1/48 Macchi 202

[The Migrant]

This is a few years old now, it's the 1/48 Hasegawa Macchi Mc.202. The kit is fantastic, I did very little additional work to it except add some gubbins in the wheel wells, and I also made my own decals.

[Guest]

Wow Mike, that camo scares me, did you do it free hand? Top marks from me for a fabulous build/paint job. Cheers Derek

[Dave W]

Top quality build as usual Mike.Your home made decals look painted on.Superb.

[Ian M]

Cool job on that smoke ring camo.

Can I ask which decal film you use? I think I recall you saying you have an ALPS It turns out great decals..!

Nice one.

Ian M

[yak face]

Great job Mike the camo looks excellent. Did you free hand the smoke rings or do it with some type of mask? cheers ton

[monica]

great job Mike, lov the camo, thinking the same as Tony how did you do the rings ?

[flyjoe180]

Beautifully done Mike, in all aspects. Like Ian I too would like to ask which decal film you used. Home made decals are something I would like to try.

[Guest]

Take a look at your models is always a pleasure Mike

cheers

Polux

[The Migrant]

Thanks for the nice words

Wow Mike, that camo scares me, did you do it free hand? Top marks from me for a fabulous build/paint job. Cheers Derek

I took the easy way out... http://mikegrantdecals.com/SmokeRings.html

Cool job on that smoke ring camo.Can I ask which decal film you use? I think I recall you saying you have an ALPS It turns out great decals..!

Cheers Ian, I use Tango Papa decal paper, easily the best paper I've ever used. However it's for laser-printing rather than ink-jet, but works great in the ALPS.

[Gern]

Fabulous as always Mike. I notice all your kits seem to appear in 'showroom' condition - or is it that any weathering you do is too subtle for me to pick up?

Gern

[Guest]

Hi Mike!!!

Wow, wow, wow...............absolutely stunning!! Another great strike from your assembly line!!

I built this kit two years ago. For the camouflage rings I also used Decals from Mike Grant.

[Guest]

Simply gorgeous. It's at a modelling level I aspire to. Superb build Mike.

[Guest]

Camo looks really nice. I'm jealous of your skills.

[The Migrant]

Thanks again guys

Fabulous as always Mike. I notice all your kits seem to appear in 'showroom' condition - or is it that any weathering you do is too subtle for me to pick up?

Cheers Gern. My aim is for 'appropriate' weathering, so on this Macchi I've added exhaust stains, a little bit of wear at the wing root and some dust on the tyres. I know the current vogue is to weather the heck out of everything but I kind of like them cleaner; YMMV.

[Guest]

Weathering that camo scheme would spoil it in my view. But each to their own. Cheers Derek