Dpgsbody55 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Impressive. Cheers, Michael PS - So Occ Health and Safety really on the ball here, eh??? On 1/26/2024 at 6:42 AM, quang said: To use the machine gun, the rear-seater folded his chair, clipped it to the side of the cockpit, unstowed the gun and stood up to fire. He was normally tethered to the floor by his parachute cord but as crews did not use parachute during the Pearl Harbor attack, he had no attachment to the aircraft beyond his hands on the gun and his knees braced against the side of the fuselage. scvrobeson and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 INTERIOR DONE! The 3-crew stations are detailed and painted although I’m well aware that much of them will NOT be visible through the narrow openings. As I don’t know yet what would be visible and what would’t, I gave it the whole treatment. At least I can sleep with both my eyes closed. Without much ado, here are the pics… The main assemblies Stock IP painted with kit individual decals and glazed bezels Side panel arrangement Spare m.g. clips. Note the trailing antenna spool below them. Stored Goertz type10 bomb sight I made the oxygen bottles for the crew from scratch… … and painted them black as per the IJN regulations. Pilot’s station. Seat belts from included PE. Shoulder belt added from tin sheet. Note the 3 red bomb and torpedo release switches on the left. Observer and gunner stations Gunner/ radioman station. Note scratch-built morse code transmitter at his right (with wood base). Interior installed. A side profile showing all the elements in place should be helpful to every Kate builder Left fuselage panel added Fuselage closed. I was a bit apprehensive concerning the fit but my fears were unfounded. Every joint followed the natural lay-out of the original panels and is invisible if the assembly is done right. Also as predicted, not much of the interior is visible through the narrow openings… Bottom view of the assembly. Note how the parts fit together. That’s all folks. As always, comments and questions are welcome. Thank you all for looking. Cheers, Quang Landrotten Highlander, mywifehatesmodels, The Madhatter and 26 others 27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somebody Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) amazing....very tempted to get this kit Edited February 1 by somebody quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 That looks great, at least you have the photos of the interior and have spent some enjoyable time researching, assembling, and painting everything. Great work. Cheers Dennis quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Really amazing Quang!!! John quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankBuster Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Hi, looks great and I like the way it goes together. I will not purchase this kit as not that interested in jap aircraft and I need to save for the next one they releasing. Cheers. quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, TankBuster said: Hi, looks great and I like the way it goes together. I will not purchase this kit as not that interested in jap aircraft and I need to save for the next one they releasing. Cheers. Myself I was not originally too fond of Japanese aircraft. I bought the kit because I was curious about the new technology of model-making and wanted to discover the shapes of things to come. But then I became gradually infatuated. Like they said in a famous song, ‘if you cannot be with the one you love, love the one you’re with’. @zaxos345 Thanks John! Glad you like it. 17 hours ago, dennismcc said: That looks great, at least you have the photos of the interior and have spent some enjoyable time researching, assembling, and painting everything. Trust me Dennis. The interior is just an appetizer. The main course comes with the exterior, camouflage and weathering. The Kate is one of the airplanes who wears her backstory on her skin. The same Kate in PH will look different whether she’s in the Ceylon raid or at Midway some months later. Specialists are still battling among themselves. 18 hours ago, somebody said: amazing....very tempted to get this kit Hey, what would we do without temptation? A glimpse of what’s in store… Cheers, Quang zaxos345, Uncarina, Dpgsbody55 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Nicely done Quang- that looks like a realistically weathered interior to me! Neat work. Kind regards, Paul quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Fantastic work! John quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Great work. It's a pity you can't readily see the interior now that it's closed up, yet I think if anyone takes a close look at it once it's finished, the difference will be noticeable. Then there's the issue of taking pride in your work and knowing you've done the best you can. It definitely looks like an interesting model. Cheers, Michael quang and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 On 2/3/2024 at 5:36 AM, Dpgsbody55 said: It's a pity you can't readily see the interior now that it's closed up It will become even more obvious as I intend to finish the model with the wings folded. Although the minute features would not be readily apparent, hopefully the final result would be much more intriguing as it would take the zealous viewer some extra effort to pick up the details. Ah but it’s only me coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 The build goes on as… the Kate got wings! coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 „The same Kate in PH will look different whether she’s in the Ceylon raid or at Midway some months later. Specialists are still battling among themselves. “ I am very keen on your interpretation of the paint job — Pearl Harbor? Then you avoid the difficult „chipping“ issues… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, Borsos said: I am very keen on your interpretation of the paint job — Pearl Harbor? Then you avoid the difficult „chipping“ issues… Definitely NOT Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Damn that is really something. I always did like the Kate, If it'd come out 10 years earlier I'd have picked on up for sure. Too many as it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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