achook-achook Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hi Gents, My entry for this group build. Started with cockpit assembly. Painted it with my mix of Mitsubishi Interior Green. After drying, I applied a wash. Excess wash removed and started to drybrush and pick out the details with enamel paints. more later... Tony aka "achook-achook" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 You are off to a great start. Keep us posted on your progress. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi tony, You are doing a great work here ! Just one thing to annoy you a bit ;) : I built this plane a few months ago and I remember painting the IP in green, following pictures from the book published by Revi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikestomcat Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi Tony, Looking Awesome, keep up the good work and keep the pics coming :) Mike. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Hi Gents, Thanks for the kinds words and encouragement. Toniosky, thanks for the tip and I would also like to see the Revi reference as well. I just followed the kit instructions in painting the IP. Cheers and more later... Tony Edited January 30, 2011 by achook-achook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Some progress shots: Sub assemblies cleaned and prepped for painting. I am using resin wheels cast from the original (as I lost one). Painted the engines and primed props with white and then with yellow orange in preparation for masking the warning stripes. My least favorite part. MASKING. Used Humbrol mask to fill the parts not covered by the tape. more later.. :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Nice. All of that masking looks like a real Pain you know where. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Progress has been a little slow as I was out of town for business: After painting the yellow orange leading edge, fuselage white band and tail markings, they were masked using Tamiya tape. Undersides were painted with mix of IJA light gray-green using Gunze aquaeous paints. Upper camo ready for painting. Just need to find the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Additional progress: Started mixing a brown-green solution for the upper camo using Tamiya acrylics: Masked were removed to revea leading edge IFF and tail markings. Next stop decals and weathering and hoping to finish this on the weekend. :huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Well here it is, just off the bench over the weekend: Ki-46III Dinah of the 2nd Hiko Sentai at Licanan Airfield in Mindanao, Philippines between May- June 1944. Althouhg built OOB, there were slight fit issues inside the fuselage and canopies. Tail marking of the 2nd Hiko Sentai were masked as well as the IFF leading edges and prop warning bands. Hinomarus were spares. Although a Japanese Army Air Force unit, the 2nd Hiko Sentai, was placed in Japanese Navy command to assist convoy escorts from the Philippines to Celebes and Borneo. Thus the unit was using a number of airfields in Mindanao (Licanan being one of them) from May - June 1944 when it was assigned this task. Cheers, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very nice work on the Dinah. I love the weathering. It is enough to be noticeable without being overpowering. The unit history is interesting also. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Victor R Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Awesome!! I saw it on the what'new section, a splendid work of art really! The main olive color looks quite right to me, what mix did you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Wow! Great job. The paint chipping looks great too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 man that looks really good. Well done Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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