Aichi E13A1b ”JAKE” (零式水上偵察機), Nichimo, 1/48

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 191 · 3 years ago · 1/48, Aichi, E13A, Nichimo
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    Jeremy Millan said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Looking good! Your getting close to finishing her up.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Thanks!
    Marcus @ mvtb!
    and
    Jeremy @jmillan!

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    Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    GR8 'pit Spiros! And the added color of decals does wonders to the overall look of this kite.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @airbum...
    ...yep, cockpit, based in rare photos and Val inspiration, seems not that bad in its ficticious reality...

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Decalling finished; decals curing...

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    Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Now you're talking! Very nice indeed my friend!

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    Marcus Vinicius Teixeira Borges said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Lovely finish my friend!

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    George Schembri said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    Man that is one good looking model! Cockpit detail truly is above and beyond.

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    Pedro L. Rocha said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    It’s an imposing beast Spiros, looking good! The finish is not far now

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    Colin Gomez said 3 years, 10 months ago:

    The decals really bring the model alive. Flawless work overall and very near the finish line! Man those floats look huge. I am always struck by how much the Japanese could get from their floatplane designs, including formidable fighters like the Rufe and Rex as well as first class scouts like the Jake. This is going to be one cool looking model.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 9 months ago:

    Thanks @airbum!

    Thanks @mvtb!

    Thanks @georgeswork! Also for my "ficticiously real!" cockpit!

    Thanks @holzhamer! Some bits here and there, weathering, quite a few of touchups and we are finishing!

    Thanks @coling! I am too struck by the floatplane Japanese designs: classy designs indeed! The Japanese country configuration, along with their war doctrine and their brilliant design and engineering may have contributed to this direction.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 9 months ago:

    With The Me-261 "Adolfine" consuming most of my time the last couple of days, I did some progress with my Jake, too: I Installed the nice looking exhausts, finished the assembly of the dolly, drilled holes at the strut bases for the rigging and touching up here and there (pics will be posted to the next installment...no camera now, sorry...)

    Run out of yellow paint for touching up the yellow fin band.

    As I have the day off today, I will rush to my local hobby shop for one!

    After yellow touchup it will be weathering time!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 9 months ago:

    And the pics:


    The exhausts

    Dolly finished, awaiting touchups.
    I think I will add 8 "stained wood" blocks where the floats rest.

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    Pedro L. Rocha said 3 years, 9 months ago:

    Nice work Spiros! It’s almost finished, the only missing (major) parts are the canopy and propeller right?

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 9 months ago:

    Thanks Pedro @holzhamer!
    Yes, indeed! We are finishing!