Andy T's 1/72 Tamiya Ki-61 "Tony"

[stillp]

.... That looks pretty damned good to me!!

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Pete

[Andy T]

....Oh I don't know about that Andy...
.... That looks pretty damned good to me!!

Thanks, but being autistic does have its disadvantages when it comes to self criticism.

A bit more practice and I'll decide which way to go but brush will definitely be easier and more accurate I reckon.

[langy71]

Thanks guys :smiling4:


After seeing your finished Bishop I was thinking the other way around!


I've been practicing to try and get my eye in with the airbrush but still not fully confident I can pull it off so may brush it. Doesn't help that I've bent a 3rd needle in quick succession on my "detail" one! It must be super delicate as I've had other AB's for years without dinking them.

This is where I got up to with the PS-270. Getting close but still not nailed it.

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Love the smiley face in the middle of that...

[The Smythe Meister]

Love the smiley face in the middle of that...

Ha!! I noticed that too Chris,in fact he looks like a cowboy to me.... He's got a neckerchief and the suggestion of a cowboy hat's brim too I reckon

[Andy T]

Love the smiley face in the middle of that...

That's when I was getting a bit more confident with the mixture/pressure/distance balance.

Ha!! I noticed that too Chris,in fact he looks like a cowboy to me.... He's got a neckerchief and the suggestion of a cowboy hat's brim too I reckon

Haha, I can't unsee that now :smiling5:

[Andy T]

Lots of fiddly masking today. Not sure I'd go down this route again in 1/72 but it's not going too bad so far.

First up was the black anti-glare panel then I set about masking up for the stripe on the wings leading edge. Just to make it more awkward this doesn't quite follow any panel lines and also clips all of the landing gear covers





Then the blue racing stripes





And finally the white surround for the red markings. This was the least successful part as I'm near the lower limits of what my circle cutter can manage (bearing in mind I need to go even smaller for the red part) but it's not bad if you squint a bit.






Red tail and roundels next but I'll rest my peepers a bit before that! :nerd:

[Jack L]

Looking pretty bloody smart to me Andy!

[The Smythe Meister]

Looking pretty bloody smart to me Andy!

Yep, couldn't agree more :thumb2:...
...... Looking superb to me .

[scottie3158]

Paint looks great Andy.

[Andy T]

Thanks chaps, much appreciated.

After some lunch and resting my eyes for a while I set about the red circley bits (yes I know they have a proper name). I've left the tail for now as I didn't want to bite off too much in one go.

There's a little smudging and one has a bit of a thumb print from demasking but very happy given the size of this thing. Top of the starboard wing shows signs of the funkyness caused by the automotive paint. Plenty of green squiggles should disguise it!





Sat drying on the top shelf where it's 30+ degrees

[scottie3158]

Paint looks great Andy.

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Andy, it’s looking very good indeed.

[Mickc1440]

That paint job is superb Andy

[Waspie]

Oh so impressed. Great job on the painting. :thumb2:

[Andy T]

Thank you all so much. Your comments & reactions make all that masking worthwhile :smiling3:

Since those pictures I've fixed the fuzziness around the lower hinomaru by masking them out and repainting the ailerons in a slightly different silver for a bit of variety.

A biblical thunderstorm had me running from the shed so haven't got the tail done today as I'd hoped but there's plenty of time for that.