Mig88 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Here is my latest kit, finished this week. It's Kami de Korokoro's resin 1:144 Fokker D.XXI. It represents FR-106, LLv 32, Finnish Air Force, Siikakangas, summer 1940. Finland's top ace, Ilmari Juutilainen had scored a kill with this machine during the winter war (1939-40). As with my previous kit (also of Kami de Korokoro) despite the low part count it gave plenty of work but for different reasons. This one had less moulding flaws and flash in general though the propeller was very tricky to clean up. Unfortunately, the kit is a bit off in shape being somewhat compressed in length and with the tailfin too wide and the canopy top too curved. I managed to fix the latter two and lengthened the engine part as it was a bit short too. This meant making new blisters (which were oversized anyhow) and replacing the exhaust and the two underside intakes, all made from parts from my spares box. Apart from the tail struts and radio mast which were made from the thin metal rods supplied in the bagged kit, I added several details from stretched sprue: the guns, wing pitot (simplified), the gunsight and the tail mast. The scheme was based on a profile I found on internet. The colours aren't 100% authentic but come sufficiently close to those seen on photos of the replica on display in the Finnish Air Force museum. The kit was fully painted and varnished by brush. I replaced the insignia decals with those from a Mark I sheet and only used the serial and tactical numbers from the kit's sheet. Thank you for looking and all comments are welcome as always Miguel 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Looks cool, nice work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Thank you very much @Wulfman. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventsislav Gramatski Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 That thing is tiny! Looks pretty good, painting the canopy framing must have been fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Very nice Miguel, I do admire the little gems you turn out in this scale & this one captures well the slightly awkward shape I've long felt they had, that in spite of the inaccuracies you started with so a big WELL DONE from me. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Thank you very much @Ventsislav Gramatski and @stevehnz! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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