Two years of on-and-off work. Hobbyboss + AKAmodel PE set, supplemented with planes from a Tamiya equipment set (OOB plane was inaccurate).
Some final notes on the build:
- First and foremost I would like to apologise for the use of PE figures as opposed to the ION model ones I have lying around in my stash. My "excuse" is that towards the end of the build my motivation was waning quickly and I was not in the mood to have to hand-paint several dozen 3D printed figures. Next time I will definitely use them!
- I opted to paint the Seirans as prototypes although I'm not sure the two specific aircraft I've depicted were actually mounted onto the I-400s. They just looked cooler than the regular green ones and were also a bit easier to paint.
- Having shot my models using my smartphone thus far I have just transitioned to a proper camera + tripod setup. I have a rudimentary understanding of the basic stuff (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) but there is still much to learn. Will potentially update this thread with a few more photos soon.
Thanks for taking a look at my work and as always, feedback is appreciated

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Two years of on-and-off work. Hobbyboss + AKAmodel PE set, supplemented with planes from a Tamiya equipment set (OOB plane was inaccurate).
Some final notes on the build:
- First and foremost I would like to apologise for the use of PE figures as opposed to the ION model ones I have lying around in my stash. My "excuse" is that towards the end of the build my motivation was waning quickly and I was not in the mood to have to hand-paint several dozen 3D printed figures. Next time I will definitely use them!
- I opted to paint the Seirans as prototypes although I'm not sure the two specific aircraft I've depicted were actually mounted onto the I-400s. They just looked cooler than the regular green ones and were also a bit easier to paint.
- Having shot my models using my smartphone thus far I have just transitioned to a proper camera + tripod setup. I have a rudimentary understanding of the basic stuff (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) but there is still much to learn. Will potentially update this thread with a few more photos soon.
Thanks for taking a look at my work and as always, feedback is appreciated :big_grin:
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