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cnq
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by USCGMK2 » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:06 pm
Looks like a Shiden Kai to me. I like the pilot, good job painting him.
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Axis Nightmare
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by Axis Nightmare » Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:15 am
USCGMK2 wrote:Looks like a Shiden Kai to me. I like the pilot, good job painting him.
I thought the same thing.
Whichever, I see the usual stellar work. I always hated when you do a bunch of interior detail, or like that engine, only to close the fuselage halves and realize it's never going to be seen again.

What makes the P-51 Mustang so special?
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cnq
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by cnq » Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:05 am
my bad you guys are right. It's the Shinden Kai somehow I mixed it up with the Ki-84 that I also have in my stash
I also want to have the option to display the engine if I want to.
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by ketelone » Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:36 am
Excellent work cnq.
cnq, you build and paint a lot of models. What color paint would you recommend for Vietnam era US Marines? I just can't find the right shade of green for their fatigues.. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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cnq
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by cnq » Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:37 am
ketelone wrote:Excellent work cnq.
cnq, you build and paint a lot of models. What color paint would you recommend for Vietnam era US Marines? I just can't find the right shade of green for their fatigues.. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ketelone.
Although I've built quite a few models I've only used Tamiya acrylic for airbrushing and Vallejo acrylic for hand brush. Tamiya doesn't have the color paint for VN era US Marines (planes or figures) so I ended up doing custom mixing to achieve the desire color and it was quite difficult to do.Vallejo has some color paint for US marines and. I would highly recommended it I think Model Master has the complete color paint for VN era US stuff...Your best bet is to google the internet for it...
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by ketelone » Sun Nov 26, 2017 2:44 pm
Thanks cnq
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by cnq » Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:38 pm
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by Axis Nightmare » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:05 pm
Another great addition to your scale museum. Looks like it's seen a lot of use. Better ground that pilot and save him for the invasion of the Homeland which (spoiler alert!) isn't going to happen. Otherwise his luck may run out soon and he might stumble into some roving Hellcats, Corsairs or even some Iwo Jima Mustangs.

How did you do the distressing and weathering on the sides of the fuselage where the paint looks like you actually rubbed it off to get to the aluminum?
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by [CAT]CplSlade » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:13 pm
Either chipping fluid or hairspray method, I imagine.
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by Light.Inf.Scout » Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:45 am
wow....that's great
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cnq
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by cnq » Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:17 am
Thanks guys.
The "chipping effect" was done by peeling out the skin using sticky tape combined with using sponge technique. I've not tried the "hair spray" method yet but will do in the future.
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by tmanthegreat » Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:39 pm
Beautiful work of one of my favorite Japanese WWII fighters, CNQ!
Your weathering effect came out fantastic as well
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by cnq » Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:52 pm
tmanthegreat wrote:Beautiful work of one of my favorite Japanese WWII fighters, CNQ!
Your weathering effect came out fantastic as well
Thanks tman.
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by PanzerArm » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:39 pm
Great job!
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cnq
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by cnq » Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:27 pm
Thank you.
And one vs one against the Corsair

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by krieglok » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:36 pm
Really great work and amazing detail. You have certainly mastered the art....
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by cnq » Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:56 am
Hey thanks Tom.
The Zero "Zeke" is in my list to build next year.