N1K2-J build

[papa 695]

You just may its not looking too far off now i bet your pleased with the hard work put in i know i would be

[saguy]

Kawanishi N1K2-J Shidenkai (George) (Hasegawa) - Scale Models Gallery

fantastic aircraft to build .... japanese WW2 aircraft have this very brutish attractiveness to them I think ...... they look great when finished.. looking foward to see'ing yours once done

rgds

lindsey

[yak face]

Hi ajay , the george is looking great now, nice paintwork, cheers tony

[Guest]

Thanks Lindsey and Tony. George is currently under a dust cover having had several coats of Klear. Next up: decals and weathering! : )

[colin m]

Brilliant. I really like the worn out look.

Colin M.........

[Guest]

Great stuff Alex ,love the chipping paint

[Guest]

Thanks, Trey! I really appreciate your comment, my friend. : )

[saguy]

excellant weathering ajay ...... the paint chipping is just right ......rgds lindsey

[Guest]

Thank you, Lindsey! : ) Vallejo masking fluid helped me with the chipping.

I must get on and do some more with this build.

[saguy]

hi Alex - I usually beaver away with a silver pencil for my paint chipping but this affect is great - i assume what u do is paint it in silver, spread the masking fluid on wherever u want, paint the camo and then peel the masking fluid off??

[Guest]

That's right, Lindsey.

Natural metal finish first, and then I used a cocktail stick to apply the masking fluid. After the top coat, just gently rub the masking fluid off with your finger.

The only problem I encountered was that I pre-shaded my panel lines too thick. This mean some black also showed through with the silver beneath my green - the touching up brush came out at this point.

[Guest]

Alex do'nt feel alone with the panel lines showing thru ,did the same on my Zero thank goodness for touch up brushes!

[Guest]

Okay, I'm on the home run with this build now. I just have a few small details such as undercarriage, cannons and radio mast left to do.

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The flaps are just loosely placed on the model for the sake of weathering. Notice the headrest - this was actually made from wood in the real thing. If I did another of this type I'd try using some balsa instead.

Next photos should be the finished build

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[papa 695]

Nearly there and its looking fantastic Alex

[yak face]

Great stuff alex, looking forward to the completed pics, cheers tony