cema_ga Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Hi comrades! Here is my model of Kate from Soryu aircraft carrier, member of first wave of Pearl Harbor attack. According to some sources - the killer of Arizona battleship. The kit is fantastic! I added only Eduard's brass (critical for bomb fins and seatbelts). equipment panels I preferred to paint, IMHO looks more realistic than etched. My additions: wiring on main undercarriage, bomb, engine. Airframe riveted. Most of the markings painted with Montex and self made masks. Thanks for looking. And good view of cockpit: Build is here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235060939-b5n2-kate-soryu-december-1941-148-hasegawa-ready/&tab=comments#comment-3504018 Thanks for looking 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Excellent finish, I'd be delighted with a result that good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Stunning work. Thanks for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Top shelf work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Very well done! A nice clean Kate as they would have appeared on the way to Pearl Harbor. Arent't these sleek and efficient looking airplanes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cema_ga Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Toryu said: Very well done! A nice clean Kate as they would have appeared on the way to Pearl Harbor. Arent't these sleek and efficient looking airplanes? Thank You! Yes! They were clean and fresh painted. I have other boxing of Hasegawa - the Midway battle, with torpedo - I will build him sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cema_ga Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 5 hours ago, clive_t said: Excellent finish, I'd be delighted with a result that good Thank You! It could be done better IMHO, but I'm still happy with the result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Cema, Very nice build of a Soryu Kate! I think your camouflage is very accurate, from what I have read. A little late, and in no way meant to detract from an excellent model, but the B5N had metal-covered not fabric-covered flaps. The ailerons, elevators, and rudder were metal framed and fabric-covered. Airfix got this wrong on their 1/72 kit, and I seem to recall we had some discussion about the flaps on the Kate a while back, See the link below for a detailed description of the Kate, including the control surfaces and flaps. The old Maru Mechanic on the B5N also showed them to be metal-covered on their scale drawings. Mike https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/pearl-harbor-blog/nakajima-b5n2/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 A beautiful build! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Good build. The green upper surfaces are well done. I'm doing it's partner in crime at the moment. A 1/48 Val. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I like it. Nice instruments panels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cema_ga Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 15 hours ago, 72modeler said: Cema, Very nice build of a Soryu Kate! I think your camouflage is very accurate, from what I have read. A little late, and in no way meant to detract from an excellent model, but the B5N had metal-covered not fabric-covered flaps. The ailerons, elevators, and rudder were metal framed and fabric-covered. Airfix got this wrong on their 1/72 kit, and I seem to recall we had some discussion about the flaps on the Kate a while back, See the link below for a detailed description of the Kate, including the control surfaces and flaps. The old Maru Mechanic on the B5N also showed them to be metal-covered on their scale drawings. Mike Hi Mike! Thank You! I try my best! Unfortunately, I missed this particular discussion about the flaps. I have the old Maru Mechanic and flaps look like fabric covered (at least not riveted), but may be I'm wrong. Anyway, I have another boxing with torpedo armed Kate...So I will recheck this before the build (2021 or later...) Cema Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cema_ga Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 8 hours ago, Greg Law said: Good build. The green upper surfaces are well done. I'm doing it's partner in crime at the moment. A 1/48 Val. Thank You! I have the Pearl Harbor "Houkokugou" Val version in my short list for 2020...It will be interesting to see Your build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, cema_ga said: Thank You! I have the Pearl Harbor "Houkokugou" Val version in my short list for 2020...It will be interesting to see Your build! I've been building it for quite awhile. I got a small twist in the fuselage from not being careful enough when I glued it together and put it on the shelf of doom . So be careful of that. My kit's horizontal tail parts fit into holes which were too small, so it was a major getting that right. Other than that it has been a good build. I'm doing it Open canopy style like most of my builds. It is my project in the KUTA GB. I'm up to the decal clear coat. It should be finished before Christmas. I'm finishing three other kits at the same time to clear the benches for my Battle of Britain year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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