Hi All. Started this one just after New Years as a nice relaxed build to have a bit of fun with, also struck me as a great opportunity to try salt weathering as I wasnt to concerned about the finish, just the fun. Also used were Tamiya’s detail up kit for the A6M, though being a Rufe I only used the seat belts and pitot tube.
First up the Trolley
I half as$ed paineted it flat black, then dry brush aluminium and gave it a heavy rust wash
Ok onto the plane itself, as you can see I had lots of fun with the salt weathering except for the outer floats which I hand painted later and you can tell the difference. Weathering the decals I used a combination of chipping and sanding.
Forward part of the cockpit, not much to see really
Seat and belts. All refrences told me A6M’s (flot or otherwise) had weight lightening holes in the seats, but the tamiya one have solid so I pre drilled the holes with a red hot needle then added seatbelts.
Well there she is, my first go at weathering an aircraft. I apologise if any shots are a bit dark still experimenting with a new camera.
Andrew