Lindberg 1/72 G4M2 Betty

[Tommergun]

Starting this pretty basic kit so that I can practice some weathering. It's also missing the box, so I've been trying to get my bagged kits done and out of the way. I added a bulkhead and flooring to the sparse cockpit.

 

[Tommergun]

Phew. Glad that canopy masking job is done!

 

[BarleyBop]

Wow Peter Parker, looks like Spidey got to that nose before you did!

 

[Tommergun]

Chromate for the canopies and then primer coat.

 

[BarleyBop]

Chromate

Wazzat?

 

[Jakko]

Zinc chromate primer, typically a yellow-green colour.

One thing I wonder is if this is correct for Japanese planes, though. AFAIK, they tended to be undercoated in transparent lacquers called aotake, in a variety of colours that frequently depended on the factory, giving a coloured metallic look.

 

[Tommergun]

Zinc chromate primer, typically a yellow-green colour.

One thing I wonder is if this is correct for Japanese planes, though. AFAIK, they tended to be undercoated in transparent lacquers called aotake, in a variety of colours that frequently depended on the factory, giving a coloured metallic look.

I didn't have any Mitsubishi Interior Green so I just used something comparable. Seems the metallics were not used in the cockpits.
https://j-aircraft.com/faq/aircraft_interiors.htm

 

[Tommergun]

Aluminum done. The plan, since this old mold has raised rivets, is to spray a thin green topcoat then gently sand down the rivets to expose the aluminum. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Starting this pretty basic kit so that I can practice some weathering. It's also missing the box, so I've been trying to get my bagged kits done and out of the way. I added a bulkhead and flooring to the sparse cockpit.

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Wow. You're right. That's about as sparse as you can get

 

[scottrc78]

Sounds like a good plan.

 

[Edbert]

Wow. You're right. That's about as sparse as you can get

Lindberg doing Lindberg things


Tommy's is making a better version of it than 99% of the ones ever built.

 

[Tommergun]

I'm "using what I have" for these colors and I have some Evergreen craft paint handy. I want the green a little bit darker, but I'm thinking the gloss coat will do that. Next is to mask and spray the black anti-glare panels.

 

[Tommergun]

Anti-glare masked and painted. Lightly sanded over the rivets, and then gloss clear in preparation for decals. I chose to not mask and paint the yellow leading edges. I might use the kit decals even though they are the wrong shape and shade. Or I must just leave them off.

 

[wjbrandel]

Good looking build

 

[Tommergun]

The decals are a bit over-sized and need a lot of Micro Sol to get them to settle over the rivets, but that's expected from a Lindberg kit.

 

[Tommergun]

Okay, I've done about all I want to do on this. Calling it done. Thanks for following.

 

[Jakko]

That's not too shabby The masking on the glazing came out very well.

 

[BarleyBop]

Interesting, I never think of Japanese flying such big craft!
I like it.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

For such a sparse kit, you made it look great! That rivet detail really makes it pop. Good job

 

[Jakko]

I never think of Japanese flying such big craft!

Admiral Yamamoto got killed when he was a passenger in one of these. Well, in a G4M1, not a G4M2, but it's the same basic plane.

 

[scottrc78]

It turned out really nice.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Very nice!