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Border's Kate is probably the first mold with stressed skin surface. It may seem exaugurated to some. Yet, the simulated metal corrugations and fabric indentations can be mitigated with proper painting and even without sanding and [...]
I finally got the last of my three 1941 IJN aircraft across the finish line today. I built a 1989 boxing of Hasegawa's Kate as Cdr Fuchida's aircraft at Pearl Harbor, AI-301, piloted by Lt. Mitsuo Matsuzaki. Fuchida led Akagi's high [...]
This build took roughly a year to complete and features 3 Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft involved in the assault on Pearl Harbor.
I discovered this kit from Hasegawa around the fall of 2022 and had a pretty rough time tracking it down. [...]