Phantom2 1,190 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Hi All! This will be my build for ”Air Superiority”, slightly started but not much done. This is Zoukei-Muras´ first kit and it looks outstanding! The big box are crammed with goodies…. More to come soon! Stefan Edited December 16, 2020 by Phantom2 BradG, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 11 others 14 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Kevin 32,002 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Cool project, Stefan! You don't see too many of these built. Just a correction, though: the aircraft manufacturer was Kyushu, not Mitsubishi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden Kev MARU5137 and D Bellis 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Gazzas 7,736 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Ooh nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 35,850 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Cooooooool! I too have Shinden in the stash, and it will be nice to see this one come together. Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom2 1,190 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Cool project, Stefan! You don't see too many of these built. Just a correction, though: the aircraft manufactured was Kyushu, not Mitsubishi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_J7W_Shinden Kev Many thanks Kevin! I have corrected it now! I have never seen any 1/32nd ZM kit of the Shinden built in real life. There have been a few built in magazines, but it´s been very long between the builds, perhaps 2 or 3 since the kit was released. Shame really, as It´s such a beautiful and unusual aircraft, I only hope I can do it justice with this model. Stefan Edited December 16, 2020 by Phantom2 LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha, Uncarina and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 15,904 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 very Nice Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,531 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Always thought this was a cool looking plane. Link to post Share on other sites
Dpgsbody55 2,061 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Great project. I haven't seen one of these being built, so I'll be watching closely. Cheers, Michael MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 15,904 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Any progress Stefan? Happy New Year. Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom2 1,190 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 9 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Any progress Stefan? Happy New Year. Oh, yes. Maru! Update coming soon.... Stefan MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom2 1,190 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 (edited) As usual, the build starts in the cockpit…. First I have to choose which seat to use, the one without any straps or the one with the straps molded in? I choose the ”strapped” seat, It looks quite good, actually, almost as good as a resin seat. The cockpit side panels built up… The cockpit floor… The engine started…. The Turbo/Compressor stage (?) Distributor, ignition ring and the mount for the seat pan…. The long propeller axle and the engine cooler…. The cooler is very nicely detailed…. Only thing left is to figure out which colors to use… I can´t read Japanese and I don´t know what color-system ZM refers to, I THINK it´s Vallejo or Gunze... Stefan Edited January 2 by Phantom2 Gazzas, Peter, BradG and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 31 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Great subject. Kit has nice detail... MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom2 1,190 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 I had the engine already partly built up and the next step was all the small exhaust pipes. The short ones were already molded in the back plate, but the 9 longer ones had to be glued one by one. It looked as a daunting task, HOW would i get these in place? it looked very hard to do, but the pieces just snapped in place! Incredible engineering and fit! The gearbox and the magneto pack glued to the front of the engine (faced to the rear). The back face (facing forward, confused….?) of the engine with all the exhausts and the machine box (?) in place. More exhaust pipes to go… The long propeller axle done…. The large radiator…. Fuel tank done… I repeated some old pics with new, better ones. Stefan BradG, MARU5137, KiwiZac and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Uncarina 5,759 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 That engine is looking good Stefan! Cheers, Tom MARU5137 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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