seiran01 Posted March 25, 2020 Share 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 themongoose and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 25, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted March 25, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 "Kuniomi Nagamatsu won the 1971 race driving a Mitsubishi Colt F2000" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Grand_Prix scvrobeson and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 25, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted March 25, 2020 Share 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. Troy Molitor, Out2gtcha, coogrfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Might work in cherry blossoms, pretty Japanese iconic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted March 26, 2020 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 take a look at Japanese F1 cars from Honda, etc. Or Toyota's Le Mans or Rally Cars. coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Red Bull racer: N553TT Richard Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I also vote for the rising sun scheme! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, thierry laurent said: I also vote for the rising sun scheme! X3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Boogaloo Posted March 26, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I’d look to the JASDF for design ideas that fit the Japanese style. Here’s some cool themes Dragon, coogrfan and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 27, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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