Speedman Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 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. 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. This is how it's ended up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOAN Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) 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 Edited August 28, 2013 by JOAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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