Out2gtcha Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 What you are about to see owes its very existence to artistic license and interpretation applied with a liberal dose of what I like to refer to as "plausible realism". In other words, it may not be specifically accurate to this airframe, but it looks like it could have been. This look is not for everyone, and I know this up front, as I normally do not heavily weather my models, but this seemed appropriate, and there was an opportunity here for me to really go off and explore a bunch of techniques.I threw every technique I know at this one and a few I really didn't. The goal was not to see how much “stuff†I could do, but how many types of things I could work with, utilize and apply and still look reasonably realistic , and of course how well could it be applied...................... I used:- Acrylics- Enamels- Oils- Lacquers- Brush- Air brush- Paint masks- White metal polish- Resin parts additions- Flat clear- Semi gloss clear- Clay washes- Enamel washes- Chaulk pastels- Tamiya weathering pallets- AKI weathering powers- AKI chipping fluid- "Hair spray" method of chipping- Salt technique .........and a few others I'm sure I'm forgetting!To say it was fun was an understatement, and I did in fact learn a lot. I don't think I would ever go this heavy on any other model save maybe an abandoned one. The build was great, and I used a Tamiya A6M2b kit in combination with an MDC Rufe conversion. The Tamiya kit saw an Aires cockpit set, a Quick and Easy resin seat w/molded on seatbelt (which did work out great), a set of wonderful Ad Astra masks , and a white metal prop from a Japanese company I found at HLJ. I also augmented the interior by chopping out the roll over bar, the landing gear hydraulics on the side console and some other minor adjustments in the pit from the Zero to the Rufe, and adding some piping from lead wire to the O2 bottles behind the pilot.The model was painted with AS-12 lacquer paint, then chipping fluid, followed by Tamiya acrylic paint, with some AKI retarder added. It was then chipped up and weathered, followed by some Model Master semi gloss, wash, then a flat applied in some areas to dull the sheen. The white metal prop was painted on the back w/enamel, then weathered with polishing clothes in the direction of the prop spin. The front of the prop and spinner were dulled for a few seconds in blackening fluid after the same polishing cloth treatment to the two red stripes. The canon in the wing are some that I augmented to fit from the Master Model set from the A6M2b set. Again, its not for all, but if you realize I understand what this is and why I made it I hope you can take away something positive from it. I know I did! Here is a link to the WIP thread if anyone is interested to see how it came together: A6M2-N "Rufe" Takuma Flying Group WARNING!!!!This one is SUPER pic heavy………….. I went a bit overboard so bear with me................I'm thinking my next model will be clean and shiny! Ill let the pics speak for themselves, so without any further ado, here are all of the pics: MORE................. tomv87, CATCplSlade, mywifehatesmodels and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 One word, MASTERPIECE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) STILL MORE........................ Edited November 21, 2015 by Out2gtcha Zero77, rjones726, CATCplSlade and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 EVEN MORE................... rjones726, BiggTim, tucohoward and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 On to carrying on then! Cheers to one and all for commenting. I like the encouragement, to me it means you read, saw and took the time to post, so THANKS! and Ill see you next time round Zero77, tucohoward, BiggTim and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Oh my, indeed it's obvious you had great fun building, and especially painting/weathering this kit, looking great Brian, congrats!! IMHO it doesn't really look tooooo weathered, i can imagine finding this aircraft somewhere in a secluded forgotten bay......... J. mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I like it! Good Job Brian. Paul mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Great stuff, Brian! Great build, great weathering, and superb work on the trolley. May I publish it on the website? Kev Out2gtcha and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitali Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Really nice! It looks like one well used Rufe that has been Island hoping for a long time. Well done! mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 hi WOW!!!!! this is that one can call THE weathering , it's very realist , I stay speechless........... Alain mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Fantastic work Brian! Barry Out2gtcha and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 More than one word. Wish I could see the pictures. Never no mind. I'll look at the WiP. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Brian, You can't receive any new PM's, so I'll post it here: In your thread you mentioned you used an after market cockpit. If you still have the kit cockpit I'd like to buy it from you. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark mpk and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSmodeller Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Brian, That is totally Awesome - I think you have a really nice scheme there. One question if I may, did the tail fin attachment for the aerial (little spring type thing) come with the kit or did you manufacture that ? Looks really cool. Thanks for sharing your model photos with us, Regards Alan Out2gtcha and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 It's been a pleasure to watch as a WIP, and the result is a great testimony of your skills and faithful to your intentions. Brian ! Hubert Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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