1/48 Otaki KI44 'Tojo'

[Guest]

Hey everybody just finished up this old Otaki kit and was pleasantly surprised at how well it went together . The panel lines and rivets were'nt bad either made for a fun quick build.Hope you enjoy and all comments ,critiques most welcome ,cheers Trey

[papa 695]

Hi Trey that is a great build was the camo scheme a bu**er to do it looks it to me very well done and the photos are great

[yak face]

Excellent job trey, superb paintwork! These old otaki kits are really quite good arent they? Ive got the ki61 'tony' in the stash and im looking forward to seeing if i can get my paint anywhere near as good as yours!, cheers tony

[mossiepilot]

Beautiful job Trey.

And love the action shots.

Tony

[Guest]

Ian thanks yes the cammo was a bit of a bu**er but worth it ! Tony yes I'm very surprised at the quality of the Otaki kits ,really quite impressive when you consider how inexpensive they are, looking forward to seeing your tony got one in the stash myself! Tony(mossiepilot) thanks really appreciate the kind words

heres some bench shots

[Guest]

Trey, what a beauty you've built and love the camo? Did you do it free-hand?

[Ian M]

That's a beauty of a paint job. Liquid frisket?Ian M

[Guest]

Thanks guys it was freehand

[BarryW]

I am very impressed with that build. Well done Trey.

[colin m]

Very nice result Trey. Nice to see a different subject as well. That camo looks amazing.

Colin M.........

[Guest]

I agree, to have done the camo freehand is a real accomplishment. Hat's off to you.

[Ian M]

That is a good rout to nervous breakdown. Extremely well done.

Ian M

[mossiepilot]

Hey Trey.

What paints are you using for the camo, enamels or acrylics.

If you using acrylics how do you get them to be "sticky" enough to paint the vertical surfaces.

I'm moving into acrylics and having problems with the paint running into areas it shouldn't be (naughty paint) :-)

Hoping for a tip please.

Tony.

[Guest]

Thanks for the very kind words everybody ,really appreciate it! Tony wish I did have a tip for you but I use MM enamels . I do thin it 10-15% with mid temp base coat reducer ,it seems to help it flow better without running. I know there are a few acrylic users on the forum maybe one of them will pop in with some info for you.