Alex Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 That's a nice product - I need to look into RB Productions... 109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, Alex said: That's a nice product - I need to look into RB Productions... They are great, I've used them on my last 5 builds , three Spitfires and two Japanese IJN fighters and they look really good. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Don't know if this helps..... https://acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/the-survivors-kawanishi-n1k2-j-shiden-kai-when-violet-lightning-strikes/ Nice shot of the office in this set..... https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/kawanishi-n1k2-ja-shiden-violet-lightning-kai-modified-george/nasm_A19830237000 Cheers, Dave MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Thank you very much Dave, some great information and photos in them, now saved in my files. Cheers Dennis Hartmann352 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) The detail painting is complete and the parts are ready to be put together, the Aero detail book was invaluable for this, as normal I used cocktail sticks to pick out the small details as I find this easier that using a brush. All the parts laid out ready to go. Detail shots which as usual show up the missing paint and bad bits. The instrument panel using MDC Decals All ready to go Cheers Dennis Edited June 9, 2020 by dennismcc dodgem37, LSP_Kevin, nmayhew and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocat Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Great progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 50 minutes ago, Rocat said: Great progress Thank you, progress has slowed a bit as I am waiting for some masks but it is steady. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 And as if by magic here is a little update. The kit has a separate tail, probably to allow for other versions, the instructions would have you join the two tail parts and add them after the fuselage was joined, however looking at several other builds people have joined the fuselage and tail halves first. This made a lot of sense to me as a small gap in the fuselage top and bottoms seam would be easier to sort out than a join line in the fuselage, if that makes any sense. So that is what I did and it worked great. Cheers Dennis nmayhew, Out2gtcha, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Very nice! I assume that the joint is not on a panel line and needs to be filled? This build has sparked enough interest in me that I've ordered the kit for a future build! Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Thunnus said: Very nice! I assume that the joint is not on a panel line and needs to be filled? This build has sparked enough interest in me that I've ordered the kit for a future build! Thank you, unfortunately the join is not on a panel line and does need to be smoothed out plus there is some heavy duty molding inside that has caused some rippling on the outside. The kit so far has not disappointed me and reading other builds it should not in the end, so enjoy. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) So on we go, time to put all those painted parts together, and they went together really well. And here we are, Hasegawa certainly did not mess about when it came to making sure that the fuselage was solid, those bulkheads are very strong. Cheers Dennis Edited June 12, 2020 by dennismcc leoasman, D.B. Andrus, AlbertD and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Looking good, Dennis! Kev dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Looking good, Dennis! Kev Thanks Kev, these Hasegawa kits are a pleasure to build. Cheers Dennis LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Keep it up Dennis. The tail parts are a bit of a pain, I still have to do some final leveling with some Mr. Surfacer 500 and block the seam to level it out before paint. Watch out for the underwing inserts as well, they don’t fit great without some tweaking of the edges; and they too, like the tail, don’t fall on natural panel lines in some spots. The Aero Detail book will show you the way! Take Care- THOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 3 hours ago, bdthoresen said: Keep it up Dennis. The tail parts are a bit of a pain, I still have to do some final leveling with some Mr. Surfacer 500 and block the seam to level it out before paint. Watch out for the underwing inserts as well, they don’t fit great without some tweaking of the edges; and they too, like the tail, don’t fall on natural panel lines in some spots. The Aero Detail book will show you the way! Take Care- THOR Hi Thor, glad to hear that you are still working on your kit, I have been using your build to help me with mine, though I doubt that my engine will be as detailed or as good as yours. I am working on the wings on mine at the moment so will take on board what you have said about the inserts. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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