Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu

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Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 9, 2018 23:45:39 GMT nrnstraswa and ivanhoe22 like this

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Last week, I had some time off (work and kids!) for the first time in a while, and had a chance to do some painting. I'm super-excited to be painting my IJN in FUD. My first two ships were Kongo and Fuso (Kongo being one of my favorite ships in the game), but I was really happy to begin to paint my cruiser fleet. I started with Nachi, (A-Go) Mogami and Jintsu. I chose Jintsu because it was the last WotC ship I began to paint many years ago before switching to Shapeways. I never did finish her, so glad to have a completed Jintsu back in my collection. All ships below are from Roe's "Tiny Thingamajigs" Shapeways store (Edit: Sendai model used for Jintsu).

Anyway, Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu:

Nachi:

(A-Go) Mogami as an aircraft cruiser 1943/44:

Group shot together with Jintsu:

So, I picked up an airbrush last year. This has been one of my best purchases so far for this hobby - it has saved hours and hours of prep time on SW models. Unfortunately, I ran out of airbrush primer this round and ended up using regular Vallejo acrylics to prime Mogami. It worked, but strangely, the outer coat ended up peeling completely off of one of the side catepults. Not the primer, just the top coat. ...strange...

Thanks for looking!

Last Edit: May 9, 2018 23:51:39 GMT by Hap Hapablap

grgbobe Forumini Lieutenant Posts: 955	Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 10, 2018 0:03:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grgbobe on May 10, 2018 0:03:58 GMT Hap, beautiful work as always. I especially like the Mogami; you did an excellent job of picking out the detail. Now, tell me about this airbrush! Do you use it for more than priming? If so, what do you use for masking?

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Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 10, 2018 0:38:00 GMT

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So far, just priming. I don't quite have the hang of controlling it yet!! I've been practicing a little on accuracy, but still "buckshot at the barn door".. However, I hand-prime every deck in Vallejo "brown sand" over the gray black primer I use for the rest of the mini. On some of Roe's SW models, priming the deck can take a pretty long time around all of the bits. It dawned on me the other day that my next go at airbrushing should try to mix deck and hull. Stepping into two colors...!

Hap Hapablap Forumini Ensign Posts: 125	Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 10, 2018 0:41:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hap Hapablap on May 10, 2018 0:41:12 GMT ps. Thanks for the comments! I nicknamed Mogami the "dark cruiser". Because I started so dark, I was able to drybrush in 2 additional colors while still keeping it subtle.

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Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 10, 2018 1:27:42 GMT

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Post by grgbobe on May 10, 2018 1:27:42 GMT

Excellent work. When drybrushing, I don't go very subtle. It doesn't always look that good in the close-up pictures, but I think it looks much better on the tabletop highlighting the detail of FUD. I don't worry about the WSF so much.

I've been toying with the idea of an airbrush, but I'm not sure I can justify the expense. I get a really nice dark grey from the Army Painter colored spray primer (German Uniform Grey). It goes on super smooth as long as the wind isn't blowing! If I thought it would speed up the rest of the painting process, I'd do it. But right now, I just can't see it.

nrnstraswa Forumini Lieutenant Posts: 614	Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu May 11, 2018 19:19:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nrnstraswa on May 11, 2018 19:19:48 GMT Awesome work! A-Go Mogami is my favorite.
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Nachi, Mogami and Jintsu

Post by Hap Hapablap on May 9, 2018 23:45:39 GMT

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