medalofdead Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) Hello folks, Just completed my latest work on the table, a 1/48 J8M Shūsui rocket interceptor. As a Japanese copy of the German Me-163 Komet it was a less known topic, and Finemolds is the only game in town. The limited version I bought comes with a pair of cannon barrels so I made my Shūsui into a "what-if" combat ready model (The real one didn't pass beyond unarmed prototype stage). For a kit originally released in the 90's the assembly is super straightforward, apart from the built-in PE set I just replaced the plastic pitot tube on the left wing with brass, and it was ready for painting. I used the sole surviving Shūsui from the Planes of Fame Air Museum as a camouflage reference, but used green instead of orange (the colour for trainer/prototype aircraft). The upper was painted with dark green from AK interactive's WW2 IJN Aircraft Colours set. After masking I painted the bared lower using Gaia Colour's star bright duralumin. The roundels were painted too, after finding out the decals have become unusable after decades. The plane was weathered using MIG (filtering and washing), AK (panelining) and oil paints (color modulation and fake shadows) before a protective semigloss coating. I made a small round base using rigid foam covered with Tamiya's weathering paste. To better reflect the name of the aircraft (Shūsui means "Autumn Water" literally in Japanese) as well as the time it would've seen combat (Autumn 1945), I planted some yellow autum grass onto the base. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Some WIP pics: Cheers. Edited April 30, 2020 by medalofdead changed image address 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Looks like you're trying to use Google Photos to link your pictures, it doesn't work. Sounds like an intriguing subject, hope to see it soon! This thread might help... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 if you are using google photos you need to convert them to get a URL link that works when you paste in... I cant wait to see your model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 All I see is this: Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalofdead Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Switched photo host to Onedrive. I didn't expect that completely! Sorry folks.😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Nicely done! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camo Viking Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very nice work there. The Japanese did have some interesting aircraft on the design / prototype boards at the end of the war, and not many people seem to be aware of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 An excellent overall presentation. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 That's a nice Shusui - very well executed. One of those prototypes that got beyond the drawing board. Great to see one built so expertly. For those of you who are interested there is a superb book on Japanese prototypes and experimental aircraft (incl. many stalled designs) - Japanese Secret Projects by Edwin Dyer https://www.amazon.de/Japanese-Secret-Projects-Experimental-1922-1945/dp/1906537410/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=edwin+dyer&qid=1588239167&sr=8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 A great petite model! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Simply....GREAT model, and very realistic moderate weathering. Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Great Model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Excellent build and presentation ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Worth waiting to see, very nice representation of a type I haven't seen before 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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