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  1. just as I thought, it really looked greener...even though the kit's plastic was green, still green to me...thanks
  2. as I was searching the web, I came upon this site http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1333195654/Tamiya+color+question...A6M5+Zero what caught me was "Mitsubishi A6M5 lower surface is Tamiya XF-76...AS-29 Nakajima A6M5 lower surface is Tamiya XF-12...AS-2 " is this true?
  3. thanks guys...seems that I need to buy Tamiya's A6M3 Type 32 Zero Fighter (Hamp) or the A6M2 Type 21 Zero Fighter (ZEKE) so the XF-76 won't go to waste... thanks again guys ^^
  4. I'm just new to the hobby and am building Tamiya's A6M5c... I've read that the undersides are to be painted xf-76 but after painting it, I find it a bit too greener than grey, is it just me or is the undersides supposed to be a bit greener?
  5. still new to figure painting and need comments, tips and suggestions... this is what I did so far...primed with ijn cockpit green (was doing the cockpit so to save paint, primed the figure as well)...instructions say red brown and flat earth for the overall leather suit and flat brown to both gloves and boots but I kinda messed up the suit, mixed red brown with flat brown, plan to just make do with drybrushing and washing later...
  6. sorry...only tamiya and gunze
  7. I'm really not sure where to post this but since this is the tips and tricks section, might as well post this here since it's about paints... I'm trying to build this http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/70s/f-16-rnlaf-tiger.htm and I need help on getting the right paints on it, I already got a bunch of replies from a local hobby site in our area and I would like to ask some tips here on what paints to use... sadly I only have access to tamiya paints on my LHS and gunze through my friend who has a friend who can ship them to me... I would rather use tamiya paints since I
  8. guys I'm fairly new to the world of scale models and I would like to ask some help... I plan to build a dio centered on tamiya's A6M5c zero fighter (zeke) the old kit which has raised panel lines on it and six figures (excluding the pilot) but I really forgot where I saw a picture once where there was a zero taxiing and the mechanics on the ground were waiving their hats...I'm confused on what ground I should be making for the dio, if it should be dusty or a bit muddy....does anyone have any reference material on it or has anyone already made a dio using the tamiya figures? I haven't seen any
  9. well the one I'm working on is in 1/48...so I'll just have to go with hard edged then
  10. is the demarcation line between the green and gray supposed to be hard edged or soft edged for an A6M5c zero?
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    Tamiya 1/48 A6M5c Zeke

    well since I now have some photo reference for the cockpit...I also would like to ask some help....the kit I got is in dark green plastic...would the ijn gray green stand out if I paint it on the undersides? I was actually thinking of base coating if with flat aluminum and maybe do some salt weathering when applying the green on the uppersides...I'm afraid that the gray green might not show because of the dark green plastic
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    Tamiya 1/48 A6M5c Zeke

    tnx for all the help guys...never knew a Zero's cockpit was very simple to paint
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    Tamiya 1/48 A6M5c Zeke

    sorry link didn't work... try this instead http://kuya-mad.blogspot.com/
  14. so this is my 1st time modeling an a/c on the 1/48 scale (actually I only have 5 1/72 planes on my belt...I'm just a beginner ) and I need help... I just finished painting the cockpit with tamiya's cockpit green (ijn) and did some weathering by drybrushing flat aluminum...and I need some advice to color up the cockpit, need to know which controls are colored red,black etc...etc...and some additional tips are also very appreciated...I forgot...I have tons of pix so please visit my blog for the pix (I can only post as much as 10 pix per reply here so to save me time since I almost have none
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    1/72 WWII planes

    are the new molds of airfix have recessed panels or raised?
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    1/72 WWII planes

    BTW some academy kits now have cartograph decals...has anyone tried actually building and using these kits with cartograph decals?
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    1/72 WWII planes

    thanks for all the replies...I actually already have the FW-190 A8 of Academy on my workbench, I'll be posting some pix soon to get some comments...and I also built Academy's Tempest...I really had problems with the decals...although I didn't have any problems to it sticking into the a/c, it was really thick, even after huge dose of Mr Mark Softener...suppose I get the Academy kits since yes I know it is cheaper compared to the other brands, can anyone give any comments on potential aftermarket decals that are both cheap but good? I may have of course buy them to replace the kit's decals, I do
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    1/72 WWII planes

    I'm just new to the hobby and would like to get some help...I'm into WWII a/c and already built only 4 so far (Hobby Boss' F4U-4 Corsair,P-51 Mustang in an RAF scheme, and Hellcat and Academy's Hawker Tempest V) reason why I started out with Hobby Boss is because they're cheap and friendly to those who are just new to the hobby but now since I feel I need to polish my skills with more challenging kits, can anyone give some tips on what kits out there are both still easy to build for someone like me who's just a beginner and also challenging that it will actually help me out in developing my
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    RLM 76 Mix

    well it's been over a month now that it's there... I think it would be enough
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    RLM 76 Mix

    actually found out that my own mix of tamiya's flat white and sea blue was almost the same when I bought Gunze's Mr Color RLM 76 but my question is...since I've already painted the undersides with the mix...can I spray Mr. Color RLM 74 and 75 over it...I understand it is lacquer based and the tamiya I used is acrylic...would it work and not eat the acrylic below? or should I just strip the paint?
  21. first off let me say that my local hobby shop only has access to Tamiya paints and I have only experience with tamiya ang gunze acrylics... just got a Revell F-16 RNLAF Tigermeet 91 kit and was wondering if anyone can help me out with the paints needed for the kit...I need the tamiya and gunze equivalents... I already got some replies of some local forums in my country and since ARC is a bigger community and have a lot of experienced modellers,,,I'd like to ask assistance with the said needed paints... I posted this on the local site >>I got this from the net http://www.fortunecity
  22. but has anyone tried tamiya's lacquer thinner?
  23. are there any other alternatives to Gunze's own lacquer thinner for their Mr. Color? has anyone tried using Tamiya's own lacquer thinner to thin Mr. Color?
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