seiran01 Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I'm going to be building an A6M8 in 1/32 scale, with a conversion I've designed. The new cowl with large air scoop on top and a Kinsei 62 radial engine are being 3d printed, and the more I look at the plane with that giant air scoop on top of the new cowl, the more I think it resembles a race plane. So it's got me thinking, what about making one into a fictional Reno race plane? Does anyone have thoughts on what would make a great looking paint scheme on such a plane? This is the part where my creativity is severely lacking so I'm hoping some of you guys will have some fun and creative ideas Cheers! Mike Out2gtcha and themongoose 2
Out2gtcha Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Neat! I would think some sort of "tribute" type scheme with a pearl white and some garnet in some sort of Rising Sun pattern might be cool. Not particularly this scheme, just an idea.............. coogrfan and Kagemusha 2
coogrfan Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Another suggestion: Mitsubishi got into auto racing back in the mid -60's. Maybe you could find some inspiration here? https://www.mitsubishicars.com/who-we-are/history
coogrfan Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 "Kuniomi Nagamatsu won the 1971 race driving a Mitsubishi Colt F2000" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Grand_Prix Out2gtcha and scvrobeson 2
Kagemusha Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I think Brian nailed it, but have a number 8, it's a lucky number in Japan. coogrfan and Out2gtcha 2
eoyguy Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 How about hearkening back to the early modeling days with one of these schemes? Though I do like the idea of the rising sun motif as mentioned above. coogrfan, Dragon, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4
LSP_Ray Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 Might work in cherry blossoms, pretty Japanese iconic.
Fred Jack Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 A Frank would be more competitive at Reno. Talking about the old Aurora Zero, they were the first Zeros on the US market and we all thought all Zeros were yellow with red noses like Me109s were burgundy.
Shawn M Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 take a look at Japanese F1 cars from Honda, etc. Or Toyota's Le Mans or Rally Cars. coogrfan 1
thierry laurent Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 I also vote for the rising sun scheme! Out2gtcha 1
BiggTim Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, thierry laurent said: I also vote for the rising sun scheme! X3
Captain Boogaloo Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 How about a bright all yellow scheme with 'Chase Me' in black in the style of Rockwell international on Bob Hoover's famous P 51d " Gentlemen, you have a Race....... Banzai! " Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo
themongoose Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 I’d look to the JASDF for design ideas that fit the Japanese style. Here’s some cool themes coogrfan, Troy Molitor and Dragon 3
scvrobeson Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 13 hours ago, Shawn M said: take a look at Japanese F1 cars from Honda, etc. Or Toyota's Le Mans or Rally Cars. Then it would be white, with a bit of red added in. Matt Shawn M 1
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