MikeMaben Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) Happy is good Kev Edited June 30, 2018 by mmaben LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Test: various small scrapes and scratches done up with cool grey (30%) Prismacolor pencil, and looks OK, though the 20% pencil may actually prove to be a slightly better look. LSP_Kevin and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 While the roll protection gizmo looked OK to me, I still thought it was too dark, so I stripped it and repainted with an acrylic base coat again. This time around, wood grain color will be much less intense. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Wheels given some aluminum, in this case MM metalizer, as for whatever reason, the Alclad just refused to spray. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Flaps given some lacquer clear coat, but then I ended up spraying MM metalizer on the flaps too though, as the clear coat looked very weird. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Last but not least, inner gear doors (interior and exterior) get some black lacquer. Shawn M, LSP_Kevin and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 looking good kev! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 looking good kev! Thanks, buddy. I'd hoped to begin painting the fuselage this week sometime, but that may or may not happen now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks good K2. I actually like the darker looking (current color) green color myself. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks good K2. I actually like the darker looking (current color) green color myself. I think that technically it needs to be a bit more on the blue side, so this month I grabbed a 23ml bottle of Tamiya blue to add to the mix, in a somewhat random pattern. I guess we'll see how that turns out, but I really have high hopes. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Now that I'm back on this model, one thing that I'm still undecided about, is the use (or not) of the kill marks for 343-15. While I do have one or two shots of this particular machine, they do not show these kill marks (which would never be on both sides of the aircraft in any case, not under normal circumstances). Montex includes the kill markings as decals, so I'm very tempted to use them, regardless, as they do add a certain amount of character to the aircraft, and it was not all that unusual for some Japanese aircraft to depict kill marks of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Here's a shot of the Montex stuff. I'm leaning strongly towards using the kill markings now, if for no other reason than the increased visual appeal. What say you fellas? NukerDan and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Kev , you must resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 No kill marks on George ,,,,yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, LSP_Typhoonattack said: Here's a shot of the Montex stuff. I'm leaning strongly towards using the kill markings now, if for no other reason than the increased visual appeal. What say you fellas? Visual appeal = coolness factor = must have = GO FOR IT !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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