Yaks float plane build. The Aichi M6 A Seiran

[monica]

hi Tony, i will make a note off them as i follow this one, thank you so much,

[Guest]

Looking good Tony, love the cockpit work.

Keep up the good work.

John

[yak face]

Well being a newish Tamiya tool this has taken no time at all to come together. First I got the fuselage all primed , also the floats and the beaching trolley . The propeller and beaching trolley have both had a coat of Tamiya XF 9 , the wooden planks on the trolley are yet to be painted .Ive pre shaded the panel lines on the fuse and floats although how successful I'll be at not obliterating them remains to be seen ! Next job its on with the paint , cheers tony

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[Ian M]

Well the pre-shade looks good. Just remember to stop the base coat before you think it has had enough. Its always easier to give it more later than taking it off again.

Ian M

[Guest]

Looks nice Tony, I'll be interested seeing the paint go on.

[flyjoe180]

Looks good Tony.

[monica]

looking nice Tony, pre-shade looks good as well, thanks for the color you remembed think i used a dark rust which is a red/brown ,

looking forward to next update

[yak face]

Ive got the paint on and for once have managed to not totally cover up the pre shading . It doesnt really show up on the pics of the top surfaces but its there, you'll have to trust me! The undersides were done with Tamiya XF 12 and the upper surfaces with XF 11 , I think I'll be adding a wash to the control surface hinge lines and a bit of chipping ,but not too much -these aircraft never saw active service so didnt get too badly weathered. The beaching trolley has had all the wooden parts painted black , I intend to overcoat these with light brown then wipe the wet paint to try and get a grain effect . Theres not a lot left to do now , just the clear coat ,decals , then the canopy frames to paint. I decided to paint the frames by hand as they were represented by recessed lines either side of the frame sections so might have been a bit tricky to mask. Heres some pics , cheers tony

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[Guest]

I hope the upper surfaces are ok Tony coz I thought my eyes were going funny as they look black!

You're making good progress on this one, can't wait to see some more.

[yak face]

It does look very dark in the pics Patrick, its actually dark green (IJN Green), I might add a bit of lighter green in the centre of the panels I'm not sure yet , it could just be my photography skills ( lack of!) cheers tony

[Ian M]

Looks good but as you say a bit of post shading to lighten the panel's centres might lift it a bit.

A lot of paint on it for a Jap. lol

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Makes a nice change to see a Japanese aeroplane in IJN green with full paint work still attached. Nice work Tony, coming along nicely.

[colin m]

If the pre-shading above is as good as the underside, I bet it looks great. Photography, yes a bit of a dark art for me. The only way I can get any decent pictures is by taking them outside.

[yak face]

Well I was a bit non plussed with the top colour pre shading so Ive filled in the centre of the panels with a slightly lightened version of the IJN green. It now looks better ,if a little too light, but the coat of Klear should darken it a little and even it out a bit. The wooden areas of the beaching trolley base have been painted with a pale brown , having previously been painted black. As soon as I brushed on the brown I took a nylon pan scourer and scraped it along the wet paint to expose the darker undercoat and give the lined effect of wood grain. It just needs the uprights adding next. So whats next? Klear coat then decals ,then ive got to decide how much weathering/chipping to apply. Although these aircraft were not operationally used ive found some pics of one in a fairly battered state so its anybodys guess really !cheers tony

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[Ian M]

Well that brought it to life a lot more.

That trolley looks the biz.

Ian M