About this Group
Several months ago I posted an article about ideas for future group builds. This one received a good response, so here goes !
This group build is for anything that was used by the Japanese following World War One and the time frame for modeling subjects was extended to one year past the end of World War Two. This was done in case anyone wanted to build something Japanese as it would have been found looking derelict or abandoned following the end of the conflict. It also covers the "In between the Wars" years.
The group is open to anyone, and all Aircraft, Armor, Artillery, Naval, and Vehicle subjects are allowed.
It will start today, on April 3rd, 2020 and run until we stop building models ! There currently is no ending date. I will post a new article in the headlines section.
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Any scale model may be built.
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It is not necessary to be a new build. As long as your model is not yet completed, it can be posted here. This was done to help clear off that "shelf of doom" we all seem to have.
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As long as it was an item the Japanese used, then it can be built. This will include smaller hand held weapons such as Samurai swords, rifles, bayonets, pistols and the like.
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Captured Allied equipment may be modeled. Germany and Italy also sent examples of various things to the Japanese for evaluation. If you want to build something that falls into this category that will work too. As long as the item you are building was operated by, or somehow used by the Japanese during this era that's fine. You can build it and it can be represented here. So if you want to build a FW-190 or a Bf-109, as long as you have a set of Japanese insignias on it, that's fine.
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Members should open new thread for each of their builds for easier tracking of the progress of the builds.
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Any level of aftermarket items (or none for that matter) can be used. Actual markings must be used. No "What if's" are allowed.
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You can post your model as soon as it is completed. There is no need to wait until the final reveal date to post your work. Please include the tag "Empire of Japan" at the bottom when you post your article. This will allow us to more easily locate and include it when the final reveal is posted. If your model was inadvertently missed in the final posting, please contact me and I will edit the final reveal to include your work.
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I will most likely have to ask a few of you to assist me with the tasks of running the group. If you are interested in helping out, please send me a message and I will respond back to you as quickly as I can.
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In today's current atmosphere of the Covid-19 outbreak, this might help you to cope with the "new normal" which unfortunately is staying home.
Let's have some fun with this and go build something !
This group build will start immediately and will run on from there, unless directed otherwise by the generous staff of Imodeler.
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Group type: | Public Group |
Total participants: | 121 |
Most recent activity in the group: | 16 hours, 31 minutes ago |
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The polishing worked out perfectly, Woody @wkubacki Marbling effect does indeed look amazing.
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A happy accident indeed, my friend @wkubacki! The 52 looks great!
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Very comprehensive work on both models, but the type 52 really caught my eye overall.
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Now that the type 22 is mostly done, I can return to the 52. I polished off he plane up using Tamiya polished and about 30 q-tips. I’m looking to get that nice shine fresh Zeros had. As a m unintended and c […]
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@wkubacki, my preferrence is also to apply the struts first as described by Spiros @fiveten. To me it is easier to make small alignment corrections on the wheels only at a later stage instead of trying to correct […]
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@fiveten Spiros, that probably the best approach, and one I'll have to adopt on the next build. If I was really keen I could build a jig for wheel and leg alignment.
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On my Zero, I first glued the struts to the bays, then the wheels and finished with the doors, my friend @wkubacki. I was more or less ok with this approach. I generally avoid gluing the wheels onto the legs prior […]
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Thanks gents. A couple more days and she will be done. One thing I’m becoming more aware of is the vagueness of the positioning of the wheels onto the gear legs and the gear legs into the gear bay. There is so m […]
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Just went through this build as I am a bit late to the party, and what a treat it was. Very nice work all over Woody! Looking forward to the last bits.
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Splendid corrections Woody!
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You're real close to a very nice result, @wkubacki
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Thanks guys, the end is in sight.
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This is great weathering, Woody @wkubacki Very nicely done.
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Looking nicely weathered, my friend @wkubacki!
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After a break while working on the type (or is it model) 52, I’m back on this plane. I’m getting a little bored of it, to be honest, so I want to finish it up in the next week. This week I have been weathering the […]
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Looking better indeed, my friend @wkubacki!
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They have improved already, Woody @wkubacki
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Wasn’t too happy with the width of the no walk lines above the flaps so I narrowed the fore and Inboard lines. Still a little wide overall but I will have to play with my mask model to get them perfect
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Nice result on the scratchbuild correction, Woody @wkubacki
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Nice job on repositioning the cooler intake, my friend @wkubacki!
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