GROUP BUILD PAGE 2
I'VE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS OK. NICE TO HAVE SOME BUILD TIME
AVAILABLE FINALLY. THE PKA DESIGN HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY
FAVORITES BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME FIT PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY
THE BACK OF THE LEGS AND ACROSS THE "BELLY". I STARTED TO
PAINT THE KIT TAMIYA KHAKI, BUT HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A
LIGHTER GREEN AND A DARKER GREEN ON TOP OVERALL PATTERN.  
MOST OF THESE PICS SHOULD SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. I DID ADD A
FEW SMALL DETAIL PARTS JUST TO DRESS UP SOME AREAS THAT I
HAD TO SAND THE SEAM PRETTY HEAVY OR AREAS THAT I THOUGHT
WERE A LITTLE PLAIN.
I THOUGHT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
WAS A LITTLE PLAIN SO I ADDED A FEW
DIALS USING MY PUNCH AND DIE SET
SOME SMALL ARM DETAILS.  EVERGREEN
STRIP AND AGAIN, SOME PUNCHED DISCS
THE NUTS AND BOLTS ARE FROM A
KOTOBUKIYA SET. A GOOD DEAL ,
VERY CHEAP. ORDERED FROM
HOBBYLINK JAPAN
THE NEW INTIAL COLOR. AGAIN TAMIYA PAINTS WERE USED JAPANESE ARMY GREY, THEN DARK KHAKI TO
FOLLOW. I USE AN TESTORS/AZTEK 2000 TO AIRBRUSH. DISTILLED WATER TO THIN THE PAINT. I'M NOT
TRYING TO MATCH ANY REAL CAMO PATTERN, JUST CAPTURE THE FEELING OF THE CAMO SCHEMES
USED IN THE MaK UNIVERSE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PASSES ON THE DARKER COLORS, BUILDING UP THE
SHADING AS I GO. I HAD TO GO BACK AND PUNCH IN THE BASE COLOR ON A FEW PLACES AS I GOT A
LITTLE HEAVY HANDED WITH THE DARK KHAKI OVERSPRAY
TO BE CONTINUED