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Tamiya JS-2 All Done
- Thread starter Tojo72
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It's in it's prime 
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Sweet build so far
Tojo72
Well-known member
So I put down the basecoat of AK-Real 4BO,I painted the details.
But what do you guys think of the handpainted turret stripes,I didn't think that the Russians got out the masking tape and sprayed them on,so I applied them by brush unevenly,do you think they look okay they still need to be tobed down and weathered.
Thanks for looking.
But what do you guys think of the handpainted turret stripes,I didn't think that the Russians got out the masking tape and sprayed them on,so I applied them by brush unevenly,do you think they look okay they still need to be tobed down and weathered.
Thanks for looking.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Here is my thought on the matter:
While the markings probably were painted with a brush, the paint thickness would have been thin scale wise about the thickness and coverage an airbrush would put on the model. Also, the lines painted by hand would have been relatively close to straight and reasonably square. The corners would have been fairly sharp and square. I would have run some tape for the wide stripes and airbrushed it in a thin coat. I would not have worried about them being perfectly straight and the coverage consistent. At a distance they would have looked fairly straight and square I suspect.
When in doubt do some research and look at some photos. In the end it is always your choice as to what and how you assemble and paint the build.
While the markings probably were painted with a brush, the paint thickness would have been thin scale wise about the thickness and coverage an airbrush would put on the model. Also, the lines painted by hand would have been relatively close to straight and reasonably square. The corners would have been fairly sharp and square. I would have run some tape for the wide stripes and airbrushed it in a thin coat. I would not have worried about them being perfectly straight and the coverage consistent. At a distance they would have looked fairly straight and square I suspect.
When in doubt do some research and look at some photos. In the end it is always your choice as to what and how you assemble and paint the build.
You're doing well! Those stripes were hastily added before the Berlin operation to minimize friendly fire. "Lucky 13" here:
Other side too:
She was a veteran and beat up (look at the stowage in the mud guards):
Regards,
Other side too:
She was a veteran and beat up (look at the stowage in the mud guards):
Regards,
centaur567
Well-known member
Maybe a light sanding of the stripes otherwise it looks great. Gary S. XLV MMXXIV LGB
