Looking really nice, John @j-healy!
Cannot wait to see her painted!

John, @j-healy
It's looking good and like the others have stated, I'll be watching for your next installment once you get your needed supplies on hand.

This is great. I was wondering what the quality of this kit was, and now I see it's very good.

Another bit of inspiration. Thanks much for that @j-healy.

The silver paint brings the whole plane together nicely. Should be doable to get it finished in 2020.

RS suggests using “IJA Black Green”. I used some leftover Xtracolor RAF dark green with a touch of gloss black added to it as a substitute. After looking at Nick Millman’s site and studying photos of late war Japanese planes, it’s obvious that their greens were all over the spectrum. I just realized that I forgot the yellow leading edges on the wings. I’ll get to that on Saturday. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you guys!

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John, @j-healy
You can't beat Nick Millman's website, as it is a treasure trove of information. He has probably forgotten more about the subject that I ever knew... The dark green looks very good, just as I thought it would. The Japanese used all sorts of various greens, especially towards the end of the War, just as you mentioned.

As far as clean airplanes, that's why I decided not to install the drop tanks, or go crazy with weathering the 1/32 scale Hasegawa Ki-44 I recently finished. In hindsight, I should go back and add some minimal exhaust staining, and add a few chips to the propeller spinner and a few small ones along the leading edge of the wings on the IFF yellow parts. If I do this, it will be minimal though, just enough to be visible and not overdone.

Merry Christmas to you too !

I’ll finish this up tommorow and post it on the main page. Nav lights, pastels, etc...Fun kit. Thanks for watching!

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