Pappy Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) G'day people, This kit was begun over at ARC for the "Far out, far east" GB. It was not finished in time for that GB but I managed to complete during the KUTA IX GB here: This model represents an aircraft from the the carrier "Shokaku" as part of the 2nd wave of bombers that attacked Hickam Army base during the attack on Pearl Harbour. The kit went together very easily and includes a very comprehensive cockpit OOB, although some additional PE embellishments were added. The kit decals were used and behaved flawlessly, although if I were to build it again, I would prefer to paint the fuselage band as positioning the decal resulted in wrinkles that required copious amounts of setting solution to eliminate. The pics, I wanted a more dynamic in-flight display so the main gear was posed mid-retraction, as if the aircraft had just launched from Skokaku The eagle eyed among you would have noticed that the prop governor is missing. I had it three days ago but I cannot find it now if anyone out there who has this kit and is building the second option (with the spinner), if you can spare part D18, I can give it a good home! Edit, I found the guvernor Thanks for looking, cheers, Pappy Edited January 6, 2017 by Pappy 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 A nice kit by Airfix done really well,like the way you displayed it.Well tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis61 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Looks good. Have this one to do, probably next but one. Haven't decided on the scheme yet so I will look at it over the weekend and see if I will have the part spare. I'll probably follow your idea of painting the fuselage band, good tip. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Love your model, Kate Pappy Excellent way to display your model too. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 17 hours ago, celt said: A nice kit by Airfix done really well,like the way you displayed it.Well tidy. Thanks Celt 6 hours ago, Nomis61 said: Looks good. Have this one to do, probably next but one. Haven't decided on the scheme yet so I will look at it over the weekend and see if I will have the part spare. I'll probably follow your idea of painting the fuselage band, good tip. Simon G'day Simon, The fuselage band decal was opaque, so no issues with the underlying paint being visible, but eh issue was that the fuselage tapers. the decal is curved but when it is wrapped around, there were a couple of folds that created wrinkles as they settled. Masking and painting will also be tricky due to the compound curves of the fuselage, but at least you will have the option to adjust the masking tape until it looks right. 1 hour ago, Epeeman said: Love your model, Kate Pappy Excellent way to display your model too. Regards Dave Cheers Dave, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I really like this Kate. Great presentation that gives it a wonderful sense of realism Top job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Great looking Kate there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I really like that Pappy, nice job Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Looks great, nice paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 1 hour ago, Winenut said: I really like this Kate. Great presentation that gives it a wonderful sense of realism Top job! Thanks very much! 1 hour ago, russ c said: Great looking Kate there, really nice work G'day Russ, nice of you to say 1 hour ago, Stew Dapple said: I really like that Pappy, nice job Cheers, Stew Thanks Stew 14 minutes ago, BerndM said: Looks great, nice paint job. Thank you Bernd, cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4536 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 nice paint job, especially the canopy framing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) On 12/10/2016 at 6:55 PM, steve4536 said: nice paint job, especially the canopy framing Thanks Steve, I used a mask set which not only made the task simple, it sped up the process as well, cheers, Pappy Edited February 2, 2020 by Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 On 09/12/2016 at 10:54 PM, Nomis61 said: Looks good. Have this one to do, probably next but one. Haven't decided on the scheme yet so I will look at it over the weekend and see if I will have the part spare. I'll probably follow your idea of painting the fuselage band, good tip. Simon G'day Simon, I managed to find the prop governor so I do not need to find a replacement, but thank you for the offer, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Lovely build, in flight and crewed up, just the way I like them. These newer Airfix kits are great, and you’ve done it the justice it deserves. Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Pappy, AWESOME model. Well done . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 7 hours ago, LotusArenco said: Lovely build, in flight and crewed up, just the way I like them. These newer Airfix kits are great, and you’ve done it the justice it deserves. Mart G'day Mart, Thanks very much! I really like doing in-flight models, the subject just looks better that way (IMO) and Airfix keeps getting the value vs cost balance right with their new generation kits 6 hours ago, HOUSTON said: Pappy, AWESOME model. Well done . G'day Houston, Thanks very much, i really appreciate your comments, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Really nicely finished and displayed in flight. The base is the cherry on the cake ! BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 9 hours ago, Billydick said: Really nicely finished and displayed in flight. The base is the cherry on the cake ! BillyD Cheers BillyD, It was a last minute thing. I basically found a graphic on the internets and printed that. It was cut out and placed onto a simple round base (bought from a hardware chain) and sandwiched under a piece of acrylic. The whole lot is held together by the machine screws. The simple brass rod was bent to suit being malleable enough to bend by hand but strong to retain its shape, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Extremely well done paint work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 12 hours ago, SoftScience said: Extremely well done paint work Thanks very much Ralph, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Very nicely done and like the idea with the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 really nice n top marks for presentation rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 13/12/2016 at 10:30 PM, Mark4700 said: Very nicely done and like the idea with the base. 16 hours ago, Mr B said: really nice n top marks for presentation rgds Thanks very much chaps, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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