Hi all,
I have redone my weathering on my Zero and pretty much totally changed the look of what I had before, at least on the wings. I think it definately looks better than what I had done before. I almost wished I hadn’t done any weathering. Before I started on it I had a beautifully done airbrushed zero. I had things masked off really nice, airbrushed the markings which came out great. I like the way it turned out but as of yet I don’t have the modeling skills to really make it look all that realistic yet. I am a little disappointed in the overall product but what the heck - I did have one heck of a lot of fun putting the kit together and wouldn’t change that for anything.
So, for better or worse here are some quick shots of my finished Zero. These are kind of quick sloppy shots again but shows things pretty well.
Let me know what you think and good modeling,
Wayne
[8D]
looked at some of the photos i have on my cpu. this looks good. some had less weathering but overall this is good.
joe
You definitely improved it with your weathering re-do. Having fun is what the hobby is all about and each model you build will be a learning experience. Take what you learned building this one and use that to make the next one even better.
I like your weathering job…It gives your zero alot of character and is much harder to achieve a realistic look then modelling a "mint " condition paintjob.
Look how much weathering I over did on this 1/72 scale “Rex”…
Regards, Dan
Great job! Just the right amount of weathering.
Paul
Very nice Zero, thanks for the peek.
I think it looks awesome! [:D]
That looks really nice!
I like it, you really did a great job reworking the weathering!!! I really like how you did the prop blades!!! I’d be real proud of her, if I were you!! You did a great job, had fun, and learned a lot, you can’t ask for much more than that!!!
Looks like a good job there. Remember. one learns through one’s mistakes, not by getting it perfect every time. All these modelling gurus in here didn’t have the knowledge and abilities they have now when they first started. The weathering rehash looks great, and the lessons you learned doing it will be of benefit for future models [bow]
Looks good. [tup]
Don’t be disappointed, having fun and learning something is the most important thing.
Keep up the good work and let us see some more pics.
Thanks everyone,
I appreciate all the good words. The more I look at my Zero the more it keeps growing on me. I am definately proud of all the work I put into it. I took the pics immediately after I got done with it and I think I was just in a small state of shock of what I had just done to my original paint job - mainly from lack of modeling experience and not knowing if what I just did really looked any good or not.
After sleeping on it overnight, getting over my initial shock, plus all your nice compliments, I am now very happy with my weathered Zero [:D]
I definately will call this one a very good learning experience [;)]
When I get some much better pics I’ll post them and let you get a better look.
Thanks again everyone and good modeling,
Wayne
[8D]
It is work to be proud of. That warhorse has seen action.
Great looking ZEKE!!
I also built this plane, but did not weather. I made mine factory fresh, but my next ZERO, I believe I will weather like you did . Check my ZERO out:
emo07
http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/LinkPhoto?GUID=35aa1686-1e06-69b2-4800-18c52b4216a6&size=
Thanks again guys,
emo07 - That is a really nice looking zero and I love it on that Japanese flag!!!
Great idea. I collect WWII memorabilia and have one of those flags too but mine doesn’t have any writing on it like yours does. That is sooooo cool!!
Wayne
nice weathering.
Looks great. The weathering is perfect. Looks well used.[tup]
Looks great from here.
We are our own worst critics. It looks good to me, nice job on the weathering![;)]
Looks good to me.
The weathering looks just right for a japanese plane, scruffy!
Karl