Valeron's Airfix 1:72 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero

[Valeron]

Stick a length of masking tape on a cutting mat. With a new scalpel blade, move from left to right (or R to L) while moving up and down at the same time. Might be worth practicing with a pencil first.
Pete

Excellent idea. I neve thought of that.

And I've been looking at using liquid mask which I hate or building up the curve using masking tape. You're idea is so much simpler and effective.

Thanks

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent idea. I neve thought of that.

And I've been looking at using liquid mask which I hate or building up the curve using masking tape. You're idea is so much simpler and effective.

Thanks

Personally I’d go one simpler if I was brush painting……just prime, paint the underside, then mark the wiggles on the body with a pencil and paint just over the lines. Any overpainting can be touched up with a second coat of underside paint.
Thin the paint a bit to get it to flow nicely and unload the brush before starting to paint. By this I mean dip the brush in the paint, then touch it onto a piece of kitchen towel to wick off the excess. This enables the paint to come off of the brush in a controlled fashion rather than flooding into the model.
If you do want to mask it, blue tack works……as does science putty.

[Valeron]

Personally I’d go one simpler if I was brush painting……just prime, paint the underside, then mark the wiggles on the body with a pencil and paint just over the lines. Any overpainting can be touched up with a second coat of underside paint.
Thin the paint a bit to get it to flow nicely and unload the brush before starting to paint. By this I mean dip the brush in the paint, then touch it onto a piece of kitchen towel to wick off the excess. This enables the paint to come off of the brush in a controlled fashion rather than flooding into the model.
If you do want to mask it, blue tack works……as does science putty.

Thanks. Another good idea. I think I could do with using the unloading technique in general as I do tend to flooding, sometimes.

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks. Another good idea. I think I could do with using the unloading technique in general as I do tend to flooding, sometimes.

It’s very useful, especially on things like figures. That, and effectively diluting your paint (if you don’t already), will transform your painting experience :thumb2:

[Jim R]

Looking good Mike. As you're brush painting I'd go with Tim's method.

[The Smythe Meister]

Yep Tim's method is also a good one :thumb2: ,.....ALTHOUGH I'd recommend using "white tac" rather than "blu tac",....... because it doesn't leave a greasy residue behind,which "blu tac" often does .

[scottie3158]

Mike,
Your off to a great start.

[yak face]

Nice start mike , looks like a hard demarcation on the camo so id go for the masking tape method, cheers tony

[Mickc1440]

Another great looking Zero Mike, nice work so far

[Valeron]

It took a couple of goes with sanding in between but the main aircraft has now been primed using a rattle can of Army Painter white Primer.

I start brush painting the underneath of the aircraft tomorrow.

I've also started brush painting the cockpit canopy. I haven't masked amd did it free hand and have started the task of gently cleaning it up with a cocktail stuck. So far so good.

[papa 695]

Very nice work so ar Mike.

[Ian M]

If you are brush painting I would suggest that you have a practice a few times then just go for it. I cant brush paint a straight line if my life depended on it. Wiggly ones... no problem. lol.

[Jim R]

Looking good Mike. The primer and your sanding look to have given a nice finish to paint on.

[Valeron]

Underneath brush painted with 3 thin coats of the light grey green and the engine hood a 50/50 mix of the dark blue and black.

Both seem to have gone nicely. I'll let this cure properly before starting on the top colour.

Also started on a few other parts.

It's going together quite nicely. I'm a bit busy for the next few days but I'm hopeful to have the full aircraft and assembled and painted by the end of the weekend. I'll then move to the next stages.

I won't be putting a pilot I'm the cockpit. As as also been reported by a few others on here and elsewhere, he doesn't fit without surgery so I'm not bothering.

[The Smythe Meister]

Underneath brush painted with 3 thin coats of the light grey green and the engine hood a 50/50 mix of the dark blue and black.

Both seem to have gone nicely. I'll let this cure properly before starting on the top colour.

Also started on a few other parts.

It's going together quite nicely. I'm a bit busy for the next few days but I'm hopeful to have the full aircraft and assembled and painted by the end of the weekend. I'll then move to the next stages.

I won't be putting a pilot I'm the cockpit. As as also been reported by a few others on here and elsewhere, he doesn't fit without surgery so I'm not bothering.

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Nice, smooth paint job there Mike, really liking that shade of Grey on the underside , looking forward to the next update :thumb2: