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World War II: Japan
Aircraft of Japan in WWII.
Hosted by Rowan Baylis
1/48 Tamiya A6M3/3a
F-104nut
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Kansas, United States
Joined: July 02, 2010
KitMaker: 37 posts
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2015 - 10:21 AM UTC
Well another awesome tamiya Zero kit on the bench . These kits are full of office detail and worth picking up



























Cheers Brian
Joel_W
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New York, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2015 - 09:13 PM UTC
Brian,
Your cockpit overall weathering and IP is simply outstanding. Looking forward to following your build.
Joel
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2015 - 11:04 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Your cockpit overall weathering and IP is simply outstanding. Looking forward to following your build.


Brian, Joel took the text straight off from my fingertips! I echo him verbatim.
Naseby
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Slovakia
Joined: October 15, 2010
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 02:14 AM UTC
Wow the cockpit is amazing. Im looking forward to more pictures.
Redhand
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Friday, January 02, 2015 - 04:38 AM UTC
This looks great: love that cockpit!
F-104nut
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Kansas, United States
Joined: July 02, 2010
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 04:00 AM UTC
Well finally a update. Guns and cockpit installed . Main fit is excellent. Now for some sanding and more gluing

















Cheers Brian
rochaped
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Lisboa, Portugal
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 04:46 AM UTC
Uau, very nice work. The kit looks awesome but its your skills that do the magic there.
Looking forward to some exterior camo soon....

Cheers
Pedro
raypalmer
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 05:07 AM UTC
How did you mask off the instrument dials?
F-104nut
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Kansas, United States
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KitMaker: 37 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 08:09 AM UTC

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How did you mask off the instrument dials?


The dials are not masked off. I airbrush basic interior color, then paint the black dials and boxes with matt Indianian ink. Gloss coat interior with future. I apply decals from Airscale Instrument Dial Decals. paint switches and knobs . The apply flory wash. Flat coat and final detail with some dry brushing of silver for faded look. Hope this helps

Cheers Brian
frank153
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Georgia, United States
Joined: February 19, 2014
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 06:48 PM UTC
Very nice detail! Looking forward to seeing more!

Frank
JPTRR
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 19, 2015 - 07:52 PM UTC
Brian,

Under what lighting did you shoot the photos of the assembled airframe? The reason I ask has to do with atmosphereics, light, base color, and the legendary lilac A6M2-N Rufes of Kiska. When I first saw the photos I thought, "He painted his Hamp violet!"

Color, lighting, perception - always fun to experience!
F-104nut
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Kansas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:13 PM UTC
Pretty much all exterior parts are glued on. Not to start on engine and cowling. This kit i a blast to work on









Cheers Brian
F-104nut
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Kansas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 07:14 PM UTC

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Brian,

Under what lighting did you shoot the photos of the assembled airframe? The reason I ask has to do with atmosphereics, light, base color, and the legendary lilac A6M2-N Rufes of Kiska. When I first saw the photos I thought, "He painted his Hamp violet!"

Color, lighting, perception - always fun to experience!


I will take a photo of the light i use and post it later tonight.

Cheers Brian
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