Hello everyone, just finished off this one. It is OOB except for scratch built harnesses, brass tubing added for guns, wiring inside cockpit and landing gear, and some wiring on the engine.
No decals used, all painted including the Hinomaru, fuselage bands and tail markings.
Interior is Gunze H63 metallic blue/green. I used Vallejo silver as base coat, then did pre-shading. After this I sparayed AK heavy chipping fluid where the Hinomaru would be underwing and all over on top where the green would be. After painting the green, (xf-61) I used a cut off brush and water to do “chipping”. Although where the yellow leading edges and Hinomaru on top were it was very hard to break through, so I used silve on a brush for chipping effect on these areas.
Antenna wire is EZ line.
I am pretty happy with how it turned out, I wanted a real worn aircraft and I think I achieved that effect.
Wow Grant, what a beautiful project! I love the way you painted everything, including the roundels. Great job on weathering as well! Thanks for sharing! Raymond
Beautiful build all the way around. I like the look of the Aotake color. The chipping is very realistic, and so is the way you detailed the engine. All the painted markings look superb. What color did you use for the base camo? Thanks for sharing your model.
