Ki-51(Nichimo 1/48) WIP #4
The green might look a little bit lighter? Off course the appearance of color tone often depends on the camera or light condition, but in fact it’s a bit lighter color. And it was the most important and difficult point for this build. It was a continuous process of trial and error. I often went into deep thought even when I was taking bath… We often use Tamaiya’s XF-14(light-grey-green) for IJA aircraft, but I felt the color was too yellow. I assumed that XF-14 might express the sun burst effect. On the other hand, I was building the Ki-51 as the prototype model. As to say, It was a “brand-new …