Hello, here comes my entry into the Midway GB.
Its Hasegawas excellent Kate in 1:48 with decals for the complete airwing of the carrier Hiryu. My choice will be the mount of the wing commander Lt. Jouichi Tomonaga.
It will be build mostly oob but a helpful PE set and masks from Eduard are on the wish list. That won t be here before mid February so plenty of time for sub assemblies.
I have made some photos today from the sprues.
Its a typical Hasegawa kit which means its fantastic, fine and sharp surface details, a very "busy" cockpit incl. a beautiful instrument panel, well made decals...

So much for now
Bernd

Thanks for the kind words, Louis. This kit is in my stash for years and as i learned about your idea, i thought thats it, the perfect reason to build it.
More soon !

Bernd,
I'm glad you decided to join our little group. We are here to have fun and honor the men who participated in the Battle.

I have a few of these 1/48 Hasegawa kits (and one Nichimo in my stash too), and I'm curious to see how it builds. I have yet to build a Kate. There are some very neat markings and paint schemes for them.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks my friend,
Louis

Any updates Bernd ?

An EXCELLENCT choice, Bernd! 🙂
The one I am building is coming along well, with great fit. Cockpit is a BUSY place, and I am in the midst of highlighting. I have much to do, but will post pictures along the way.
Happy Building!

Freddie from LI

...made also some dry fit tests last evening, very good, only the flaps needs care, not depicted here.

Thanks for watching, Rick. I am looking forward to yours, its an interesting kit which is floating on my "want" list most probably as the early B5N1 version.
Your Wildcat and the Devastator are looking really nice.

Thanks for commenting Louis. Its really Hasegawa quality and its in my opinion still state of the art. The Kate was indeed a good looking, elegant aircraft. After the first dry fit tests i was surprised about the huge wings and the long wingspan compared to the relative short fuselage.
Hasegawa has in 1:72 only the B5N2 as far as i know but Airfix has a new -1 one out. Rick is building the Airfix B5N2 and i am really looking forward to his build.
More on this here soon !