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Fine Molds 1/48 Yokosuka (Kugisho) D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei ”Judy”, IJN

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 79 ≡ · ↻ 3 years ago

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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

filling orgy started
also the wing to fuselage joints and the tailplane parts will need a load of filler

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Louis Gardner said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Thanks for showing us all of the places to look for with the filler... I will definitely be using this as a resource when time comes and I build mine. Thanks for posting the wonderful pictures, and it's coming right along.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

I can see Fine Molds models DO need filler (maybe not always...).
Nice progress, Reinhard!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

sanding done
the gap between wing and fuselage isn´t as bad as feared, at least on this side, the gap on the other side is a bit wider
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Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Richard, I guess it makes progress a bit faster for your dad that you are standing with the camera ready, breathing down his neck 🙂

Nice progress - thanks for sharing.
Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Oh yes, and I forgot - as your dad is into Luftwaffe stuff, this build sort of combines the German and Japanese planebuilding with the license-manufactured DB601 engine (darn - now I have to get one of these for my 109aholic stash. . . )
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Maybe 😀
There are still many models my dad wants to build, so he goes a "fast" pace. Well it also depends on the kit, if it´s a PITA to build he needs some more time.

As far as I´ve read the Judy was Fine Molds first 1/48 kit family, dating back to the late 80ies. Guess that´s why some more work needs to be done here, guess also because it is a modular kit for 4 Judy kits available. Gonna start a Fine Molds Ki-15 in some weeks, curious how that kit will "behave" 🙂
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

So, also the second wing is mounted, gap is harmless, thankfully not much filler is needed here
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Pedro L. Rocha said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Wow, that’s a lot of putty & sanding... and I bet cursing also lol. Kinda reminds my build of Eduard bf.110s

Have you and your father tried Mr Surfacer 500 for those small size gaps? Fast using and you just need a bit of cloth damped in rubbing alcohol to wipe clean the excess. No surface detail is lost this way. I also occasionally use tamiya putty dissolved in acetone in larger gaps, since it becomes liquid(ish) and adapts to irregular surfaces better without the need of big amounts of the stuff
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Nicely coming along, Reinhard.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

@Pedro
my dad is well equipped with all sorts of filler
he used Gunze Dissolved Putty for the wing roots

tailplane done
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added a fine primer layer
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Erik Gjørup said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Looking the part by now - can't wait to see the paint 🙂
Louis Gardner said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Nice ! The paint will be like icing on the cake...
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 10 months ago:

Looks great indeed, Reinhard!
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 3 years, 10 months ago:

underside painted with Tamiya XF-12 JN Grey
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Fine Molds 1/48 Yokosuka (Kugisho) D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei ”Judy”, IJN