Looking very nice! Mine was built years ago and I used the Eduard PE and the camera and both seats from the True Details resin set for it. The canopy fit is good and overall it's not a bad kit. The Tamiya decals in this one though are not to be trusted. If you use them best make sure that you coat them with Microscale's decal maker stuff. They look good on the sheet but will disintegrate in the water. Ask me how I know. Took three sheets to complete my one kit. Keep up the very nice work!

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Really nice looking plane...lots of fun, Chuck.

Thanks for the kudos, Chuck. 🙂 Thanks, kind of you to say. I used 40-year-old Humbrol IJA paint on it with moderate success. I was trying for a worn but functional look. Glad to hear you found a set of quality decals for your build. Keep up the fantastic work!

This session I first paint the engines and inside the cowlings black. Put them aside and next work on the wings. First to assemble the components on the 1 pc lower wings by installing the wingspar and preparing the main gear bays. Don't care about Tamiya's engineering in splitting the bays in half. A seam that is really hard to fill so I let it go. Since the bays are in a Dark Green it won't be so prevalent. I also installed the landing gear struts though bare I left the actuators and links off until the final assembly stage. The front and rear lower wing to fuselage join does have a slight step something work when it's time to clean up the seams. Finally attaching the upper wing halves. The fit to the wing roots is very good here. Next up is attaching the stabs. The airframe is almost done. Next time we finish the engines and install the cowlings. More to follow.

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Thanks Louis, though many have said there is not enough details for this kit, it is actually more into this than a typical Tamiya kit. Being that it is a multi engine recon plane, it does have more than usual. But still a good Tam kit for the most part.

It looks pretty awesome, Chuck! Your interior details are excellent.

Keep up the great work!

You know I totally forgot to complete this WIP on the Dinah. With so much going on I just realized I had left off installing the engines. This session I will get to the point that it is ready for paint. I had finished off the props, painted them Red Brown. And a temporary fit on the engines. Next painted the IP coaming Flat Black. Then install the antenna. Next to start attaching the clear glazings. Starting with the lower windows under the air frame. What I really like about the recent Tam kits, (well not that recent) how clear the windows are. And even better they fit! With out gaps, no blending. Especially on a multi panel clear canopies such as this Dinah. Most of the prior builds were fighters, single engine variety, with just a canopy and a windscreen. The clear parts for this went on as they should. The only thing is masking all that glass, the most dreaded part of the build even on simple jet canopies. Very little room for error. So out comes the long arduous step of applying the Eduards canopy masks. So starting with the bottom windows, I work my way to the side windows and then with the rear compartment set of glass. The process seems like it takes all day, but to save my sanity, I apply as much as I can in 20-30 minutes, put it aside to do something else and come back to work another 20-30 minutes until I am done. Next time, go over the air frame, and then start the painting process. More to follow. Thanks for viewing.

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Hi Pedro, thanks, I did read some reviews in regard to the interior lacking plumbing and some other components in the rear compartment. The Eduards Pe set did help a bit in adding some detail as well as enhancing what was already provided. I'm not into being totally anal about such minor lacking of bits in the cockpit. Unless it is a blatant detail that needs to be added I will leave it and continue on with the build. I believe they could be the Blue Black that Mitsubishi used similar to the Zero's. Which I will add some blue in the black to achieve that hue when it comes time to paint the cowlings. Thanks for pointing that out.