First try at the “salt” technique. Turns out OK, but next time maybe a little less salt!! More here:
Nice effect…great job on the salt weathering. I tried that once, and I think I went too far. Anyway…It looks very convincing and tastefully done. BTW, your photos are equally well done.
Jerry
Looking good but perhaps a tiny bit too much. The rule of chipping paint is that if you think you did enough, its too much.
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Well I don’t know, those Japanese birds did get pretty beat up weather wise… maybe next time add some chips to the bottom, too!
mstanley, NIce job on the weathering, I tried the salt technique for the first time on a recent build too and I though the same thing, ‘too overdone’ . Looks good though. Thanks for the peek![tup]
Very nice. I guess the Flying Tigers have been chasing him around too long and he is showing the wear and tear!
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
Very nicely done - both the Shiden and the photos. Nice backdrop you have there in the top 2 photos - sets the scene nicely. Nice job on the salt too.
Sweet-but you put the “E” on backwards! Just kiddin’. Love that plane -it’s mostly engine. Looks like a japanese P-47.
Dan
Nice build. Is that the Tamiya kit ?
Regards, Rick
Yes. I won it at a club raffle a year or so ago.
Nice work, looks like it turned out very well.
very nicely done.
joe
Well done. What were the main paints you used? Nice to see more Rising Sun A/C’s.
Base coat is Alclad II with no primer. Then the salt. Once it is dry then MM Jap Navy green with some of it lightened on the fabric control surfaces and center of some of the panels.
great build mstanley. really to be honest I think you did a great job with the salt technique. I mean the pacific birds both US and JAF got pretty beat up from the coral runways, sun, etc. I really think your model is top shelf[8-]
Looks great, definitely not overdone with the salt. Maybe it went farther then you had intended, but definitely does not look that way.
Excellent job! Great work on a great aircraft.
I think the chipping itself is very well done, but I’d say the level of chipping you’ve portrayed here does not reflect the overall condition of the remaining paint, which appears brand new, and very clean. I think the remaining paint would be quite faded, and the aircraft quite grimy in general if that level of chipping were present.
Just something to think about!
Again, great build.
Amazing Job! I love the background!
Brian, that’s a great observation. Seems obvious when you mention it.
My 2 cents-I think it would be good for all of us to check out a salvage yard (aka junkyard) or our Uncle’s back 40-to see the effects of weather on paint and metal. There was recently a post in the auto section showing the oxidation of blue paint-it was impressive.
Dan