You go Les!
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I think I'm turning Japanese...
- Thread starter matrixone
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Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Nice looking airplane Les. Your paint chipping is amazing. Unfortunately I think many modellers overdo the chipping on late war Japanese aircraft and it ends up looking a bit fake. Yours is spot on, subtle, yet not so much.
Mike
Mike
Thanks to all for the feedback!
Ian,
Aeromaster had some really bizarre color suggestions in their decal instructions at times but that is understandable for late war Luftwaffe aircraft, AFAIK Japan only had one shade of red used in their national insignia for the entire war, where did they get the idea for brown like what is printed on their Ki-46 Dinah decal sheet? I was counting on using the Aeromaster sheet on my Dinah model...I may just use the kits national markings and use Aeromaster for the rest of them.
Mike,
I am far from finished with the paint chipping but it will still be restrained compared to a lot of models of Japanese aircraft. It would seem that when the casual Japanese aircraft modeler adds paint chipping they are looking at photographs of captured or grounded aircraft which would often have a great deal of paint worn off of them after a lot of people had climbed over them to study or loot them.
The drop tank that has the dents in it will be getting a little more localized paint chipping on or near those dents. I have no idea if the aircraft I am modeling used drop tanks or not but the paint damaged drop tank will at least make for a more interesting looking model.
Matrixone
Ian,
Aeromaster had some really bizarre color suggestions in their decal instructions at times but that is understandable for late war Luftwaffe aircraft, AFAIK Japan only had one shade of red used in their national insignia for the entire war, where did they get the idea for brown like what is printed on their Ki-46 Dinah decal sheet? I was counting on using the Aeromaster sheet on my Dinah model...I may just use the kits national markings and use Aeromaster for the rest of them.
Mike,
I am far from finished with the paint chipping but it will still be restrained compared to a lot of models of Japanese aircraft. It would seem that when the casual Japanese aircraft modeler adds paint chipping they are looking at photographs of captured or grounded aircraft which would often have a great deal of paint worn off of them after a lot of people had climbed over them to study or loot them.
The drop tank that has the dents in it will be getting a little more localized paint chipping on or near those dents. I have no idea if the aircraft I am modeling used drop tanks or not but the paint damaged drop tank will at least make for a more interesting looking model.
Matrixone
Earlier today I gave the personal markings a distressed paint look to them, I won't do anymore weathering until the flat clear coat is on the model as I am afraid if I go any further with the paint chipping on the model will start to look cartoonish, its really difficult to weather a glossy finished model and use proper judgment.
More paint chipping was done on the dents of the drop tank, it looks better in person than it does through the camera lens.ldguy
Matrixone
More paint chipping was done on the dents of the drop tank, it looks better in person than it does through the camera lens.
ldguy
Matrixone
I would be happy with it at this point, can't wait till you take it up a level or three. 
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Dang
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Perfect! 
135engineer
Active member
That's perty
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I would normally say that you don't need to go any further as this already looks done; but I've seen you take a "finished" model and make it even more phenomenal. Way to go!
Thanks very much guys!
If the model looks beat up enough after the flat coat is on I won't do much more paint chipping...it is so easy to go over the line and do too much weathering. :hmmm
Not much going on with this model today, its wheels (and the wheels of three other models!) were given some weathering and this took a bit more time than expected.
Matrixone
If the model looks beat up enough after the flat coat is on I won't do much more paint chipping...it is so easy to go over the line and do too much weathering. :hmmm
Not much going on with this model today, its wheels (and the wheels of three other models!) were given some weathering and this took a bit more time than expected.
Matrixone
Flyingbabydoc
Well-known member
Excellent Job!
Do you think the "salt treatment" would look realistic in 1/72? Or the grains would be too big even for a late Japanese aircraft?
In any case, thanks for the tips. Learned a lot from your model.
Cheers
Alex
Do you think the "salt treatment" would look realistic in 1/72? Or the grains would be too big even for a late Japanese aircraft?
In any case, thanks for the tips. Learned a lot from your model.
Cheers
Alex
Nice job Les,
I think I built that kit at least 25 years ago. It seems like it was 1/50th scale? No?
Very sparse if I remember correctly. You've made a silk purse from a sow's ear!
Bob
I think I built that kit at least 25 years ago. It seems like it was 1/50th scale? No?
Very sparse if I remember correctly. You've made a silk purse from a sow's ear!
Bob
Thanks Bob!
Yes I believe this kit is closer to 1/50 instead of true 1/48 scale, it has very light detail on both the exterior and interior but it was designed many years ago when not a lot of information was available on Japanese aircraft so Tamiya did a good job on this one considering.
Since I was thinking about building a Dinah, why not two of them?
This odd kit has been lurking in my stash for years, its the Arii 1/72 scale Dinah trainer.
Here is where I am with this kit right now, some basic parts have been assembled or painted.
There is not much of anything of the interior in this kit but the exterior detail is quite good and as good as anything being sold today.
Here is the Tamiya Dinah, some construction has been done on the interior and I will mix up some AN34 and spray these areas. Unlike the Ki-84 my Japanese Interiors book has plenty of useful information on the Dinah. This model will be fun to paint.
Matrixone
Yes I believe this kit is closer to 1/50 instead of true 1/48 scale, it has very light detail on both the exterior and interior but it was designed many years ago when not a lot of information was available on Japanese aircraft so Tamiya did a good job on this one considering.
Since I was thinking about building a Dinah, why not two of them?
This odd kit has been lurking in my stash for years, its the Arii 1/72 scale Dinah trainer.
Here is where I am with this kit right now, some basic parts have been assembled or painted.
There is not much of anything of the interior in this kit but the exterior detail is quite good and as good as anything being sold today.
Here is the Tamiya Dinah, some construction has been done on the interior and I will mix up some AN34 and spray these areas. Unlike the Ki-84 my Japanese Interiors book has plenty of useful information on the Dinah.
This model will be fun to paint.
Matrixone
What a cool ride that must have been. 
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Go man go!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Cool, I had this kit at one time but decided against building it .
Watching you build yours will surely be easier than anything I could have done
Looking forward to it .
Cheers, Christian B)
Watching you build yours will surely be easier than anything I could have done
Looking forward to it .
Cheers, Christian B)
