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Hallo So, actually almost finished. The areal is not done yet. The goal was all spraying, and no use of any decal. Well, let me know what you think about this! Happy modelling

Now it is finished. Please look at RIP. Thank you. Happy modelling

Be careful, the gear. My Kurnas broke down with SAC metal gear, due to the awful Hasegawa gear joint! Strenghten it! My advise after repair. Happy modelling

Ok Scale? 32?

You want to create a 3D file? For understanding? For a resin or 3D print? Let me know! I find it interesting. I crawled many hours under such an engine. On a F4U and DC-6. Happy modelling

Well, I am not sure- The built link is wonderful. Many years ago I was hypercritical to every item, every spot on an a/c. Times past, and I saw much more. Even today’s operative a/c. In museums, you have to find out which one works accurate and which one has blind spots. So, in your special issue, do as you like it, as you prefer it. After 30 years of modeling I also have to accept, that many of my models have errors. On the Zero for instance, I have seen many of them in Japan. All different versions. Overlapping the war time industry, understanding the production process, I see this matters today very relaxed. No headache! Ok? the top of the aerial mast cowling and fuselage decking Do, as you prefer.

72 is not my field at all. Sorry!

Yes, GWH https://www.themodellingnews.com/2014/08/garys-build-of-48th-scale-f-15dj-eagle.html scroll and see! Nothing to add.

Built yes, twice, but no idea what items you mean! More in detail please! Thank you!

Well, generally the Japanese war industry had one pattern. As all war industries. If you get a clue of these patterns, you can definitely make accurate assumptions based on real data. As you ask, all Japanese radial engines, you can take these engine photographed, as a pattern. I did reading all the Japanese Literature and all comments to Japanese pictures (not Allied pictures) together with my Japanese teacher. It may be a detail: Many placards on Japanese aircrafts are written in the old Japanese language, or old kanjis, which are today overruled by Allied interference in Japanese language. In historical terms, there are many interesting details hidden from western eyes. I am lucky with my teacher, since her father was a designer, one of many who worked on a Zero design office. My teacher had some clue, from her childhood about some tales from her father. Other things we could ask old Zero boys. So, in many details we talked about each a/c in museums to find and about accuracies. The museum in Kakamigahara is the treasure to the aviation history by itself. You find my Ki-61 photos in the forum. Technologies in Japan to preserve aviation items are highly developed. The west could learn a lot. They have different approaches to all this. In the Science Museum in Tokyo, at Ueno park, you find the detailed history of the Jet engine development based on German design. All drawings are there and the next steps after the peace treaty are shown in Kakamigahara. The engine of the Ki-61 is the development based on the DB 601. The drive shaft bearings were the bottle neck in manufacturing. Because of drilling. No chance by Japanese industries at this time. Quality was so poor, that the engine was prone on failures all the time. Well, just to give you an idea…. Happy modelling

A very adventurous flying era of modeling without end: America post 1918 The pilots who were enthusiastic about flying in the USA immediately after 1918. They flew on airshows with the old machines, which were often overhauled several times. Or did performances at local shows. There are also films about it. Wing walking, stunts, races etc. You can use almost any machine from the First World War. Paint this just funny. Maybe someone will find unpublished pictures. Or images from the aircraft of Howard Hughes. Who made the famous film. Hells Angels. That would be a completely different idea for modeling, apart from the strict military paintwork. Maybe someone will find something? https://www.vintag.es/2015/11/wing-walkers-scary-photos-of-people.html Here is a collection of very early and even WW1 and post WW1 aircraft photos: Have fun! https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/spectators-people-watching-stunt-pilot-adolphe-pegoud-nachrichtenfoto/542919295 https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/two-pilots-discussing-their-bi-plane-which-is-nose-nachrichtenfoto/146126453?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/portrait-of-an-american-pilot-from-the-91st-aero-nachrichtenfoto/159636486?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/photograph-taken-by-an-unknown-photographer-during-nachrichtenfoto/90768169?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/giant-passenger-plane-wrecked-on-maiden-flight-to-new-nachrichtenfoto/530840888?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/pilot-sits-in-the-cockpit-of-a-biplane-designed-by-nachrichtenfoto/622342952?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/left-side-view-of-a-man-driving-the-corben-jenny-with-nachrichtenfoto/1139137655?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/viktor-wittman-a-lohner-company-pilot-is-about-to-fly-nachrichtenfoto/810698518?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/photographer-taking-picture-of-plane-nachrichtenfoto/810698598?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/farman-biplane-bournemouth-dorset-1910-a-group-of-men-nachrichtenfoto/959933800?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/orville-wright-flies-a-glider-over-kill-devil-hills-nachrichtenfoto/517218012?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/an-airco-de-havilland-dh-16-biplane-of-the-british-nachrichtenfoto/3164367?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/clement-sits-in-a-ground-trainer-he-designed-to-train-nachrichtenfoto/622351266?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/abandoned-german-chasse-plane-ca-1917-nachrichtenfoto/152028238?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/circuit-of-britain-air-race-jules-vedrines-at-shoreham-nachrichtenfoto/515848890?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/alex-ogilvie-watches-orville-wright-glide-over-the-nachrichtenfoto/517217984?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/seaplane-designed-by-nieuport-floats-on-the-water-1913-nachrichtenfoto/810698606?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/watson-biplane-1914-nachrichtenfoto/810698486?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/monoplane-on-ground-1911-nachrichtenfoto/810698674?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/an-air-pilot-possibly-henri-molla-sits-in-a-floatplane-nachrichtenfoto/810701070?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/maurice-farman-mf-11-shorthorn-reconnaissance-bomber-nachrichtenfoto/781784785?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/photo-shows-professor-samuel-p-langleys-folly-the-nachrichtenfoto/517398956?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/royal-aircraft-factory-f-e-2b-biplane-baroda-of-no-23-nachrichtenfoto/486508699?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/the-curtiss-nc-3-flying-boat-of-the-us-navy-moored-at-nachrichtenfoto/1139901305?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/american-flying-ace-eddie-rickenbacker-of-the-us-94th-nachrichtenfoto/90007641?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/fokker-fodder-nachrichtenfoto/2665708?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/air-mechanics-with-a-selection-of-armaments-carried-by-nachrichtenfoto/705761373?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/nieuport-plein-vol-ca-1918-nachrichtenfoto/151828457?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/photograph-of-a-wingwalkers-on-a-biplane-nachrichtenfoto/524921942?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/probably-the-fastest-aeroplane-in-existence-at-the-nachrichtenfoto/515848862?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/mr-barrington-who-is-said-to-be-the-shortest-aviator-nachrichtenfoto/1139873912?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/the-sundstedt-hannevig-sunrise-a-twin-engined-nachrichtenfoto/1139692876?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.at/detail/nachrichtenfoto/in-the-1910s-1920s-in-mayence-perched-on-the-roof-of-a-nachrichtenfoto/104403637?adppopup=true

What do you actually need? For modelling? Pictures? Or devinitly the drawings? Let me know!

All kits from Hasegawa, Revell and Italeri and Academy have a problem: Glueing the nose toward fuselage is a nightmare. As I told you GWH has the wing root as a mjaor conflict area! I sold all, after building 2 of them. One of Italeri for the wast basket.

Hallo Now spraying the insignia. The size of this insignia is so, that I did not want to use decals at all. On the other side, weathering later on is impossible. Therefore I accepted the battle with the masking. It is not that easy. But I think it is worth. Later on you may see the final result anyway. Happy modelling

All photos are from Kure. Close to Hiroshima. My private collection. Revi is also from there, according to Mitsubishi A6M Zero model 62 in Yamato museum. Happy modelling

Toso! More detail & cockpit is already on this folder of forum. Not too far to scroll! Happy modelling

Yes, you are absolutely right. The thickness of the glass! Vac-Form is not a valid option because the optical imperfections would counteract the result. You are also right that the distancing of the inner frames must not be forgotten. From all the mistakes and possibilities I would like to simply achieve a better result than is possible with the existing kits as standard. My solution approaches lie within this area! And precisely about bringing in your knowledge to work out nice opportunities together. My doing, I would place on the WIP. Thank you

Hi Now I would like to touch on a topic that has accompanied me since the beginning of my modelling hobby. To discuss the issue of the bomber glazing of the cockpit in detail with the experience and with your help. It is so that the inaccuracies of the manufacturers of the kits should be corrected. 1. First of all, the frame of the glasses should be mentioned here. In particular, it is the rear and side areas of the glazing, the inner frames, which are hardly shown correctly. On the model there are only outer frames, which contributes to a strong visual impairment of the appearance. Because the inner farmes are shown as outer frames! In particular, it should be noted that there are very often suspension points for equipment or weapons on the inner frame. For example Mosquito and Ju 87. 2. The second place here is the sealing, usually missing, of the weapon used in the cockpit. The gluing or fastening of the weapon to the glazing of the cockpit is then the major challenge. 3. Armored glass that is glued as a component over another glass. How do you make it streak-free and transparent without traces of glue? 4. Resin glasses, neat, beautiful bonding. How does it work? Add.1 Sanding and grinding with flat-files and sandpaper, polishing by hand or machine. Replica of the inner frame with Polisterol or Evergreen profiles. Add. 2 Seal formed as a leather sleeve with paper and glue. Then colored. Add.3 Only stick on the outside of the frame. Add.4 Glue with super glue. In the next few weeks I will start with 2 Ju 88s and 3 Do 17, 215 and 217. In the 1:48 scale from ICM. All models already built several times. However, the quality of my work was always in need of improvement. Thank you

To make things more scientifically clear: You get a sonic boom if the pressure ratio is 2 or above. This means that even in each human body this occurs. A sneezing and a fad are sonic booms. So, for equal law and equal right, try to get a compensation from government or RAF for a fad! Happy smile

Once upon a time, in Arad a patch of F-4 Kurnas caused a broken glass city! It is a matter of local weather too, how the boom is really built up. In Israel I had the chance to hear them in a variety like blossoms. Happy modelling

Lovely! I like them! Are they easy to care? Or quite complicated? Sincerely Happy modelling

This is the book:

Concern is the wingroot. At location of intake! Take care Happy modelling

Hallo This may be very interesting for you: Skyshark in 1/48 as a superb plastic model And the seat from ResKit Happy modelling

Hallo topshout Your African Pygmy Hedgehog! Send pohotos please! We have a midget poodle! Happy modelling!