Sky Pirates of the Nullarbor Coast: Kawanishi H6K5 (finished pics pg9)

[ericr]

A decision and some progress.

excellent decision, it seems, from the first glimpse :
I love giraffe patterns, and the curves on the wings are auspicious 

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes, that's going to look AWESOME when it's finished.

[zenrat]

There are Sea Cows, Sea Lions and Sea Horses but no Sea Giraffes as far as I am aware.  Until now anyway.
Glad you all like it.
The wings and horizontal tails will be my interpretation of Brad C's contour line* camo.  I plan to have the dark blue for the "deepest" parts moving through to the light blue for the "shallowest".

*Although Isobaths rather than Contour Lines is I guess the correct name if talking in terms of depths.

[Snowtrooper]

Instead of giraffes, the hull camo brings to my mind the technique with which the blades of magical/energy swords and the like are painted on miniatures: thin blue stripes becoming progressively lighter towards the centre (with tiny white highlights) on a dark blue background. You can substitute the blues for greens or reds, but the idea is the same.

Which means it's totally cool.

[TheChronicOne]

Hell yeah that's what I'm tal'm'bout!   

[zenrat]

ummmmm, thanks Snowie, I think.
Mavis the magical energy sea giraffe...


I continued on with the pattern today.  It's rather time consuming.  I continued down the Starboard side and have almost reached the tail.

[ericr]

Mavis the magical energy sea giraffe...

[Weaver]

That looks excellent! What's the plan for the wings?

[Old Wombat]

That looks excellent! What's the plan for the wings?

See Post #62

[NARSES2]

I continued on with the pattern today.  It's rather time consuming. 

I can believe that. Does look good 

Would a Sea Giraffe be a shallow water animal and thus have it's neck way above water or a deep water animal with just the head above surface ? One for Sir David I think 

[Rick Lowe]

"Up periscope!"   

[zenrat]

I continued on with the pattern today.  It's rather time consuming. 

I can believe that. Does look good 

Would a Sea Giraffe be a shallow water animal and thus have it's neck way above water or a deep water animal with just the head above surface ? One for Sir David I think 

Or one for Eric...

"Up periscope!"   

Maybe they could breathe through their horns?

[Rick Lowe]

Nature's Snorkel system perhaps? 

[ericr]

 

[zenrat]

Finished painting the hull today.
H6K5 WIP 13-01-18 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
H6K5 WIP 13-01-18 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
And then I washed my paint jars in preparation to mixing the various shades for the Isobath Camo.