Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build

[keavdog]

Thanks John. I got this kit for $15.00 and wanted to experiment, not make a masterpiece Mission accomplished.

[Stikpusher]

Very nice! I love the colors and the beat up finish!

[Stikpusher]

So the past few days have been airbrushing sessions to get this build wrapped up…

First up was a base coat using Tamiya Lacquer Gloss Aluminum



After that I airbrushed on Tamiya IJA Gray onto the fabric flight conrol surfaces, Tamiya Lacquer Flat Black for the walkway and Anti glare area, amd Gunze Aqueous Deep Yellow on the wing leading edge IFF area



Then I masked it off and DoD touch up in aluminum on the overspray areas





Lastly I did the mottle camouflage using Gunze Aqueous IJA Green and the kit Hinomaru decals as masks on the upper wings



More to come in a few days…

[keavdog]

Great job on the camo!!!!

[Stikpusher]

Thanks John! It was a fun part of the session doing all of that mottling.

[BlackSheep214]

That looks fantastic!

[cbaltrin]

Thanks John! It was a fun part of the session doing all of that mottling.

That mottling looks great stick. Nice work!

[cbaltrin]

Continuing to be surprised by what you can do with only a Filament 3D printer and a .2 mil nozzle. Seatbelts anyone? I printed it flat and then press formed it to the seat contour. Thought the PLA plastic would snap, but it was so thin that I was able to bend it...

[Stikpusher]

Tom & Chris, thanks for the compliments on my Oscar's paint so far.

Chris, that seatbelt looks great! You could do all types of harnesses it looks like! I wonder how that printing would work for the canvas & webbing seats in choppers?

[cbaltrin]

Not sure Carlos -- Do you have a picture handy?