discussion Langy's, Academy 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero.

[langy71]

Right I'm finally back.....
Next up.. a splash or two of paint on this beauty of a figure...

Already cleaned it up, washed it, and thrown some tonal shading on it to help with the shadows on the final colours..

 

[langy71]

had a quick hour laying down some thin basecoats, these are barely paint, more like a thin wash ... plenty of tidying up will be needed, and the lifejacket will be more darker green... but it's a work in progress......

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up Chris, some cracking work going on.

 

[langy71]

Just caught up Chris, some cracking work going on.

Thanks Ian, It's suffered from a lack of mojo, but this has got the ole juices flowing again..

 

[adt70hk]

The Flory Wash did the trick!..... might have to get me some. :thumb2:

You should..... Only used it once but is sooooo simple and so effective!

 

[adt70hk]

Hi Chris

What with the my studies i completely missed the start of this.

This really has turned out beautifully.

Very well done indeed.

Looking forward to see how it comes together!

ATB.

Andrew

 

[langy71]

Slow ... but steady progress..

a bit more work on his uniform..
thoughts and comments are more than welcome...

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hey Chris,
Been a while since i looked in,and i`ve just GOTTA say... What a CRACKING figure!!
Is it a "PJ Promotions" figures one... looks a similar quality to their seated Pilot i bought recently?
Looking very nice progress all round mate... love it:thumb2:

 

[Andy T]

I've got to hand it to the guy, he's looking good so far Chris

 

[langy71]

Hey Chris,
Been a while since i looked in,and i`ve just GOTTA say... What a CRACKING figure!!
Is it a "PJ Promotions" figures one... looks a similar quality to their seated Pilot i bought recently?
Looking very nice progress all round mate... love it:thumb2:

Andy, it's the CMK one, well worth a look mate.

 

[langy71]

I've got to hand it to the guy, he's looking good so far Chris

cheers Andy, He's making a nice change from the usual 'olive green' flight suit pilots we normally see..

 

[langy71]

And....... He's finished .... apart from a flat coat..(maybe)..I really enjoyed throwing paint at this guy,
he's turned out better than I thought he would for a 1/48 figure given that there are no paint colours mentioned on the packaging other than the basic, brown, green flesh..etc..

p.s. this is at 10x zoom, so the paintwork will look a bit ...mehh... but at normal viewing distance, it all merges perfectly...

 

[Tim Marlow]

He looks cool Chris. Excellent result :thumb2:

 

[The Smythe Meister]

And....... He's finished .... apart from a flat coat..(maybe)..I really enjoyed throwing paint at this guy,
he's turned out better than I thought he would for a 1/48 figure given that there are no paint colours mentioned on the packaging other than the basic, brown, green flesh..etc..

VERY NICE INDEED

 

[Mini Me]

If I could make a recommendation.....a touch of gloss coat on the goggle lenses and a bit of sheen on the boots after the dull coat may help to liven it up a bit....jus' me thots.

 

[langy71]

If I could make a recommendation.....a touch of gloss coat on the goggle lenses and a bit of sheen on the boots after the dull coat may help to liven it up a bit....jus' me thots.

Good call, will splash a little 'gloss' around later....:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:, would satin look better on his boots?

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Lovely job

 

[langy71]

Right then... lets get cracking on this build and get it past the finishing line,

Started on a base, just a few coffee stirrers, some closed cell pollyboard, and a no real idea what I'm doing but the moggling gods love a tryer..
It's still a work in progress but so far so good ish ... only time will tell..

coffee stirrers cut down to 1/48 scale 3.3 mtr lengths






And a splash of glue

 

[papa 695]

Great start on the base Chris, any chance of making a 1/72 scale one for my build. Ha Ha.

 

[scottie3158]

Chris,
Great work on the figure.