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Finished! Ki-51 Sonia, 6th Sekichotai, Philippines 1944-1945. Wingsy kits, 1/48


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Hi comrades!

 

Here is my build of Wingsy Kits Sonia. It's my second try on this kit, the first one is somewhere in the forum. The Sonia is not the simplest kit to build, but some rules and some tips may be helpful.

 

So - here is the kit, the marking option and some references in use

 

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I followed two simple rules during the build:

 

1) Remove the micro-flash ( I marked it on the photo - before and after cleaning). It's limited run kit, and this is result of technology limitations. This micro flash looks not important, but it widens the part exactly to not allow it to sit on place...

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2. Dry fit everything! 

 

3. I deepened the intended places for cockpit ribs (see the picture) to make the cockpit assembly slimmer

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4. The best way to dry fit the fuselage assembly  - to do it on the assembled wing... The result so far - main assembly completed, some additional assemblies - propeller, engine - painted and almost ready. Important: I highlighted the gap on forward fuselage - it intended to be here!

 

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Thanks for looking!

 

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Hi comrades!

 

Aircraft painted.

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Bomb painted and weathered.

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Next - decals and weathering.

Thanks for looking!

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24 minutes ago, fubar57 said:

Looks very nice

 

3 minutes ago, LorenSharp said:

Excellent job on the Sonja so far cema_ga

Thanks! I'm keep trying! 

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Hi comrades!

Sonia got her decals (I very satisfied with quality, reacted well to Gunze decal solutions), weathered and assembled. 
Only antenna wire to add and better quality photos to do.

 

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See You in the RFI section in a couple of days.

 

Thanks for looking!

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