kensar Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I guess Special Hobby didn't care if you strayed from OOB? kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, kensar said: I guess Special Hobby didn't care if you strayed from OOB? No I've been told that I can do anything with the kit Cheers: Kent Edited November 4, 2022 by kkarlsen Kagemusha and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 beautiful airplane, nice kit, superb works on it! i read somewhere that these kites had a "golden varnish" on their surfaces, maybe a downgraded/faded clear protective... do you have any ideas on that? kkarlsen and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 6 hours ago, mc65 said: beautiful airplane, nice kit, superb works on it! i read somewhere that these kites had a "golden varnish" on their surfaces, maybe a downgraded/faded clear protective... do you have any ideas on that? Thank you Paolo! Yes I know about the 'golden varnish' and I will try to find a way to make this work. The last thing I want to do is a nice shiny new aircraft. I'm hoping to achieve some kind of weathering, blending different tones. Maybe my preferred weathering method will be applied in some way, salt-weathering. Cheers: Kent Gazzas and themongoose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Wow. I had no idea about the varnished finish. I always thought they were just NMF. Now I'm wondering if the same thing happened to other early Japanese aircraft. kkarlsen and themongoose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 This weekend I managed to finish the riveting, fix the cockpit in place and to begin the assembly of the fuselage and wings.. The riveting of the fuselage halves.. Top wings.. And elevators.. View of the cockpit in place.. The cockpit with some extra detailing... Fuselage assembly with a closer look of the riveting... Notice the slot for the scratched wing spar... I had to do some work to get the wings to fit the fuselage. In the end I resorted to building a 'wing spar' firstly to keep the alignment right of the middle wing. It has to be horizontal and also because the top wings doesn't have the same thickness as the wing root, it's sagging. In this way I solved both problems Almost there! Cheers: Kent denders, Starfighter, mc65 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 wooooah! top notch work! Do you mind if I take notes and shamelessly copy? I have the same kit in stock waiting for the right mojo... cheers, Paolo kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyPapa Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Sorry for the noob question, what specific "riveting" tool do you use? This is simply mind-boggling work. I'd like to start off on the right foot as it were, and need advice on what to use to accomplish this? Thanks! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 5 hours ago, GroovyPapa said: Sorry for the noob question, what specific "riveting" tool do you use? This is simply mind-boggling work. I'd like to start off on the right foot as it were, and need advice on what to use to accomplish this? Thanks! Not at all, here you go: Kent GroovyPapa and monthebiff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 5 hours ago, mc65 said: wooooah! top notch work! Do you mind if I take notes and shamelessly copy? I have the same kit in stock waiting for the right mojo... cheers, Paolo Thank you Paolo, if I can be any assistance to your build, just ask! Cheers: Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 Further progress... Preparations for the painting. The A5M4 is assembled. Then I took a brake from the A5M4 to start working on the carrier deck display base. 4 mm strips of balsa wood stained in different tones to make a natural wood deck. I couldn't resist to try the arrangement for the base. Next the weathering: There are photos that suggest at least some of the A5M4 had some weathering.. These photos gave me the courage to start the weathering process. I didn't want to do another A5M4 which came right of the factory. Continuing on with the salt weathering... It's a mess but it does the job... The result of the salt weathering... Next I used some diluted clear orange with a mask, to add the shade of the lacquer at least used by some of the carrier based A5M4. The engine has been fitted. And the landing gear. I like the 'battered' worn look of the aircraft. After all I didn't want to do another 'shiny' A5M4 coming right out of the factory. Cheers: Kent TorbenD, Jim Barry, Landrotten Highlander and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensar Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Quite an interesting finish Kent. Definitely not right out of the factory. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Interesting effect, Kent. What colour did you overspray the salt with? Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyPapa Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Love the carrier deck. It looks great! And thanks for the info on the riveting tool. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 That looks great Kent... really catches the eye. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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