Highly detailed work Peter......amazing!
More really nice work.
I don't suppose one could hire your talents ?
There are some things that go with such a nice plane...
Aerodrome Accessories - Flight Stand - G4M Betty
OldGuy59's WWII Japanese Bombers Album - Mitsubishi G4M2 Mk22 'Betty'
Mike
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Shiny !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Lovely. Peter, do you have side-by-side photos with fighters for size comparising?
Once again amazing work, Peter! My REP guns are empty...
Beautiful work Peter!
Nice weathering too, or did you handle the plane too early?
Seriously though, did you paint the weathering effects on afterwards, or use a masking/salt effect?
This one I did afterwards. I painted a couple of Zeros (there is a thread in the hobby section 'HERE') where I first painted them silver. and then covered them with green. A rough scrub pad action on the green gave a nice effect but I had little control so this time I tried a different route to get the peeled/worn paint look. Not sure which I like better. Afterwards is easier as I didn't have to paint the plane twice! Maybe next time I'll
try masking/salt technique.
The engine staining is dry brushed on.
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Not my cup of tea, but the glass effect on the canopies and the weathering are top notch.
Really nice Peter. Your Pacific collection is growing.
See you on the Dark Side......
Beautiful bombers, Peter - not my cup of tea, per se, as I've no real interest in the Pacific Theater, but the Betties are gorgeous!
All the best,
Matt
These are my two G4M1 Bettys.
They're AIM.
Photos and edition by Camille.
Interesting; some pics they look black; others they look green (one top view is green w/ black cowlings
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Reflecting an old thread, but a serious enough question...
Would they come in black for night bombing missions?
Nice work Joaquim, REP! Looks like they need an escort....a Black escort! (darn REP guns are jammed!...later)
Can't wait! You'll have to let me know what planes I'll need for this mini campaign. I'm working on 4 Oscars at the moment and some Dauntless Dive Bombers.
Tarawa!!
Americans:
(You don't need all of them)
Widcats and/or P-40's
Dauntless
B-25's and/or B-17's
Japanese:
Black A6M5 Zeros
Vals
Betties
Ki-43's and/or K-61's
Soon the details.
Rep gun is jammed at the moment but nice work on the Betty's mate!
Excellent, Kevin.
Beauties Kevin. Thanks for the heads up on the decals.
Hmmm...got a AIM version on a shelf around here someplace. Gonna hafta slap some paint on it soon I guess.
Great job, Dave!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Looking great Dave. Can't wait to target them!
Thanks guys. Now I have to paint some Zeroes in a land based color scheme to escort them. I look forward to seeing them run the gauntlet and drop their payloads on the high value targets assigned. I got much braver weathering #25 and #26. The lighting does not show the aluminum dry brushing very well. There is quite a bit more of it than you can see in the picture. A few more of these Japanese planes and I think I’ll have the weathering the way I want it. I’m trying to show the very thin paint, and it is a hard thing to do.
Don't you love family gatherings.
Make sure you post an AAR when you fly your mission. Looking forward to seeing those birds in action.
Here is a flight of AIM G4M1 Bettys.
The all green was airbrushed with Mr. Color Dark Green (Mitsubishi), C-124. Panel lines are in black, using Flory Model Wash. Weathering was done using Wilder oil paints, LS01 Black, LS04 Light Buff, and LS33 Olive Green. I was very pleased with the subtle weathering and panel lines which can’t be seen in the picture due to poor lighting, crappy camera, and an unskilled operator of said camera.
The Kumogota scheme camo were airbrushed with Mr. Color Sand Yellow, C-119 and C-124 as above. These were panel lined with Flory Models Wash, brown. Very light weathering as above.
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Fantastic, Dave! Those are beautiful.
Dave, you are amassing quite the collection of excellent Japanese aircraft.
Thanks guys. I have really been enjoying painting Japanese planes. I have about 15 or so more to go before moving back to British, Dutch and early American planes involved in the air war from the first few months of the war. The great thing about Japanese planes is there were very few standard camo patterns, so you have lots of artistic freedom. Some of their planes looked like they were painted by an artist, and some looked like they handed a four year old a can of spray paint and said "go for it sonny boy!".
Pretty "Betty"s!
REP guns jammed...............
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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