Once they get istalled, it’s probably a good idea to add a wire insert to keep them from curling if they’re longer than a 1/4" or so… The two inboard guns on each wing of a Jug, for example…
And here they are, the final pics…
Tried to flare the brass rods which replaced the guns but with no succes… but I must say on the real aircraft it’s not very obvious to see… so it didn’t bother me very much ( not that it didn’t bother me at all…)
back to the kit…
weathering is done with Revell enamels for the chips; silver and various shades of green ( on top), silver and grey (bottom) , Vallejo sepia wash diluted with alcohol is used, children’s veltpens for some panellines on top. And Tamiya weather pastels ( gun sooth and dirt on wheels).
I hope you like it…
Best regards.
I like it a lot! Great looking finish!
Like always, that’s a really cool model you’ve put in here!
With regards, Ninetalis.
Looks like a well done current production kit!
Looks great plastic-man, that is another fantastic Jap build.
Yep, not the 1/32, my bad.
Great job as usual PS! Love the fading of the tail code and the chipping looks perfect! Everytime I do it the look seems fake somehow but what you do seems just so right…
To all of you, thank you for your comments !
Best regards.
Have you tried modeling the chipping with rubber cement? Pretty effective and less labor than salt…
Just paint the color you want the chipping to show (in this case, rattle-can aluminum), then after it’s cured, apply rubber cement with a brush n a stabbing, stippling motion… Then let it dry. After it dries, shoot the model’s color-coat. Once that’s dry, you can then use your finger or thumb to rub the cement off, exposing the color under it…
Works fr models depicting a “repaint” as well…
Used it on this Marder kit to depict the original “factory” Panzer Grey finish having been repainted in the field…
Thanks Hans, I’ve got a big bottle of rubber cement and I’ll hit the old paint mule with some and give that a try next time I consider doing serious wear to a model. [Y]
I’m a little late seeing this, but I also love this airplane, I have a number of Tamiya & Hasegawa 1/48 kits in the stash along with 2 Revell /Takara 1/32 kits, and one 1/24 Bandai kit. One of my upcoming projects is to convert a 1/48 N1K1 to the N1K1 prototype with contra-rotating props.