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Picked up this latest boxing and straight into it. Always liked captured aircraft as alternate scheme. Straightforward build by looks of parts / instructions / reviews etc. Have used a generic mix of Tamiya Greens for cockpit internals - by the time it is all painted, weathered etc and buried deep in the recesses of the fuselage not much left to see in any case. More updates to follow...
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Looking forward to this one Darren. Like you I have an affinity for captured aircraft and other oddball schemes. This is my captured "George"
This captured bird looks very pleasantly different, Darren. Your cockpit looks superb! Cannot wait to see your progress. All the best!
Sorry to be a parrot! The variety in this GB is insane - yet another stunning choice!
Update - No 2 I have finished the cockpit and was going to use some Eduard IJN seat belts...as you can see in the photo the set seems a tad overscale (suggest 1/32 as about right) In the end I cut some Tamiya tape , painted them and will weather to make look used. The wings are glued up and seams checked. Found some ics of real aircraft so excellent reference available. Aircraft was fitted wit wing cannons though gunsight was removed as far as I can tell.
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That's good progress, Darren. Having pics of the actual plane you build is heavenly helpful. I was likewise fortunate when I built my Nate in this GB. All the best!
Darren, looks great so far! One of the few remaining George's in the world is parked in Dayton, OH USA right behind "Bock's Car". Always struck my as a Japanese P-47 for some reason (fairly big plane, no?), and even more so with the US insignia on the side. Looking forward to more progress.
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196250/kawanishi-n1k2-ja-shiden-kai-george/
This is another great choice for the EoJ GB. Perfect addition ! You have been busy Darren, and it looks great.
I am also loving the variety here. I'm glad that we are all able to find something to do for this build!
Build Update No.3 - quite good progress without too many issues. Just normal cleanup of seams a few time to get them right for NMF - that is 100% necessary otherwise any mistakes, marks etc stuck out like... I have done a base coat of Tamiya AS12, still the go to for my NM finishes, at least as a base coat. This showed up a few issues which needed attention. Try another coat of AS12 later today and see how that looks.
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Good stuff.
That's great, Darren. The NMF looks really good!
Build Update No 4 - Happy with AS12 base and started painting tail (white, blue & red stripes), anti glare panels (Rubber black & German Grey) and highlight selective panels with Alclad mix. Going well so far...
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This looks great Darren ! Moving right along...
Build Update No.5 - decals are on. All went on with no issues using hot water and Mr Setter decal solution. The rudder markings are painted, always prefer this option if possible as a few lumps and bumps for a decal to get over. Next step a few gloss coats to seal the decals and then onto weathering. Canopies require masking still - not my favourite part of any build. Landing gear is semi assembled and painted. Cannon barrels for wing and antenna mast are also painted. Not much else to add after that...
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