Kawanishi N1K1 Part 2

Once the black Tamiya panel lines accentuator is dried over 4 hours, the blending process is about to begin.

However, I decided to do the chips first and the exhausts. The chips were done with a micro watch makers' screwdriver. Then I spray a larger area on the front of the fuselage with desert sand, followed by hull red and then some black in receding quantities.

We must not forget the gun smoke soot and cartridge ejection port dusts before we brushed on the Tamiya Panel Accentuator.

Once the Panel Accentuator is dried over the decals and the surfaces, modulation with Tamiya X20 Enamel Thinner can begin with a Number 2 brush moisten with it.

Part of the wing after modulation, around the decal areas.

Wing area after modulation. The tones should be darker around the panel lines and diminishing around the middle. However, we must not forget the streaking effects of wind and weather during flight.

Second round of accentuator to mark out the fabric ailerons and tail planes. The sides of the fuselage was also given the wash.

Fuselage rivets being accentuated by the process. The Hasegawa stomping tool after the rotary riveter proved to be a great asset. See you next time for the top surfaces.