A6M2-N Rufe Conversion

By Pascal Huguet

The canopy is from a Tamiya A6M5 and motor modified from Hasegawa A6M5 52c. The painting of the Rufe represents a A6M2-N of the 802 Kokutai in the Solomon Islands, January 1943. I choose it from a profile in Squadron/signal N° 59. The insignias were made with paper masks and unit markings freehand painted.

Camouflage Colour Paints Used Mix Ratio
IJN Green Humbrol N° 149 + Matt 33 85/15 parts
IJN Grey Humbrol N° 147 + Matt 28 70/30 parts
Motor-cowling Humbrol N° 104 + Matt 33 40/60 parts
Cockpit color Humbrol N° 91 + Matt 34 + Matt 101 70/28/2 parts
Yellow Humbrol N° 66 + Matt 24 60/40 parts
Insignia Red Humbrol N° 60
Aotake Blue Humbrol N° 11 + Tamiya X23 coat

© Pascal Huguet 2004

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This article was published on Friday, September 27 2013; Last modified on Saturday, May 14 2016