Oh Great!
Now I have to buy IJ planes…nice! Don’t you guys ever let up? I’m just getting my US WWII stash up to speed (Friends and 3Guyz)
Well, I always wanted to do a float Zero
Aside: Nice detail work on your build…looking forward to learning something when you paint that beast!
Nam
thankyou again for all the kind words.
mike the kit is jt 18. glad i could help with the ideas.
nam glad you like it. not sure i can teach anything. i have a lot of learning to do as well.
joe
Yea I am really lookin forward to adding these ideas to my Zero… So how’s the build coming along??
Hey Nam,
So I see you have gotten in contact w/ 3Guyz.So who have you delt w/, Bob, Dave or Wayne?? All three are really good guyz to deal with.!!
Hopefully they helped you out!! If not let me kno [:P]
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
Yes Butz!
Been in contact for a few weeks now thanks to you! Just sent out a M/O for a bunch of stuff.
I’ve been talking with Bob C…great guy…e-mails answered immediately it seems…great great prices…just a great place!
They are going to have a booth at Noreastcon in upstate NY this April. I shall be there.
Honestly though…can’t say enough about them and their service!
Nam
Hey Nam,
Noreastcon?!?! Is that the show that the weekend of the 25th-27th I believe? Where abouts is that show? Not to familiar w/ the location of Schoharie NY.
Ah yes Bob C, he is one hellofa nice guy… Bob was our IPMS club President for years!!
Hey speaking of Noreastcon, would ya be willing to go to BuffCon. It’s on the 13th of April… I’ll be there…!! It’s located in Cheektowaga NY, right out side of Buffalo NY… It’s the biggest one day show in the North East
Maybe if time permits, I’ll do a road trip up to Noreastcon… And you are most welcomed!! Glad I could steer you in the right direction!!
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
I think I attended a BuffCon or two back in the 80’s! We’ll see how things shake out! Thanks for the invite!
Schoharie…just head east on the Thruway toward Albany…as you get near Schenectady, you’ll see signs for I-88…get on that going south and Schoharie will come up soon. You can also take a bit more direct route by taking route 20 from any point where you can get to it easily from the Thruway…(probably near Syracuse)
I believe there are good directions available at the NoreastCon website.
Yep…3Guyz are great folks to deal with!
Looking good so far. IP looks especially nice. Should be able to see a fair bit of it with the huge glasshouse on her.
…Guy
mike i wanted to wait just a bit and see what she looked like after a couple of days. to see if i missed anything. guy thankyou. yes i believe it will show very well under the canopy.
joe
a two part update. the fuse is together and the base paint is on.
and with a weathering/chipping/slight change of shading session.
again looking for that used but not used up look.
criticism and comments are encouraged.
joe
Yo Joe,
Wow, she is coming along very nicely… I have a few questions for you… What colours did you use for the upper fuselage??
Secondly, what colour did you use for the underneath portion? Just curious, had you ever thought of using the “Salt” method to achieve the chipped look? I like the affect thus far[tup]
Anywho, looking good my friend!! Lookin forward to more WIP’s
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
mike i used white ensign model enamels. the green is mitsu dark green, the underside is mitsu zero gray/green. the lighter is just a 50/50 mix of the dark green and white. the chipping is done with the salt method. very selective of where i put the salt though. tried to get the chipping on the surfaces that were prone to damage.
joe
wow been a while since i posted anything.
here is an update.
the decals are on. the dull coat is on. (have to do a touchup on some spots. dull coating the plane too close to loose paper.)
and some close ups of the paint chipping.
and a play with the camera to see how good close ups are.
and the engine.
there she is now. she has taken a backseat due to another project but that is for another thread.
joe
Looking good Joe! She’s on the homestretch now. [tup]
That’s excellent, Joe. Out of curiosity, how do you like the WEM paints? The colors look great from here, but how do they handle?
Wow, I forgot about this build, its been awhile. Looking REAL GOOD. Thanks for shareing…
thankyou much for the kind words.
mucker the paints are not bad. a little definitely goes along way. they cover pretty good and if you watch your mixtures they dry pretty quick.
joe
Good looking build, Joe [tup]
I hope I can make one suggestion, though. Where you have the chipped paint, be sure to srape away the decal away as well. Since marking were painted on top of fresh paint, they wouldn’t appear over chipped areas. So as the base paint chipped away, so would marking that were there as well.
Just to show a visual example of what I’m talking about
Hope it helps a little.
-Fred
fred thanks. i appreciate the tip. this may not apply here though. i have a touch of chipping but none close to where the markings are. i wanted to give it a little bit of wear in areas that would have seen the wear first.
joe
Hey Joe,
If you look at the last batch of pictures you posted, you’ll notice in the next-to-last picture, you have markings clearly over a chipped section.
Plus if you look at the picture of the tail, you’ll see that all the chipping looks like it comes to an end right at the point that the tail numbers start. I think a little bit of chipping along those edges would add to the realism.
But, those are just my suggestions, it’s your plane, so whatever you happy [:)]
-Fred
Hey Joe,
I am really liking your Zero more n more…!! By the way, are you going to have a display base set up for her?
Looking forward to seeing the finished build…!!
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way