Hasegawa "'Pearl Harbor Attack Part 2" 1/48 A6M2/B5N2/D3A1

Started by Keith · 130 ≡ · ↻ 10 months ago
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    Keith said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Thanks @gblair @johnb
    I was able to get my primer on. Decided to go with black versus my normal gray to cut down on the need to pre-shade:

    Completed the engine. Painted it and placed wiring based on a reference photo I found:



    This one shows where I had to cut the engine to get the cowl to fit:

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Excellent job on the cowling, my friend @greenterrorz! Ditto overall progress! The engine looks awesome!

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    George R Blair Jr said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Extra wiring on the engine looks great, Keith (@greenterrorz). I didn't consistently use primer until recently. Now I use black about 50% of the time specifically for shading effects. The other half of the time I use gray and then black pre-shade over it.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Great paintwork and a wonderful engine, Keith @greenterrorz

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    Keith said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Apparently I forgot to add leads wires to the spark plugs. I have now added them and decided to paint them a dull yellow color.



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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Even more detailed, Keith @greenterrorz
    The spark plug wires look nice in yellow.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    The wiring looks awesome, my friend @greenterrorz!

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    Keith said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Thank you @johnb @fiveten

    I got the body, cowl, and fuel tank painted:

    Someone on another modeling forum I frequent sent me these IJN figures to use for my final display. I got a base coat on them in preparation to hand paint them in a few days:

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    The model looks wonderful so far, as do the figures, my friend @greenterrorz!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Excellent paintwork, Keith @greenterrorz
    Those figures will definitely add a lot to the diorama.

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    Keith said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Masking and painting complete!





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    Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Excellent job and awesome result so far, my friend @greenterrorz! Painting the red sections is way better than using decals. Looking forward to your next steps!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Those painted markings do look much better than decals, Keith @greenterrorz

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    Keith said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Thank you both for you continued support on this build - @fiveten @johnb

    I got the gloss varnish on 2 days ago in preparation of decals. Tonight I got all the decals on:

    It’s bitter sweet completing this step, as I have finally finished using all the decals from the giant decal sheet that was supplied for all 3 kits.

    Tomorrow I will apply another gloss varnish to reduce silvering and as a layer of protection before oil washes.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

    Looks great with all decals on, Keith @greenterrorz

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