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RFI forHasegawa 1/32 KI-84 Hayate (Frank)


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I appreciate the kind words, however, the show judges were not very impressed by Frank. Perhaps I went a little overboard on this one? I really not too upset, because this came out exactly as I wanted.

 

I am actually planning another seriously beat up bird, just have not decided if it will be a Hasegawa A6M5c, or if it will be a Russian P-40E in Winter white-wash camo.  

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Update, due to moving damage last year, I made a few updates and added missing engine wiring.

 

Step one, fix broken landing gear.

 

I drilled out the legs and the wing with a .4mm pilot hole, then opened it up with a 1.1mm bit. I had some plastruct steel core plastic rod, this was 1mm, but it runs a little oversized. You definitely want to use hardened cutters to cut this stuff!

 

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Pressed into place, not glued until it leaves for Chattanooga. I will also be adding brake lines too.

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Got this sucker wired up, and added a few oil lines. Looking at photos, these things were pretty simple for wiring on the front. I still have to paint the plug wires and oil lines.

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Not a lot can be seen past the smallish opening.

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Final version, almost two years after I started, I finished the engine wiring, closed up the cowl, fixed the broken pitot, re-attached broken antenna wire, added brake lines, repaired broken landing gear, and added some dirt to the Eduard IP. Not perfect, but for a quickie build, I’m happy! It’s going to Chattanooga...

 

 

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Looking at the pictures, I could have done better with the brake lines, I planned to add PE brackets to hold the line to the gear, but could not find them, later after I finished, I found them. I also goofed and attached one of them to the backside of the gear, I later pried it off and re-glued it to the front. I also could have used something to represent the fittings, but wasn’t sure what. Next time I’ll do better, this was my first attempt at brake lines.

 

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2 hours ago, JJYL said:

A nicely done Frank, great weathering, a truely beaten up IJA bird 

Thanks, this is my favorite model of all time. Every once in a while I go back and refine it. There are still 2 or three things I can refine, but for now, this is how it’s going to Chattanooga. 

 

Later, I may re-do the landing gear and fix the wing light.

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