Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Hello gentlemen, This is my entry for the Flying Boats and Float Planes GB. Tamiya 1/48th scale. Aichi M6A1 Seiran. Kit Number 61054. This kit was first released in June 1997 (20 years old at the time of writing). There are 65 parts to the aircraft. This includes 2 crew members, 2 different windscreens and 2 different gunsights depending on which one you select. There is also another 18 parts for the trolley. The decals are by Invisa-clear. Tamiya went through a stage of putting these high quality decals with their kits around this time. I've used them before, and found them to be very good. The only draw back was, when I used a set which were about ten years old, they stuck like glue to the backing paper, and could not be used. I'm hoping this was just a one off as this set I intend to use could be 20 years old. I intend to use Tamiya Acrylics for the majority of the painting. With a Flory wash for the weathering, and a brown gauche on the trolley to represent the grain on the wooden components. As you can see on the box lid, I bought my example from EDDY'S in Helston in Cornwall for £15.99. Unfortunately, EDDY'S are no longer in business. This is the art work for the original release. The kit was released again in 2007 with a different box art. The kit is typically Tamiya, very well engineered with recessed panel lines. I've chosen this subject because I wanted a simple build, and hopefully I should finish it within the time span as I don't want fail to finish in yet another group build! Below is a link to Wikipedia should you wish to know more about the Aichi Seiran. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_M6A The aircraft was designed to operate from submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The link below will explain more about the submarine aircraft carrier. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-400-class_submarine Thank you, Joe. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I'm in Joe, of course! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Hi Joe, Great choice, it's our first Japanese entry! Very interesting concept that one of the submarine aircraft carrier. I had no idea it existed! I fully understand your wish to choose a simple subject, in order to be able to finish it in the time frame of the GB, as I've done the same. Looking forward to your build. Best of luck! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 32 minutes ago, jrlx said: Hi Joe, Great choice, it's our first Japanese entry! Very interesting concept that one of the submarine aircraft carrier. I had no idea it existed! I fully understand your wish to choose a simple subject, in order to be able to finish it in the time frame of the GB, as I've done the same. Looking forward to your build. Best of luck! Cheers Jaime Thank you Jaime, I've made the Tamiya model of the I-400 Submarine. I will post a photo of it when I start my build next week. Cheers, Joe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, Fatboydim said: Thank you Jaime, I've made the Tamiya model of the I-400 Submarine. I will post a photo of it when I start my build next week. Cheers, Joe. That'll be interesting to see. Do you have a RFI or WIP of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 33 minutes ago, jrlx said: That'll be interesting to see. Do you have a RFI or WIP of it? I did have a RFI on here, but it was a victim of Photobucket. I will repost again and give you the link if you like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Yes, please! With the new extensions for Firefox and Chrome we are again able to see PB pictures. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, jrlx said: Yes, please! With the new extensions for Firefox and Chrome we are again able to see PB pictures. Cheers Jaime I didn't know that. Here's the link. Hope it works, if not, I'll repost the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Thanks for the link, Joe. I'll take a look at it. You can find info on the new extensions here: Cheers Jaime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 24 minutes ago, jrlx said: Thanks for the link, Joe. I'll take a look at it. You can find info on the new extensions here: Cheers Jaime Thank you Jaime, I use Safari on an iPad to do all my work, so I don't know if that will work for me. But thank you away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Great subject, Joe! I use Safari on the ipad too - there are, as far as I know, no extension for Safari on iOS, which a pretty tightly walled garden; the same would therefore apply to Firefox and Chrome on iOS. It would be different on macOs, wirh the plugins being available to Firefox and Chrome users, but highly unlikely that a Safari extension would get past the gatekeepers at Apple (who would be wanting to keep 'on-side' with the PhotoBlaggard lawyers, accountants and spin-doctors). I won't be holding my breath on the likelihood of the plugins lasting: I'm sure that the above-mentioned creatures will put the bite on their pet programmers to get the block back in place. In the meantime, though... . Back to the Seiran! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 The extensions probably won't last but they're useful for the moment. Anyway, it seems they only work on desktop versions of the browsers. At least I couldn't have the chrome extension installed in my Android phone. Cheers Jaime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 56 minutes ago, AlexN said: Great subject, Joe! I use Safari on the ipad too - there are, as far as I know, no extension for Safari on iOS, which a pretty tightly walled garden; the same would therefore apply to Firefox and Chrome on iOS. It would be different on macOs, wirh the plugins being available to Firefox and Chrome users, but highly unlikely that a Safari extension would get past the gatekeepers at Apple (who would be wanting to keep 'on-side' with the PhotoBlaggard lawyers, accountants and spin-doctors). I won't be holding my breath on the likelihood of the plugins lasting: I'm sure that the above-mentioned creatures will put the bite on their pet programmers to get the block back in place. In the meantime, though... . Back to the Seiran! Thank you Alex, I'm using Imgur now, so hopefully all will be well. I've updated the submarine photos through Imgur as well. Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I've an odd fondness for aircraft launched from subs so will be interested to see this one come together. Best of luck with it Joe! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, TheBaron said: I've an odd fondness for aircraft launched from subs so will be interested to see this one come together. Best of luck with it Joe! Tony Thank you Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 5 hours ago, TheBaron said: for aircraft launched from subs .. ah, I hadn't immediately appreciated that detail! Fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Hello gentlemen, here are the first photos of my build. Below is a model of the submarine that the Aichi Seiran operated from. I made this model when it was first released in 2007. All the the images were posted via imgur with the text on the photos being added with the aid Snapseed. Thanks for looking, Joe. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Hi Joe, Nice images of the box contents and congratulations for the superb model of the submarine. Looking forward for the "hands-on" pictures Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hello gentlemen, I've made a start by test fitting some of the main parts, and gluing together a few bits and pieces. The weight supplied with the model goes in one of the floats. I taped the wings and floats on the fuselage to get an idea of the finished model and to test fit the parts. Next, I've glued a few of the parts together ready for the seams to be sanded down before spraying with a primer. I used a combination of Tamiya Liquid Cemant and Revell Contacta Cement. When gluing the main sections together, I normally use the Revell glue. I run a bead of adhesive along both the joining surfaces, then squeeze the parts gently together. This leaves a small continuous line of glue raised above the surface (see photo above). This is left overnight to harden. After it's cleaned off and sanded smooth, hopefully no more attention will be needed on the join line as the glue has filled any gaps. Thanks for looking, Joe. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hello Joe, A nice and gracious one, well, good choice ! Have a nice modelling time. sincerely. Corsaircorp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Joe, A nice and gracious one, well, good choice ! Have a nice modelling time. sincerely. Corsaircorp Hello Corsaircorp, thank you very much. Regards, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 That is a superb idea redoing the aircraft from your sub build (which looks ace btw!) at a larger scale. Great concept Joe! Nice work so far. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Hi Joe, Great start and things are taking shape fast! The fit of parts looks superb and I concur with your approach to glueing in order to minimise the need for seam treatment. I do the same but I use mainly Tamiya Extra Thin (or regular thickness for larger contact areas like top and bottom parts of wings). Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 9 hours ago, TheBaron said: That is a superb idea redoing the aircraft from your sub build (which looks ace btw!) at a larger scale. Great concept Joe! Nice work so far. Tony Thank you Tony. 3 hours ago, jrlx said: Hi Joe, Great start and things are taking shape fast! The fit of parts looks superb and I concur with your approach to glueing in order to minimise the need for seam treatment. I do the same but I use mainly Tamiya Extra Thin (or regular thickness for larger contact areas like top and bottom parts of wings). Cheers Jaime Hi Jaime, thank you. The fit looks very good so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Oooooo cool choice Joe! Looking forward to this. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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