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F-Toys 1/144 Nakajima Kikka


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Bought this cheap on eBay and was surprised how small it was compared to other aircraft I have in this scale. After disassembly, I stripped the paint and once it was back to plastic started the build. Painting the cockpit was quick and easy and having finished that I started assembly. No real problems apart from a small step front & rear engine nacelle/wing join, a little plastic card sorted that out. Had to remove the two lugs from inside the canopy so a fair bit of polishing went on to bring it back to clear, not that you can see much inside on this scale. :rolleyes: Brush painted with Revell acrylics, weathered with oils and given a top coat of Tamiya satin varnish. The Hinomaru decals from Mark 1 are fantastic, other decals are from the scrap box. A fun little two day project and a nice addition to my 1/144 collection.

This is what is started out like.

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This is how it's ended up.

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Very nice build and interresting camo. How did you clean the original paint before spraying ? Sanding or thinner ? Your build is very stylish and inspiring for me. Actually i found in japan several japanese planes ( seiran , raiden, hayabusa...) and a yak9 in the seven eleven shop...

thanks for sharing

olivier

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I use Fairy Power Spray oven cleaner. Spray it on, leave it overnight, scrub with a toothbrush and rinse in water. It sometimes takes a couple of applications to remove it all but it gets there eventually. It's so far managed to strip everything I tried it on regardless of what type of paint it is and It's fine for use on canopies as well. :)

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