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Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: yasya on February 26, 2003, 06:29:38 AM

(http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Rook/5688/a6m2b/1.JPG)
253rd Naval Air Group flown by Tetsuzo Iwamoto
Janualy 1944 Rabaul
1/48 scale model

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: SirLoin on February 26, 2003, 07:15:11 AM

Beeeeeeeeauty!!!:)

Title: thx!
Post by: yasya on February 27, 2003, 06:35:00 AM

thx SirLoin :)

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Mr.H on February 27, 2003, 06:55:58 AM

Thats been done really well, nice paint job.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: -ammo- on February 27, 2003, 07:18:41 AM

Great job Mate.  Awesome finish

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Frogm4n on February 27, 2003, 10:40:15 AM

does it randomly catch on fire? a true scale model of a japanese plane would.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: gofaster on February 27, 2003, 11:11:17 AM

Nice job!  I like the smoke effects around the guns.  That's a skill I haven't mastered. Nice touch.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: -ammo- on February 27, 2003, 11:40:05 AM

easy work with a good airbrush and properly thinned paint gofaster.  Problem is the investment:)

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Post by: Mathman on February 27, 2003, 12:49:20 PM

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Originally posted by -ammo-
easy work with a good airbrush and properly thinned paint gofaster.  Problem is the investment:)

I prefer to use pastels/chalk for this.  It works great for gun residue and exhaust stains.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: midnight Target on February 27, 2003, 12:58:54 PM

Thanks Mathman..

Now, who has the secret for painting those tiny little lines on the freaking canopy!!??

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Pongo on February 27, 2003, 01:02:53 PM

You can buy a black magic mask or make one from several matierial. best low tech solution is small pieces of tape.
Nice Zero

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: -ammo- on February 27, 2003, 01:44:47 PM

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Originally posted by Mathman
I prefer to use pastels/chalk for this.  It works great for gun residue and exhaust stains.

I haven't tried pastels yet.  I read and see articals where folks have obtained great results using this method though. I need to try it myself. Exclusively i have used an airbrush to do this up till now.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Doberman on February 27, 2003, 01:47:45 PM

Phenomenal job yasya.  The weathering looks great.  Just enough without being overdone.

If I ever actually FINISH any of the coupla dozen models I've got in progress I'll post some pics. :)

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Mathman on February 27, 2003, 08:59:57 PM

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Originally posted by -ammo-
I haven't tried pastels yet.  I read and see articals where folks have obtained great results using this method though. I need to try it myself. Exclusively i have used an airbrush to do this up till now.

Since I use a Paasche H (single action) and have limited skills concerning magical airbrushing, I decided to try out the pastels a few models back.  I grabbed a set that comes with about 10 colors (grays, black, white, browns and other earth tones) and went to town on an F6F.  Heheh, I overdid it a bit, but got some decent results.  I then tried it on the SBD-3 I was making, greatly toned down, and it worked great.  I used just a bit on the nose guns and some light exhaust staining.  I like the way it turned out.

Now, I just have to master the panel lines.  Debating about using a wash versus a drafting pen/pencil or even pre-shading.  One of these days, I will be satisfied with the results I get.

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Post by: cajun on February 27, 2003, 09:18:03 PM

I been workin on game too long, first thing that pops into my head is a computer model! lol.
Soon I'll start wondering how world can be so high poly without lag lol.

Very nice job there! I use to make a few models a long time ago, but I don't think any of them are even in one peice now, if I could even find them. lol

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Post by: Pongo on February 27, 2003, 10:11:30 PM

I have tried preshading Math.. It is interesting. Very hard not to cover up the whole deal with too much paint in the main coats.

Oh ya and the thing to use for making canopys is Parafilm M....

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: Mathman on February 28, 2003, 12:01:55 AM

I have had some great success with Bare Metal Foil.  Also, I have found the pre-cut masks work well too.  I used EZ-Masks for the SBD (I'll be damned or cross-eyed if I was gonna BMF that greenouse).  I have some Black Magic masks for the F-14 I am working on, so I will see how well they work.

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Post by: senna on February 28, 2003, 02:28:02 AM

Very nice model. Nice weathering also. Funny though with all the kill markings. Thought the Japanese military during wwII wasnt into celebrating individual achievment with kill markings. Saboro and Taty didnt have any on their machines. Now that I think about it, I dont recall ever seeing a zero with kill markings painted on.

Edit: Probably a late war thing. I remember some home island defense fighters having kill markings.

Title: a6m2b ZERO FIGHTER model
Post by: yasya on February 28, 2003, 11:33:16 AM

thx all!
the kill markings was painted really.
this zero's picture did not exist but some others have the kill markings picture exist really.
IJN kill markings was painted not for individual but for the plane.
anyway really exist.