Luiz

I had to make the base small because space is my biggest problem...thank you! Luiz.

Dear Greg. As I told before , when I remove the acetate excess the yellowish appearance diminished...and I also put the canopy in a Future liquid wax bath (immersion). Regards! Luiz.

Andre. These paints are prepared by a local manufacturer...they are automotive laquers...this guy uses RLM, RAL and FS standards for the preparation. Advantages : super fine pigments, excelent finishing and very fast drying time. Main disadvantage : very dangerous to the health...the smell is terrible! Regards Luiz.

Hi all! Many thanks all of you for the nice compliments! Very appreciate! Luiz.

Thank you Patrick! Luiz.

Stunning! Luiz.

Very nice!...a clean build!... congratulations! Luiz.

Hi all! This model is from Special Hobby in the 1/72 scale. It was my 2019 last model. I find this plane one of the most beautiful WW II German planes. It was planned to operate in high altitude and this version is for photo-reconnaissance purposes. It´s not a easy construction job , because it´s a "short run" model : Vacuum formed canopy Photoetcheds Resin parts, and No reference pins/ holes for the assembly. The canopy is very yellowish due to the age... by removing the acetate excess and painting the frames this yellowish ton will disappear, almost... see the pictures: Hope you like it! Luiz.

Brilliant painting job! Luiz

Really good, John!...very nice stuff here! Luiz.

Brilliant job...superb presentation! Congratulations! Luiz.

Just an amazing build...the rigging looks very nice...this plane is very similar to the Bücker Bu 131! Congratulations for the job! Luiz.

Very nice!... I agree with you, these Mig´s from Eduard are stunning models! Luiz.

Thank you all of you, mates for the nice comments! 🤜🤛 Luiz.

Just awesome! Perfect painting job! Luiz.

Many thanks! Luiz.

Beautiful job! Luiz

Very nice job!...this is not a easy kit to build...congratulations! Luiz.

Hi all! The plane is the Nakagima Ki 115 ( Sabre). The model is very simple but it was very fun to build it... Done by the Special Hobby in the 1/72 scale... Something about the story of this plane : "The aircraft's intended purpose was to be used in kamikaze attacks on Allied shipping and the invasion fleet expected to be involved in the invasion of Japan, Operation Downfall, which in the end did not take place. Because the Japanese High Command thought that Japan did not have enough obsolete aircraft to use for kamikaze attacks, it was decided that huge numbers of cheap, simple suicide planes should be constructed quickly in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. The aircraft was very simple, being made from "non-strategic" materials (mainly wood and steel). To save weight, it was to use a jettisonable undercarriage (there was to be no landing), so a simple welded steel tube undercarriage was attached to the aircraft.[2] This, however, was found to give unmanageable ground-handling characteristics, so a simple shock absorber was then incorporated. The cross section of the fuselage was circular and not elliptical as were most planes of this size and type; such a fuselage was easier to make. Tsurugi had an instrument panel with some flight instruments; rudder pedals in addition to joystick type control column, and also a place for a radio. Flight controls included both ailerons and elevators and (in production versions) flaps. The Ki-115 was designed to be able to use any engine that was in storage for ease of construction and supply, and to absorb Japan's stocks of obsolete engines from the 1920s and 1930s. The initial aircraft (Ki-115a) were powered by 858-kilowatt (1,151 hp) Nakajima Ha-35 radial engines. It is not known if any other engine was ever actually fitted. After testing the first production aircraft were fitted with the improved undercarriage and two rocket units. These may have assisted with take-off or may have been designed for the final acceleration towards the target. The aircraft had a top speed of 550 kilometres per hour (340 mph) and could carry a bomb weighing as much as 800 kilograms (1,800 lb), large enough to split a warship in two. However, it was otherwise unarmed, and heavily laden with its bomb, would have been an easy target for enemy fighter aircraft. The controls were crude, the visibility terrible, and the performance abysmal. Tsurugi had very poor take-off and landing performance and could not be safely flown by anyone other than experienced pilots. There were fatal crashes during testing and training. However new, better versions with improved controls and better visibility were under intensive development. The Japanese High command had plans to construct some 8,000 per month in workshops all across Japan. The war ended before any flew in combat. Individually, they would have been rather inefficient weapons, but used in waves of hundreds or thousands they could have been quite destructive.One hundred and four units were produced" Hope you like it! Till the next! Luiz.

Nicely done! The painting squeme looks superb! Luiz

For sure, a great job! Congratulations! Luiz.

Very well done, Mate! Congratulations! Luiz.

Simply stunning! Luiz.

Very impressive!...great job! Luiz.

Beautiful job, as always!...very nice choice!! Luiz.