seiran01 Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 Pretty pleased that I finished a quick build in a relatively fast timeframe for me (6 weeks, total build time around 20 hours) This is Hasegawa's 1/32 Ki-44-II Shoki finished with Eduard colour Zoom interior and canopy mask, Quickboost gun barrels and exhaust, and Montex vinyl masks for the markings. I didn't know Hasegawa had included these markings in a limited release kit until after painting (grr!) but I'm pretty pleased with the result from the masks. Paints are mostly Mr Color with some Tamiya acrylics and Vallajo thrown in for detail painting. Kendzior, Rick K, alain11 and 21 others 24
ClumsyDude Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 Dude ... what???!?! You did THAT in 20 hours? Wow. Jim mpk 1
seiran01 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Posted October 18, 2016 Dude ... what???!?! You did THAT in 20 hours? Wow. Jim Thereabouts, yeah, construction was very quick, about 3 hr on the cockpit and engine and another 2-3 to complete assembly and prepare for paint. The green was all done freehand with a badger velocity over a few evenings, probably about 7 hours and a very sore trigger finger Zero77, Uncarina and mpk 3
LSP_Kevin Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 That looks fantastic, Mike! Any more photos? Can I publish it on the website? Kev mpk 1
seiran01 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks guys! Kev - sure thing, you'll probably have a chance to upload before I will, it's a crazy few days at work. I didn't take additional pics mpk 1
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 Fantastic Ki 44, Mike! The painted markings will always look better than decals (especially Hasegawa's), so don't ever feel sorry about that. It was time well spent because it looks great! John mpk 1
Stevepd Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 20 hours my ar*e, more like 20 weeks. Seriously very nice modelling. Steve. mpk 1
IJ001 Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 Superb camo, really like the restrained weathering. I've built both the 'Tony' and the 'Frank' and thoroughly enjoyed them both. Looking at this, I may add it to my list for next year. Ian. mpk 1
Guest Peterpools Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 Mike Brilliant build ... fit and finish is fantastic. :clap2: Peter
Zero77 Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) VERY nice !!!! I love the slightly blury green camo. ANd it's very fine for freehand painting (i first thought you used some masks and wondered how you managed to get the blury effect) And 20 hrs.... that's damn fast ! It's about the time i need to open the box. Edited October 19, 2016 by Zero77 mpk 1
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Really like the camo, very nice looking build!! mpk 1
seiran01 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks guys!! I've started the Hasegawa N1K2-J prototype kit which will also be a quick build. Let's see how quickly I can whip that one out with a one-colour airframe, LOL Zero77, mywifehatesmodels and mpk 3
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