Kyle Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Here is my 1/32 Revell Raiden. I used the Eduard set for the Hasagawa Zero and Waldron instruments to help out in the cockpit. I also used the Cutting Edge Revi Gun sight. The actual decals from the kit where used, after letting them set in a window for a couple of weeks to remove the yellow. They did crack a little but where still manageable.I did have trouble with the lighting bolts, this is why they are not angled more in relationship to the fuselage. Overall the fit was very good except for the rear bottom of the wing to the fuselage, but nothing a little super glue and sanding cannot fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erwin Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 HO -HO- HO...I know it's a bit early for Christmas,but this is a rarely seen build !! Great !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Very nice job Kyle -- that bird wears the name 'Raiden' with pride! Great colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Yes, i agree with Erwin and Gene. Really a nice done Raiden! Great! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impatient Pete Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 That looks great! Nice weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Out of the closet comes a true "stash-queen!" Thank goodness for folks who build 'em rather than hoard 'em! Not that the hoarders are bad at all, but it's nice to see the balace shift a bit now and then Kyle, Great looking build, solid clean and understated weathering; very nicely done. Please send those pics into me or LSP_Brad for a gallery piece....LSP doesn't have a Raiden in the Gallery!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Fine work on a rare gem Kyle. Mike a b e n ...one less Raiden in a box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Thanks for the comments!!! It was a slow build, I'm not fast anyway. It was slow because of all the additional items I included. I'm now working on the Hasagawa Ki-84 and it is going very fast, even for me. Next up is the 1/32 Revell N1K1, these kits are just to nice to sit in a box. I'm trying to stick only to 1/32 WW II Japanese, otherwise I'd be buying everything, but its not working out too good!! Oh! Well! Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Perris Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 A real beaut. Thanks for the great pics Kyle. Makes me want to try and get my hands on one. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Very nice, Brian! What paints were used (especially the wheel well & gun bay color)? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 Brian, I used Tamiya paints, except for the knobs and such I used PolyScale. The wheel well and gun bay was painted with a mixture of Tamiya paints from thier Zero kit instructions. Its X-13: 3 parts + X-25 : 1 part. (X-13 is Metallic Blue and X-25 is Clear Green). I used and old PolyScale jar I cleaned out to store the mixture. I painted the area with silver paint then applied my mixed paint over that. I now have the Gunze Sanyo Hobby Color H63 Metallic Blue Green that I want to try, It looks close to the mixture called out by Tamiya. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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