Well,
this time there is not a big story behind this kit, I guess. After taking
a look at some videos, I suddenly fell in love with the Zero. So I started
some research, especially regarding the available kits. When I saw the Rufe, I
started building it right away. Though it seems to be a pretty old kit,
the fit was incredible. I just added some PE seatbelts. The
instructions were quite clear & the painting guide quite well explained.
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In
the end, my question was regarding the weathering on the boat attachments.
I know, it is Aluminum, but I kept on looking at some drawings &
other kits built & they showed the rusty look on them. So, at
the end, I added some here & there. I think it looks pretty
cool, though I could never find a picture showing a glimpse of how it may
have looked like. I guess that some components may have thrown some
rust anyway. Again, I nice kit.
All
weathering was performed with the Tamiya set plus some pre-shading & chalk
washes. I discovered the real issue while researching on Japanese
airplanes: paint colors! I was amazed by the divergence of information
& styles while decorating these. I did try my own mix for the Ame-iro
which got more into the gray’s scale rather than the desired effect; I
didn’t want to go further into it anyway. Well, hope you all enjoy it as
much as I
did with this build.
Cheers,
Federico
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