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1/72 Kayaba Katsuodori Ramjet Fighter
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phantom II
Master at Arms
I had forgotten the Griffon . Sort of F-16 on steroids in profile .
Shame they never got the design mastered . Very impressive looking for it's days.
Cheers, Christian B)
Thank you all for the nice comments!:drinks
@James, this is a nice little video. The commentator has got the script wrong, I think, in a couple spots, but otherwise a nice explanation of how a ramjet works.
@Swordsman, I think those are pulsejets they put on go-karts. The buzz of the pulse suits those go-karts well I think! LOL
@Christian, yeah, an F-16 on steroids, that’s what I was thinking too! And “à la française” I might add! LOL
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@James, this is a nice little video. The commentator has got the script wrong, I think, in a couple spots, but otherwise a nice explanation of how a ramjet works.
@Swordsman, I think those are pulsejets they put on go-karts. The buzz of the pulse suits those go-karts well I think! LOL
@Christian, yeah, an F-16 on steroids, that’s what I was thinking too! And “à la française” I might add! LOL
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Nice, clean 
Base coat is on. It went on straight, no pre-shading. The reason for that is because of the base coverage ability of yellow, which results in too harsh a contrast. I'll use post-shading instead.
After doing some research on the WWII Japanese yellow/orange color for trainer and experimental a/c (there's a quite thorough essay by Nick Millman on the subject) I settled for a 95% Gunze H4 Yellow and 5% Gunze H3 Red mix. I'm quite happy with the result. Hope you like it too.
After doing some research on the WWII Japanese yellow/orange color for trainer and experimental a/c (there's a quite thorough essay by Nick Millman on the subject) I settled for a 95% Gunze H4 Yellow and 5% Gunze H3 Red mix. I'm quite happy with the result. Hope you like it too.
Good tip about the yellow, tricky color to do.
Good tip about the yellow, tricky color to do.
Thanks but I have an even better one for you. This was posted on another forum as comment to my build:
"Friendly tip...
Any time I do colors that don't cover well...ie...yellow, red, etc. I do the normal preshade routine, then paint those areas in white...to the point where I'd want them, if they were to end in white (preshade showing through a little)...then spray over the white with thin coats of the color. This way, you get the subtle preshading effects, without having to go through 4 gallons of yellow paint!"
Cool, eh?
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Very cool, but I've never been a preshade type, I guess I have too heavy of a hand. But it does make sense doesn't it?
Yep, it does. Although it's counter-intuitive white has very good coverage while red has very little, to say nothing of yellow. On the other hand the smallest drop of red will tint any other color irremediably. I start realizing there's more to color than the refraction of light that meets the eye.
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Skinny_Mike
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Great tips! Thanks. And awesome paint job!
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