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On 30/11/2017 at 6:19 PM, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
your weathering really looks quite realistic. Paint chipping and worn areas look natural and seem to all be in right places. I do like your color modulation as it's just done enough but not over done.
Joel
Thanks Joe.
I think post-shading in this respect is better than pre-shading, but it does cause problems with the clears. Much of the work disappears with the application of clears.
Painting the Hinomarus was a risk I did not like but it did not look bad after all. And after having applied the gloss clear and started to apply the decals appeared these red lines to put on the wings (decals 27 and 28).
Done.
Regards
ajcmac
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21 hours ago, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
your weathering really looks quite realistic. Paint chipping and worn areas look natural and seem to all be in right places. I do like your color modulation as it's just done enough but not over done.
Joel
Thanks Joel
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And finally I decided and painted the Hinomaru (I suppose that's what they call themselves and what's written). Following is Alclad clear gloss.
Regards
ajcmac
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After applying the maskol, I painted the green. I applied the lights and shadows and removed the maskol with the aid of masking tape. I thought I might have gone further but the fear of overdoing it ...
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ajcmac
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On 21/11/2017 at 1:51 PM, Peterpools said:
Ajcmac
Looking might good and completely agree Tamiya gloss black is one of the correct bases for Alclad and AK metallic finishes. It took me a while to figure out a good gloss black as I’ve had no luck with either Alclad Black Base or AK’s Black Base. I have found Tamiya Gloss Black works fantastically but tends to build up
a bit thick and presente some small
issues when gluing parts on. I’ve settled on Mr Color Gloss Black and it is simply the best gloss black I’ve found for natural metal finishes. If it is alright, I could post a few photos showing how well these gloss black bsses work.
Keep ‘em coming👍
Peter
Peter
At the moment I am replacing the Tamiya paintings and the Gunze paintings. From Tamiya I keep only the base paints that I prefer to those of Gunze especially to make the mixtures to apply lights and shadows.
I used the engine cover to test. If it did not come out, I wanted it easier to remove the paint without damaging anything.
I applied the maskol and painted. Then I applied lights and shadows and took out the maskol.
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ajcmac
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On 15/11/2017 at 10:04 PM, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
The cowling looks really good. If you want a even shinier, smoother Aluminum surface, try buffing out the gloss black. makes a huge difference.
Joel
Thank you Joel. For now it will be like this. For the first time I apply Alclad on large surfaces and after the blunder committed I think it's not bad. Next time I'll try to improve.
Walking slowly because I lack some material. Maskol to be able to do the shipping and the new set of 2 m / m for the airbrush.
I applied, in some panels, White Aluminum, from Alclad. The engine also almost ready missing some weathering.
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ajcmac
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On 13/11/2017 at 7:03 PM, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
The primer coat looks 100% perfect.
Joel
Joel
But it did not work
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Painting the model with the X-18 was a mistake. Although it worked in the experiment I did on a wing used for testing on the model did not work. Fortunately the applied layers were very thin and did not cover the details.
I painted the model again but this time with the X-1 (black gloss) and for now it worked.
The cowling of the engine already with Alclad aluminum.
Let's see how it goes in the rest of the model.
Regards
ajcmac
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On 06/11/2017 at 6:34 PM, Joel_W said:
ajcmac
The pit really looks good once together. You certainly have an eye for color modulation.
Joel
Glad to have liked. Thank you.
I used the Tamiya X-18 as the base color. I've done a lot of testing and it sounds like it works. I will paint the model with the Alclad Alc-101 Aluminum. The shipping will be done with maskol applied with a sponge. I hope it works out as it is the first time I do.
The use of the cyano glue worked.
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ajcmac
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On 03/11/2017 at 11:42 PM, Joel_W said:
ajacmac,
Your interior color modulation is superb.
Joel
On 04/11/2017 at 1:13 PM, Peterpools said:ajcmac
Sweet work on the front office - looking so good
Keep 'em coming
Peter
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad you like it
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I finished the interiors.
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ajcmac
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On 01/11/2017 at 9:28 PM, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
As long as the seam is gone, that's all that matters.
Joel
Joel
Looks like it's gone
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I had problems with my airbrush. As I did not know if it was the needle, nozzle or air caps I bought the complete set.
I started the weathering in the cockpit. I applied lights and shadows and I painted the small details.
Now a layer of gloss coat and start placing the decals.
Regards
ajcmac
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17 hours ago, Peterpools said:
Ajcmac
Terrific progress on the Zero - front office looks fantastic
Keep ‘em coming
Peter
13 hours ago, Joel_W said:Ajcmac,
the finished cockpit looks great. As for removing seams, these days I tend to use Bondo as my filler and mostly for blending. for seam issues where the glue has caused a depression I go with med CCA Gorilla Glue. For small voids I go with Bondo, then a final sealing and leveling coat of Med CCA glue. For larger spaces/voids I fill with scrap plastic, then go the Bondo/Med CCA route.
Joel
Thanks Peter and Joe. I hope the N1K2 cockpit looks as good as Zero's.
And to the third it seems that the phantom line seems to have disappeared.
The propeller is finished.
Landing trains and doors, painted.
Follow the wheels.
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ajcmac
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To make disappear the fuselage union line I used putty. It did not work. I then used cyan glue. I'll paint to see how it looks.
I prepared the landing gear and the doors for the painting.
The instrument panel already painted.
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ajcmac
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11 hours ago, Joel_W said:
ajcmac,
Looking forward to following your build. You've accomplished quite a lot so far. I'm assuming that the cockpit installs from the bottom rather then the usual to one side 1st. I can see the advantages of from the bottom, as alignment would be easier.
Joel
Joel
I have already built the J2M3, I have on the bench the A6M5c and they all have a separate cockpit. I think it's easier to glue and paint the small details.O cockpit do A6M5c.
Regards
ajcmac
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I painted the propeller hub with the Tamiya XF-70, the propeller with the XF-64 and then the yellow stripe.
I then applied lights with the XF-64 mixed with yellow on the leading edge and black at the base of the blades. Then I applied Alclad clear gloss.
I glued the back of the fuselage.
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ajcmac
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I started by gluing the wings and fuselage.
I painted the interiors.
I put the mask on the transparencies and painted the color of the interior.
And that's enough for now.
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ajcmac
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A model recently arrived and already on the bench.
The model.
The sprues that are Hasegawa's standard packed in one bag.
Transparencies.
The decals.
Mask and PE.
At this moment I already have some work done but I still have no images.
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ajcmac
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And almost finished.
And after the stencils marathon, a layer of gloss cote and laundering applied. The next is matt cote.
Landing equipment already completed.
Now start gluing the remaining parts that are ready. Doors and landing gear, engine and propeller assembly, antenna cable ...
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The decals already placed with the individual marks of Lieutenant Torres.
Now there are only about eighty decals missing and all very small
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ajcmac
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And with the arrival of the decals I applied a layer of Alclad gloss.
It is a very complete set and even brings decals to the wheels and landing gear. I also pinned Alclad inside the doors of the landing gear.
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ajcmac
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9 hours ago, skyhawk174 said:
Wow nice weathering on the bombs. Great work.
I have to ask though, is there any way to repost the other pictures? I missed this build from the start.Stupid Photobucket.
skyhawk174
I have already begun to replace the images.
And the decals are here.
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ajcmac
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On 01/07/2017 at 11:37 PM, Sebastijan said:
beautiful paint work - really like how you managed to make a single colour camo interesting.
Sebastijan
I'm glad you liked the painting.
Bombs and launches rockets (I guess that's what it's called).
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ajcmac
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It is. I was also one of the www.photobucket.com/500
. I just do not understand why some images continue to appear.
But I've solved the problem. I created an account in Postimage. It was easy to create albums, it was easy to copy the images. Just transferring the images to the forum gives a little more work than Photobucket. But I saved at least € 60.00.
The problem will now be to replace all the images.
And I finished painting the P-47 and applied lights and shadows.
Regards
ajcmac
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On 25/06/2017 at 0:46 PM, Major Walt said:
Looking great!!
Thanks
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And the new paint came in, especially the H-304 Olive Drab.
And since I already had the mask ready, I just applied the paint.
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ajcmac
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On 23/06/2017 at 5:37 PM, Wolfgun33 said:
The cockpit looks awesome!! Nice work!
On 23/06/2017 at 9:32 PM, Nanook said:Wow, this is very nice work! Love the markings choice for sure. Nice 'pit work...love the soft shadow tones. Glad you found your missing pieces!
Later,
Lee
Thanks
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I painted the Neutral Gray.
I applied lights and shadows.
Additional deposit.
Rudder.
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ajcmac
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I finished some more sets.
engine
Landing gear
propeller
The rudder
Additional deposits
I glued the fuselage and the wings
Now put on the mask to start painting.Regards
ajcmac
Kawanishi N1K2-J
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Rocat
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I am happy and hope that in the end will continue to think the same
While I wait patiently to put all the stencils ahead and finished the doors and the landing gear. I also completed the extra deposit and the air intake that I had forgotten.
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ajcmac