Martinnfb Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Fantastic result Mark, you captured the unmistakable look of a beaten Japanese warrior. Bravo! Thanks for sharing Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 That is a nice piece of work. Great show. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Superb weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 P-40 for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 yup, that's what I was thinking, making her real dirty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 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! Pressed into place, not glued until it leaves for Chattanooga. I will also be adding brake lines too. Out2gtcha and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Next thing to do, engine wiring. Drilled these out using a .4mm bit coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 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. Not a lot can be seen past the smallish opening. Out2gtcha, Shiba and coogrfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 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... 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. coogrfan and TenSeven 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJYL Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 A nicely done Frank, great weathering, a truely beaten up IJA bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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