quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 9 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: The Avengers. One of my faves as a teenager. At last! A cryptosenior unveiled MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Been lurking for a while, but I have to commend you on that distressed paint job, Quang. Love the mix of hard edged and translucent green camo. Did you use stencils/masks for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, quang said: Chocked on the price sticker? I paid exactly 67 euros (about AUD 110) shipping included for the kit, received it 10 days after I ordered it. When you know that a Tamiya 1/32 A6M2 Zero-sen costs 120 euros over here in Belgium, there’s really nothing to complaint about. Yeah, I realised now that's because I was looking at the Kate and flight deck combo. I just found the Kate on her own for a much more reasonable price. My wallet is hating you right now for making me aware of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 2 minutes ago, The Madhatter said: Yeah, I realised now that's because I was looking at the Kate and flight deck combo. I just found the Kate on her own for a much more reasonable price. My wallet is hating you right now for making me aware of this. Don’t you worry. Mine is completely depleted and doesn’t talk to me anymore. dennismcc, Landrotten Highlander, Shoggz and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Actually, I was just browsing the site of the first place I should have gone to (BNA) and found out they also do a Stuka. Whilst I am not a huge fan of it, the kit itself looks amazing. I thought they only did the Lancaster (shows how much I follow aircraft kits). The one kit I saw elsewhere that looks promising is the HE-111. I might have to save up and buy that when it gets released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Fanes said: Did you use stencils/masks for that? I do have photo etched masks but didn’t use them this time because their effects would be too subtle for such an extreme treatment. I didn’t even used the usual chipping liquids Instead I used the humble Gunze maskol equivalent. Hinomaru, markings and walkways masked and maskol applied. Green camouflage applied in random scribbling. I knew that AK paints sought advice from Nick Millman, the expert on WWII Japanese camouflage for their IJN set. So I acquired a bottle of Nakajima green black to see what it looked like. I made my own blend using the following 3 greens + one dark Thunderbirds blue for extreme shadows. The greens are applied in random scribbles Maskol removed How Kate would look like in final. Note overspray on the unpainted outer wings. The next step is adjusting the peeling by adding green here and there and refining the details. After that, post shading and washes. It’s still a long way to Tipperary Until next time, Cheers, Quang Elger, scvrobeson, Shoggz and 18 others 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 14 minutes ago, The Madhatter said: found out they also do a Stuka. Whilst I am not a huge fan of it, the kit itself looks amazing. Beware. The Stuka (and the Bf109) were the first 1/35 planes issued by Border and are not without issue. They’ve gone good after the FW190 A6. The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/15/2024 at 6:18 PM, quang said: It’s a well-known fact often repeated in several Japanese (Koku-fan, Model Art, …) and English-language (Bert Kinsey Jeff Ethell,…) publications. I guess it originally came from the late David Aiken, the world-expert on the PH raid who met and interviewed many Japanese veterans nonetheless Misuo Fuchida who planned and led the ‘Hawaiian operation’. Check out his seminal ‘Torpedoing Pearl Harbor’ article in Military History magazine where he could have mentioned the fact. I am off for too long obviously from this discussion. What’s still in my memory is that „No, Japanese colors were of good quality. Chipping due to lack of Primer“ thing. But Kates entirely camouflaged in light grey-green and dark green applied on board of the carriers? No, that’s new to me. You did well in using several shades of green for the upper surfaces. It doesn’t only give a nice shadowing, it also shows the improvised character of this paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 56 minutes ago, Borsos said: I am off for too long obviously from this discussion. What’s still in my memory is that „No, Japanese colors were of good quality. Chipping due to lack of Primer“ thing. But Kates entirely camouflaged in light grey-green and dark green applied on board of the carriers? No, that’s new to me. Oh yeah! Nothing like a little challenge to disrupt the snooze of a Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down. Excerpt from HERE Another one. Except from HERE Want more? HERE ‘tis Another one for the road I can go on and on and on… but I don’t want to be accused of boring my colleagues LSP’ers to death! HTH Cheers, Quang Uncarina, D.B. Andrus, HB252 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Oh my god, my ignorance does by no way mean, I would not believe it! thanks for posting the sources, but I am afraid you invested your Sunday in vain: I happily learned something new, no doubts or mistrust in mind — by no means I questioned this information or expected a proof for that. Edited February 18 by Borsos quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Hello Quang The paint chips are amazing Gilles quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 (edited) 15 hours ago, Borsos said: Oh my god, my ignorance does by no way mean, I would not believe it! thanks for posting the sources, but I am afraid you invested your Sunday in vain: I happily learned something new, no doubts or mistrust in mind — by no means I questioned this information or expected a proof for that. Don’t you bother! It’s legitimate to question anything you see on the internet. Furthermore if it can help anyone who’s building the Kate, my effort wouldn’t be in vain. 8 hours ago, PEYSSON Gilles said: The paint chips are amazing Especially when they’re served with a fried fish fillet and a drop of malt vinegar. Yummy! Edited February 19 by quang dennismcc and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 A quick update on the upper surface finish. The peeling effect was sensibly fine-tuned by adding the green paint here and there to reduce the blotched effect and at the same time trying to keep some sense of credibility. I took care NOT to degrade the hinomaru as I guess there’s a certain mystique surrounding it. You see paint peeling everywhere on Japanese planes except on the hinomarus which were kept pristine. The engine cowling is permanently installed. White painted torpedo guides added.l I wrongly added the homing loop antenna which shouldn’t be there as AI-316 and most Kates during the Pearl Harbor and Ceylon raids flew with their radios and mast antenna removed. Border gave some attention to the gunsight for torpedo launching. It was present on every Kate even on bombing missions. Glasshouse dry-fitted. The rectangular window on both sides of the fuselage gave some natural light to the observer’s station. Tank filler caps painted red. I added the protruding device in front of outboard filler cap which indicates that the landing gear is down and locked. Serial and plane data Oil, fuel and ordnance data table on the cowling. Next time we’ll deal with the undersides. Until then, thank you all for looking, Cheers, Quang Shoggz, TankBuster, Uncarina and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Kate is looking damn fine Quang, I love her clothes she is wearing! Regards. Andy quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Some really fine work going on here Quang. quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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