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1/72 Tamiya Ki-61 ... fun with AK Xtreme Metal
ckw posted a topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
So here is my Tamiya 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) painted using AK Extreme Metals. No issues with the kit, but my experience with AK Xtreme Metals was a bit frustrating (discussed in AK Interactive Xtreme Metal experience). Basically the problem was one of masking without damaging the underlying paint. I got round it this time by using AK's Intermediate Gauzy Agent which works well enough as a protective coating, but leaves a very glossy finish which makes the very convincing metal finish of the Xtreme Metal paints a bit less convincing. In particular it effectively eliminates the variations in sheen of various panels I was striving to achieve. I also attempted variation by using white, dark, polished and matt aluminum. Actually I thought the difference between each was a bit too much, so I mixed the paints to get a more subtle effect - from the pictures, perhaps a little too subtle, but metallics are a pig to photograph ... the variations are more noticable in real life. I also opted to paint as many of the markings as I though I could as I suspected the decal film would be obvious against a metallic finish - you can see that in the last pic where the film can be detected around the numerals and kill markings (the red walkway warnings were painted). Anyway, those issues aside, I'm not too unhappy - better than previous NMF efforts with Humbrol MetalCote. Many lessons learned to carry forward to my next attempt. Cheers Colin- 2 replies
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