Oh look, paint. Nice. Is there more chipping to come ?
A bit more colin but not too much , at this early stage of the pacific war they wouldnt have been too weathered , plus I think the naval zeros kept their paint on a bit better , probably down to the primer .Oh look, paint. Nice. Is there more chipping to come ?
That's looking very nice indeed there Tony, fantastic stuff mate.As usual the weekend is about the only time i get to the bench , so progress has been slow . An hour today saw me finish off the chipping and wear and get the cowling primed red . This will be hairsprayed like the airframe and lightly chipped after its had a coat of blue black . As the machine i’m doing is a mitsubishi built one ,the hinomaru are plain red ( the Nakajima built machines had a white surround ) . So as its a simple mask job i decided to spray them instead of using the decals .Out came the Compass cutter and wide masking tape was applied to some shiny label backing paper , making an easy mask . Meatballs anyone? View attachment 482413View attachment 482414View attachment 482415View attachment 482416View attachment 482417
Awesome work Tony looks very nice and clean.As usual the weekend is about the only time i get to the bench , so progress has been slow . An hour today saw me finish off the chipping and wear and get the cowling primed red . This will be hairsprayed like the airframe and lightly chipped after its had a coat of blue black . As the machine i’m doing is a mitsubishi built one ,the hinomaru are plain red ( the Nakajima built machines had a white surround ) . So as its a simple mask job i decided to spray them instead of using the decals .Out came the Compass cutter and wide masking tape was applied to some shiny label backing paper , making an easy mask . Meatballs anyone? View attachment 482413View attachment 482414View attachment 482415View attachment 482416View attachment 482417
@colin mBrilliant work. Do tell, what magical thing is this compass cutter you have.
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