Banzai!…1/48 Nakajima Ki-27b Type 97 “Nate”, Imperial Japanese Army
24/2020
And my dad has finished his next, and for now last, IJ subject.
This time the old Hasegawa ex-Mania Nate. The kit isn´t bad, regarding it dates back to 1977. This is a limited edition from around 2005. Decals tended to tear and float around and my dad had to repaint some of the red stripes. Plastic seatbelsts from Fine Molds, EZ Line for the antenna wire, painted with Tamiya XF-14 JA Grey, Gunze H422 RLM82, Tamiya XF-52 Flat Earth and Gunze H54 Navy Blue. There are different interpretations of this aircraft´s camo.
Build thread here
https://imodeler.com/groups/the-empire-of-japan-1919-1946/forum/topic/hasegawa-1-48-nakajima-ki-27b-nate-ija/
Model shows the 2nd Sentai CO´s aircraft on the Philippines in December 1941.
Great job! Interesting scheme.
thanks John!
Very nice build. I like very much the painting of the camouflage. Very successful.
thank you Jean-Paul!
Love it!
glad to hear that George!
Beautiful camouflage! Whatever interpretation from B&W photos, this one must be the most eye catching ever. Congratulations!
thanks Pedro! that´s why we chose it
Amazing build and scheme, Reinhard!
A pleasure that I had followed your build!
thanks a lot Spiros, appreciated!
Looks great. I did this same scheme back in the 90's. It was illustrated in FAOW book 29 from 1991. Once I saw it I was hooked.
thanks Dale! yes, a fancy scheme
Another beauty! And an inspiration - I'll book mark this post for a future build reference...
thanks Greg! if it becomes real, looking forward to it 😉
A fantastic build combined with a very nice camouflage pattern, Reinhard.
A real eyecatcher.
thanks a lot John!
Excellent paint. Both choice of colours and standard of finish.
thank you!
Beautiful build and build log. This is indeed still a nice kit after all the years, and you guys have brought out its many fine qualities and used your skills to overcome its few challenges.
thanks very much Christopher!
Usually, this kit is painted in gray and red with some pinstriping for good measure. Great presentation and nothing short of professional in the photography and the modeling.
A inspiration to say/write the least.
Thanks a lot! That´s why we chose this scheme, stands out from the usual ones.
Beautiful paintwork.
thank you!
Reinhard, @grimreaper
Your Dad has done it again, and built yet another masterpiece. Isn't this #6 for the Empire of Japan group build ? This is the first time I have ever seen this type of aircraft painted wearing this camouflage scheme. It's very nicely done, up to your usual standards. Thanks for taking the time to post your Dad's work for all of us to enjoy. You guys make a great team, and your builds have helped to fuel the success we have had with our latest from the EoJ group...
Thanks again, and I also pressed the "liked" button. This was a fun one to watch come together...
thanks a lot for your kind words Louis! appreciated!
yes, this was number 6 and the last for now. maybe 1-2 will follow until the end of the group´s "expiring date", let´s see... 😉
Great looking model and a fantastic finish.
thanks a lot George!