**** DONE: GB-41 1:48 KAWANISHI N1K2-J "EARLY" - PTO from 1937
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SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
These gray panel lines look very good.
Did you use Tamiya's paintings? and with what did you dilute them? (odorless paint thinner) is also from Tamiya or is it from other brand?
I think it will give a good appearance to the entire dark part of the fuselage and wings.
IMHO with washes or subsequent filters that you use, you will have it solved.
Saludos campeón!
Did you use Tamiya's paintings? and with what did you dilute them? (odorless paint thinner) is also from Tamiya or is it from other brand?
I think it will give a good appearance to the entire dark part of the fuselage and wings.
IMHO with washes or subsequent filters that you use, you will have it solved.
Saludos campeón!
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fubar57
General
I used these Luis though I have a light grey instead of black...
No diluting needed, its very thin and covers great. I did the cowl with just two dips of the small brush. Clear coat your model with Future, let dry, apply the Panel Line Accent, let dry and remove with enamel/lacquer thinner. Tamiya recommends their own thinner...
but as you have seen, cheap thinner will do just as well
SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks Geo, ...yes I know these Tamiya products (I have not bought them yet), I thought you diluted normal X-1, XF-2, XF-53, that's why my thinner question.
I know they are excellent and with the X-20 you can dilute them more if necessary.
I appreciate your quick response, my friend.
I know they are excellent and with the X-20 you can dilute them more if necessary.
I appreciate your quick response, my friend.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I like it Geo. Haven't perfected spraying Future myself.
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fubar57
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Thanks guys. After a little back and forth with Wojtek, I'm going with the brown wash. I redid the cowling and its not as stark as i feared. Decals are all on. It looks like a few might silver so they will be dealt with shortly.
Note the legibility of the stencils. And of course, the extreme close up shows that I was off by a mm on one. For some reason Hasegawa provided a whack of extras for the stencils so this can be fixed.
Once all is corrected I'll clear coat the decals and start with the wash.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking very good Geo.
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fubar57
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Thank you. Hard to see but the inner part of the wing out to the outer gun port has been washed. I'll finish this off, due the other wing and then each side of the fuselage
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fubar57
General
Panel wash is done, very subtle and hard to make out. Started doing the sticky-outy bits; exhausts to the cowling and tail wheel to the fuselage. Hasegawa picked an odd way to do this. Instead of having the attachment point at the top of the part, there are two that stick out at 90°. One has to angle the strut in at the back of the opening, blindly find the opening for the top attachment point and then push the strut forward so that the lower attachment point slots into place. The opening shown in the instructions is no where near that large.
My weekend is done, have a good week gentlemen
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fubar57
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Went in easier than I thought. Before I caught the bus I took a comparison shot with this one and the Ki.44 from my other thread. I had always thought that the "Tojo" was a large aircraft but it is slightly smaller than the "George"
SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
Great looking job so far Geo!
Muy bien logrado hasta ahora
Muy bien logrado hasta ahora
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work Geo.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking very sharp Geo. Have a good week.
Looks good so far George!
