Not an Emil!
The dust has barely settled on my last post (yesterday's Bf109E-7) and I'm already sharing another one, but there's a reason for it!
The model is FineMolds' recent Mitsubishi A5M2b "Claude", done with the kit decals in the [...]
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1/48 Fine Molds A5M2b Claude
Just some photos from my recent build of a Fine Molds A5M2b Claude. Very easy kit to build and no major issues. I really enjoyed building this one. I'll write a full article soon (too busy.)
To get the slight gold/yellow tone of the [...]
1/48 Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude – Empire of Japan Group Build.
This is the 2016 Fine Molds kit. I can’t speak highly enough about its quality. It’s an outstanding kit in every way. Feel free to check out my build log in the EoJ group build section and you’ll see how nice it is.
The Claude was [...]
Fine Molds 1/48 Mitsubishi Ka-14, the A5M ”Gull wing” Prototype
This is my first completion for our ever growing Empire of Japan Group Build. This is the Mitsubishi Ka-14, which eventually because the A5M "Claude". Apparently there were six different prototypes built. Each one was [...]
Nichimo Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude – 1/72
I had various projects (the F-2 and a Turk Phantom) in various stages of drying, so decided to pull out a small WWII kit that I could also build for our contest theme in April - "Made in Japan." I had recently seen some great [...]
Fine Molds 1/48 Claude
Just finished this one as a pretty quick build. Great kit - I really enjoy building FM stuff. Just wish they would make more kits 🙂
I build the FM Ki-10 "Perry" some time back, and this kit was just as enjoyable of a [...]
Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude.
This is the 1/48 scale Finemolds Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude. Imperial Japanese Navy, INJ Kaga, 1939.
The kit contained 67 parts, and apart from the seat harness, was built straight out of the box.
It was painted with Alclad II, Aeromaster [...]
1:48 Scale, Fine Molds A5M4, Type 96 Carrier Fighter, “Claude”
A beautiful little model by Fine Molds, is this A5M4 Type 96, in 1:48 scale.
It has very nice detail in the cockpit and engine, and the surface detail on the exterior is excellent, especially on the wings. The model builds well, with NO [...]
Hobby Boss 1/72 A5m2
Well, this wasn't a weekend build but, it was close! It took me four days to finish it. This Hobby Boss easy build kit was exactly that: an easy build. The parts count is very small and fit was excellent. I only needed a tiny bit of [...]
Believe I’ll post something today, too….
Built this Special Hobby 1/32 A5M when it first came out. A fairly easy build, added some interior and engine details. Finish is Alclad White Aluminum mixed with a littleTestor's flat yellow, to get the "Japanese Navy protective [...]
