BloorwestSiR Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Looking towards seeing this build. How interesting..I receive this kit from eBay and the box art is exactly like yours without the copyright statement and the plastic is a garish yellow/black color. What's up with this?? Around the mid '80s, several Korean and Taiwanese kit manufacturers started making unlicensed copies of various Japanese manufacturers' kits. The quality wasn't that great but they were a lot cheaper to buy so when the Japanese caught wind of it, they started printing that phrase on their kit boxes to put a stop to it. It worked for the most part. Shaka, your issue of the kit most likely predates this as they eventually just printed the copyright on the side of the box. Carl Leaning_Dog and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) Ya...nothing about my sample tells me that it's a counterfeit and even if it was, the mould quality looks super crispy to me. I do see a Hasegawa logo on the interior part of a lower wing, but I suppose the Koreans/Chinese will duplicate that as well. It smells musky...LOL, the decals have yellowed and this was still shrinked wrapped when I got it. I love this aircraft -- it's quite quaint. I'm going to build it as perfectly as possible. Weathering is fun, but I noticed that I can just as easily use it to hide imperfections when it suits me. [Edit: my sample is yellow and GREEN, not black.] Edited July 8, 2016 by Shaka HI Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Shaka Hi My Peashooter sounds to be the same as yours. Yellowed decals and a flattened discoloured box. The sprues look sharp and flash free. Andrew Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Hi Guys - Thanks for all the great comments. I've been out of town the last few days, and buried with work for the next week so it will be a few days yet before I can get going with this one. Ya...nothing about my sample tells me that it's a counterfeit and even if it was, the mould quality looks super crispy to me. I do see a Hasegawa logo on the interior part of a lower wing, but I suppose the Koreans/Chinese will duplicate that as well. It smells musky...LOL, the decals have yellowed and this was still shrinked wrapped when I got it. I love this aircraft -- it's quite quaint. I'm going to build it as perfectly as possible. Weathering is fun, but I noticed that I can just as easily use it to hide imperfections when it suits me. [Edit: my sample is yellow and GREEN, not black.] Shaka Hi My Peashooter sounds to be the same as yours. Yellowed decals and a flattened discoloured box. The sprues look sharp and flash free. Andrew Hi Shaka and Andrew - It sounds like there are a lot of them resting quietly in stashes out there... and with so many colorful schemes from which to choose... you guys should join in the fun. Cheers! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Hi John, My copy of that image strongly suggests that the engine cowl is gold, like the NACA speed ring. The Navy had some standards for painting the cowl, but most of the Air Service/Corps units devised their own schemes. I believe the radial-engined aircraft all left the factories with the cowl painted in the fuselage colors. Enjoy the build! Cheers, Dana Thanks, Dana! Gold it shall be. Cheers! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Looks very nce. I have one of these in the stash but the kit decals are ****. Ive got my eye on some of the Starfighter decals for it,. Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is a cool airplane! Will watch with interest. Tim W. Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Wuzup! Any updates? I might have to bust out my Peashooter if you don't finish this build! Leaning_Dog, Shawn M and Hubert Boillot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Yes, do take out your own P-26, Shaka ! I am feeling a bit lonely currently in this GB (although for once, I am the one about to complete a build in a GB, another first for me ) ! Hubert Leaning_Dog, Shaka HI and TorbenD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I see what you mean...I'll need to source some decals. My sample looks like it'll disintegrate in water. I was thinking of rescribing/re-riveting this kit, but the molding is just so delicate that it looks the part. I can't believe this kit more than 25 years old! Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hi Guys - Thanks for the gentle prodding ... unfortunately work/life schedules have severely limited available time for model building. Shaka - you should definitely bust out your kit and give it a go! Hubert - your work on that little Nieuport racer is truly inspirational! Hopefully I will be able to get on the P-26 in earnest in the next few weeks, but for now I will continue to check in to LSP when I can to follow the amazing work being posted on this site. Cheers! John. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Okay - finally found some time to get started on this one! Early days so far, and I like that Mr. Hasegawa found a not-so-subtle way to remind me where the kit came from in case I forgot during the build... Cheers! John. Edited January 22, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images Zero77, Shaka HI, 109 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Awesome, progress is progress. After re-reading your thread, I've noticed that we'll end up doing the same scheme. I do apologize for this. Leaning_Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hi Shaka - No worries, there's plenty of room inside the tent for more than one interpretation of the same historic aircraft. Excellent paint on yours so far BTW! Cheers! John. Shaka HI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) A little progress - in keeping with the plan to use only what came in the box on this one, I simply painted the IP and after a little dry-brushing it doesn't look bad at all. I closed up the fuselage and couldn't resist dry-fitting the wings and horizontal stabilizers - can't complain one bit about the fit of this kit. It looks like very little work will be needed on the seams... these old Hasegawa kits are a real treat. Cheers! John. Edited January 22, 2020 by Leaning_Dog Replacing Photobucket images 109, MikeC, Zero77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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