks and I've got a George for the G/B on the way as well

I did get some better pics

Trey: Wow! Awesome! I love how she came out, esp the chipping on the underwing hinumara and the yellow leading edges.

Tigerman: All of them sound good to me. Once you get your GB up and running maybe you'll have a little more free time? Anyway, I've aready had two people ask for a 3 month extension so no big rush.

Herc: I know what you mean. The control stick and a brace for the rear of the cockpit have already vanished from my kit. I have no idea where the stuff goes. And we don't have a cat or any other pet inside the house. Seems like as soon as I open the box parts start to evaporate.

Well I was making good progress on my cockpit until I came home last night and found my box and kit parts scattered on the floor. The wifes kitten was trying her hand at building I suppose. I found all of the parts except the control stick.

I suck at scratch building but it appears I have no other choice than to try to fabricate a new column for my KI-46.

Great job Trey - looks well used!

How do you do this - you mentioned the "salt" method - I see you did a metalic undercoat, how did you do the wear factor on the top coat?

trey great lookin zero cool weathering and chippin too, just under wing not convinced too much 

Right Trey, I'm going to put my newbie Zero in after you just posted yours? Hahaha Thanks for the invite, but I believe it was too far ahead for the GB to qualify. Besides, I didn't put seatbelts in. Again, this is a teethbreaker Hase kit with a single color. We'll see if this leads to more.

I have a Tony, Nick, Jack and a Val. I hope to pick up a Frank at the show this weekend. I got outbid today on one that had the AM works being sold with it. I might also add a Kate or Jill, because the boys keep bothering poor Val!

BTW Trey and bsyamato, those are splendidly different builds. 

Trey, the cowl is supposed to be a bit glossy isn't it? I painted mine matte, but it doesn't look right.

The Zero badge is cool with me as well.

Eric c'mon and put ypurs in the G/B would love to see it!

Well I'm gonna call it finished and will get some better pics when its daylight. Thanks everyone for the great positive comments really appreciate it !!!

Gamera

Bsyamato: Sorry, I wasn't sure if you were finished or not.

Here's one of the Zero badges, still seems to need a little work somewhere:

Bsyamato: Sorry, I wasn't sure if you were finished or not.

Here's one of the Zero badges, still seems to need a little work somewhere:

Jafa

Depending on the age of your computer it sounds like a capcitor issue, there was at least one batch of motherboards that failed early because of blown capacitors. The little "cans" particularly the green ones, look for these with bulging ends (the normally have a bare metal top with an "X" scribed on them, this X is a safety release I think.

Just as an aside blowing the dust out with an air compressor is a risky business, compressed air can cause significant amounts of static, you need to ensure everything is well grounded to prevent damage to the ram modules or the various processors.

(I work for a company that sells and services electronic standby power supplies)

 

Thanks Jafa, I never thought about the motherboard. It and the rest of the computer are a little over a year old, it started acting funny about six months ago. The motherboard is an ASUS which is a brand I've been using for years without problems. The whole computer is a Frankenstein's Monster machine I put together myself but with name brands, ASUS motherboard, Seagate HD, Intel CPU, etc. If it were a Dell or Gateway I could have just took the thing back

Thanks for the warning about blowing the thing out with the hose, I've done that for years and never thought about static electricity. Guess I could have messed something up myself...

Tigerman: You're doing the same for me! I'm drooling over my Char B I want to start on it so bad

If you're looking for a fantastic Japanese kit you can't go wrong with the Tamiya Dinah we mentioned before. Also the recent Hasegawa Ki-43 and Ki-84 are some of the best kits I've ever seen.

Bsyamato: Wow! Sharp looking Mavis! I hope mine comes out half as well.

mmm... for the computer i can just wishing good luck then

For the badge not see more advices , imho can work so, in all cases i have the workin photoshop file ready for mods, i use masks then the two blended images are not destroyed.

You guys are killing me. I'd love to sneak my 1/2 finished Zero in. LOL No, don't talk me into it. LOL I might pop a picture if I ever finish it. I have the office and fuselage done. I'm not an A/C guy, but I do love japanese A/C for some reason. I think it's asthetics. Many are so clean like the Ki-84, Ki-45. Yup, gonna go shopping at the IMPS show this weekend for some decals, canopy masks for some that are in the stash. Any recommendations are appreciated.

Depending on the age of your computer it sounds like a capcitor issue, there was at least one batch of motherboards that failed early because of blown capacitors. The little "cans" particularly the green ones, look for these with bulging ends (the normally have a bare metal top with an "X" scribed on them, this X is a safety release I think.

Just as an aside blowing the dust out with an air compressor is a risky business, compressed air can cause significant amounts of static, you need to ensure everything is well grounded to prevent damage to the ram modules or the various processors.

(I work for a company that sells and services electronic standby power supplies)

Bsyamato: I dunno, the computer is setting on my desk with the cover off now, and I'll blown out the dust with my airbrush compressor hose. I'm hoping whatever is bad will burn out for good and then I'll know what the problem is and can replace it.

Is your badge done or were you going to do more work on it?

In this case is probably an excessive amount of dust inside and after long time pc on,  can produce more hotness than normal, triyed to opened the case? try to open before to buy some new component and buy another kit

Bsyamato: Thanks but from what I'm seen my computer problems seem to be a hardware thing. Something seems to randomly short-out but I don't know what it is. I've taken it to two different repair guys and it runs fine for them. I'm beginning to think it might be the power supply though.  

if you use windows better way is to format and do a new intallation gamera or leave windows and install ubuntu

i'll add thr bagde

Really cool unusual plane AzKevin, at least a panel lining will improve without weathering

Kevin: Wow, she looks great. I guess you could go with a little soot around the stacks but if she's a prototype I agree I wouldn't expect to see much of any weathering. The image sizes are fine, the website adjusts them automatically.

Bsyamato: Very cool! Unless anyone has any issues it looks ready to me. I'll try to get the other badges up soon. Sorry I keep dragging my feet but my home computer wants to randomly shut off and now my ISP is randomly up and down- it's annoying the krap out of me.

Big-Z: Sounds cool! Looking forward to the photos.

Ok. It's official mark me down for the KI-46 Dinah recon bird. I started the pit last night. You guys are right it is falling together so far.