@fiveten- Spiros, thanks mate! Let’s see if I can keep that level on the rest of the kit eheh
@johnb- thanks John!
@lgardner- Louis thanks for the feedback mate! I had read about the similarity between the US Dark Sea Blue and the Japanese blue-black. I think I have that colour in a US navy dedicated Mr.Color paint set, one I bought several years ago for a never started Hellcat build…
@tcinla- Thanks Tom! I read yesterday that Eduard will launch (QD3 or 4 2022) a Zero,Zero,Zero limited edition box that is supposed to offer a dozen or so colourful Zero liveries up to model 32.
On the other hand, they also plan to release the Rufe floatplane by this summer, and this one will be a winner also for sure.
@uscusn- hey Chuck! Thanks for the feedback mate. I do not have easy access to MM Paints here, but I’ll se if I can grab one of those Blue Black somewhere. The Ak acrylics are not the best or easiest paint to use in my experience, but many good modellers use them superbly, so that’s that.
The cowl is now safe to handle after the flat coat, and some sparse weathering is all it needs. The plus side is that you can add the entire power egg section after you finish painting the remaining airframe entirely.
