Hasegawa Kawanishi Type-94-1 (Catapult with ALF)

[Ian]

 

[Ian]

 

[Ian]

 

[adampolo13]

Looks great!!!

 

[JMac]

Ian, I'm awash in IJN green envy. ;D
Super cool build. Bookmarked.

J

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Awesome!

 

[Ian]

First time using AK's Worn Effects. Only got to one side of the catapult so I'm curious to see how easy the paint chips tomorrow.

Used a damp sponge to remove the top layer a bit at a time. Stiff brush took off my grey and rust base (I didn't seal the 'rust' coat â€"wanted to see if I needed too) but the sponge did some marvelous work.

 

[Ravhin]

Quite the interesting kit you're doing there. Looking good.

 

[geegad]

you've blasted your way through this looking good

 

[Chris S]

Nice choice Ian ! ,quite fancy doing one of those myself ....of to a flying start ,the heavy chipping looks good . Keep it coming ....nice big pics too

Chris.

 

[Ian]

Thanks guys!

Nothing major today. I found myself getting distracted by AK's Dark Steel pigment, Engine Oil and Light Rust wash and began experimenting in one part of the catapult structure. Didn't make for a productive evening.

 

[geegad]

i dont know bud you've learnt about using a new product so mot a total waste and from what i see time well spent

 

[Junkie]

You're making great progress here. Cool.

 

[Ian]

So what's the best way to get that "burnished" metal look? I'm going silver for the plane and need some pointers.

 

[JMac]

So what's the best way to get that "burnished" metal look? I'm going silver for the plane and need some pointers.

I've seen other produce some good results with "polishable" metalizer paints. Spray and then polish/buff with a cloth or an piece of nylon fabric. The Model Master line seems to be popular. I remember seeing a thread on that topic here on the forums, have to dig to find it again however...

 

[rookie]

Really nice work Ian, cool subject too. The weathering looks awesome

 

[Ian]

It's interesting how well the worn effects (ie. hairsrpay method) works. The base was sprayed with the AK stuff and chipped beautifully. I was all in the zone with the airbrush and sprayed the silver, completely forgetting that all important layer of worn effects, but I went ahead and applied the water/sponge method after about 30 mins or so just to see what would happen and it's a vastly different look.

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Looking good, keep it up.

 

[Ian]

A little decal work.

 

[geegad]

this is looking quality bud