A WIP- my second attempt

[Otterkins2]

Yer well on yer way Jay..or is that Ray....or maybe RayJay? Ok, bad comedy routine that no one remembers from Saturday Night Live. Hang in there bud....you're already cool. Listen to the advice of a few of the pros here and you'll slash and burn once you really get into it. Yer smokin!!!

[jaypack44]

Well, it's been a little while since I posted, I just wanted to share a little more progress... Been working a few hours a week on this, finally got a start on the weathering. There's still a lot wrong with it, especially the fuselage shading, and I still have quite a few little details to add, but it's slowly moving forward...

Some Closeups:







Sorry about the double full shot, I tried two methods, and I'm not sure which one is better quality after the compression...

[jaypack44]

Hi all, I haven't worked on this in a long time, but I thought I'd post what I have at the moment:





the 73rd Sentai markings are just temporary, I just threw them in for fun... still have a ways to go, but it's slowly getting there.

[gamary]

Looks brilliant IMO.

I'd only suggest you rework the canvas effect on the rudder, which doesn't reflect what it actually was I think. The green also seems a bit dark to me but I'm using an eeePC at work and it might just be bad screen calibration.

[BLOWHARD]

It's looking really nice! I second the rudder fabric. Was it fabric? Try and find some good clear pictures if possible.
Along with that, try lightening the lines and details on the underside. It's not easy to balance the details between a light color and dark color though. I think the underside would look nicer if it had less panel line detail on it.
Maybe you try could add a subtle sharper gloss highlight on the fuselage? That might spice it up some.
Keep it up! Show us more!!!

[Otterkins2]

Yer second profile and yer already nearly a pro. Stick with us kid! These guys are the greatest and if you listen to them your work will improve by leaps and bounds. It's actually already pretty good.