1/32 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden 352nd NAG

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Re: 1/32 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden 352nd NAG

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jeaton01 wrote:Lovely. The chipping of the paint is much better than anything I have achieved. If were to try to improve your result (only in my mind, not in fact!) I would try to get a less stark transition from the bare metal to the unworn paint, in my experience with airplanes and other machinery paint wears thin before it disappears entirely. That may not apply to Japanese late war aircraft entirely though, I've read that like the Martin B-26 there were adhesion problems due to no primer.
Thanks. Indeed, still experimenting with this. It's fine for Japanese stuff but I'll need to dial it down for others. It will still get weathering washes later which will tone the effect down considerably.

This said, reference fading, the paint is already quite faded overall. IJN Green is normally a dark blueish green. My references of late war Japanese aircraft shows large paint peeling, usually more than this. I reasoned the wing root would be the worst due to constant foot traffic.
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Re: 1/32 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden 352nd NAG

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