The1971Show Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Thanks Kevin! As I mentioned in the other thread (now deleted), I didn't get back to this build ASAP... in fact I started tinkering with some other armour builds. But I spent the better part of this afternoon painting the cockpit details, and once I have some photos of the 'pit before I button it up I will post them. Darrem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 A bit of a progress report. The sidewall doesn't look this messy in real life, but I guess that's the advantage of looking at photos of your own work; you do notice more things which need seeing to. There's some cleanup in store regardless. The basic colour is Vallejo's 'earth brown' from their Japanese armour colour set, with pin washes/shading via a 50-50 mix of black and raw umber oils. I'll spruce this up with a couple of generic instrument dial decals. Darren LSP_K2 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Me likey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Me likey Me too. The1971Show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) No progress to show today, but Katsuhiko Nasu's been sharing some great photos of a Ki-61-II at the Japan Scalable Aerospace Science Museum over on Panagiotis' Japanese WW2 aviation page on Facebook, including this gem of an IP: It also seems the engine block was painted that same khaki/brown colour as the interior of the cockpit! Darren Edited November 19, 2016 by The1971Show MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Darren Super choice and some mighty nice work on the front offcie Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Great progress and some mighty useful info. Cheers Dennis The1971Show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Thanks guys! Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Work is progressing very slowly, but the seatbelt set is in and I should have pics soon. In the meantime, I did find another good shot of a 19 Sentai Tony at Clark Field for your perusal: Darren Out2gtcha and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders_Isaksson Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Looking good there, Darren. Yes, please post more pics when you can. The1971Show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Not much progress lately - I decided to order a set of Airscale's Japanese instrument decals and am still waiting for these to arrive, so the cockpit's on hold right now. In the meantime, I've been tinkering with the radiator. It should have been a simple task, but this is the second attempt: I also assembled and installed the RB seatbelts some time ago: Before I button the pit up, I'll try a satin glaze on the 'outer' faces of the belts to make them look a bit more leathery. I'm also seeing what the recent issues are regarding he problems people are having with Photobucket. Their focus seems to be on making their advertisers' lives more convenient, rather than those of the users who drive their content in the first place. Darren dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 That looks fantastic Darren. Are you going to rivet it as well? Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 That looks fantastic Darren. Are you going to rivet it as well? Cheers M. Thanks! I think I will rivet it, but I haven't made a definite decision yet. If not, the J2M I have in the stash will get that treatment. I'm taking my time looking for a beading tool set locally before I go online and get one. It's really tempting after seeing the results on Jay's G-10 though! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Darren , what if you pass me your address and I will send you my spare set of needing tools, without the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1971Show Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Darren , what if you pass me your address and I will send you my spare set of needing tools, without the handle. What if I offer you the 1:48 Italian Messerschmitt 109K-4 I left behind at Magic Box in trade for those tools? Ironically, about an hour after I mentioned that I was waiting on a parcel to arrive so I could start decalling the instrument panel, the very package I was waiting for arrived (on a Sunday?! Canada Post must be on holiday hours now...) so in preparation for that I've spent some quality time over at this site cross-referencing their Ki-61 instrument panel diagram with the Airscale sheet. I may have a photo update soon, then. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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