spitfire Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 What a nice modelling experience Hasegawa kits are, the N1K2 is the last of my trio of Japanese subjects in 1/32 scale and as well as being enjoyable to build I have learned a lot about Japanese WW2 aircraft and learned (or re learned) some modelling techniques. Paints used were mainly Sovereign Colourcoats, the undersides was Xtracolor High Speed Silver and Humbrol was used for the small details. All markings were painted using Montex masks apart from the stencils data plate and kill markings (I'm not that clever !) Seat belts are the amazing but fiddley RB Productions IJN ones. And so here we are, for some reason the aerial wire looks more prominent in the photos than it really is, and yes I messed up the "no step" area on the wing, there are probably more mistakes as well. Build thread is here And on with the photos which are not the best as I took them with my phone. And the flip side And put to bed with the other two builds. Cheers Dennis 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Great looking model! That cockpit is definitely impressive and the overall clean look is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 12 hours ago, RMCS said: Lovley Thank you for that, I am really pleased with how this one turned out. 12 hours ago, SAT69 said: Great looking model! That cockpit is definitely impressive and the overall clean look is stunning. Thank you, the cockpit is all Hasegawa apart from the RB seat belts, and I tend not to mess about too much with the finish, some fading and dirtying up are about my limit. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Excellent work Dennis, definitely another one to be proud of Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Sharp and clean. Great looking George, same for other models in collection Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Very impressive. Such neat paintwork. And a great collection on display too, but the OCD in me is saying can you please turn that Spit round to face the same way! 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Stew Dapple said: Excellent work Dennis, definitely another one to be proud of Cheers, Stew Thank you again Stew I seem to be learning new things with every build and this was no exception. 2 hours ago, djos said: Sharp and clean. Great looking George, same for other models in collection Regards Djordje Thank you for that it's appreciated 1 hour ago, IanC said: Very impressive. Such neat paintwork. And a great collection on display too, but the OCD in me is saying can you please turn that Spit round to face the same way! 😄 Thank you and yes I can arrange for the out of line Spitfire to be moved so think no more about it. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Done, all pointing the same way now, moved the Japanese subjects down so I can see them better 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 A great collection of late-war Japanese fighters! I'm happy that you hit the right colours throughout and didn't over-weather the poor beasts... Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Toryu said: A great collection of late-war Japanese fighters! I'm happy that you hit the right colours throughout and didn't over-weather the poor beasts... Cheers, Michael Thank you Michael, Nick Millman kindly helped me with a lot of information as my knowledge on the subject of Japanese WW2 aircraft is rather limited, and I prefer my models to be used but not ready for the scrap heap. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Garcia Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 22/10/2020 at 09:34, spitfire said: Done, all pointing the same way now, moved the Japanese subjects down so I can see them better LOVELY!!!! 🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Thank you Cris, it was a very enjoyable build and the kit is highly recommended Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Very nice looking George. For antenna wire I am now using Uschi van der Rosten, Nice and stretchy and sticks to a small drop of CA almost instantly https://www.uschivdr.com/products-in-detail/rigging/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, fubar57 said: Very nice looking George. For antenna wire I am now using Uschi van der Rosten, Nice and stretchy and sticks to a small drop of CA almost instantly https://www.uschivdr.com/products-in-detail/rigging/ That looks good, I am using Aeroclub stretchy stuff at the moment but I bought it many years ago and when it runs out I will need a new supply so I have bookmarked that page. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I use the Super-fine 1:72 for my 1:48 aircraft as I feel it is more to scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 44 minutes ago, fubar57 said: I use the Super-fine 1:72 for my 1:48 aircraft as I feel it is more to scale Now that is a very well built and finished George, and the aerial wires look great, makes me want to build another Japanese subject. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 A fantastic build. Looks excellent - as does the rest of your display! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luftmodels Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Beautiful work, Dennis! Clean look. So rare to see Japanese aircraft in normal condition. What a pleasure to look at! 👏🏻 Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 hours ago, kapam said: A fantastic build. Looks excellent - as does the rest of your display! Glad you like it, and the rest of my display cabinet, the top shelves tend to be the latest builds, so they are my best efforts. 5 hours ago, luftmodels said: Beautiful work, Dennis! Clean look. So rare to see Japanese aircraft in normal condition. What a pleasure to look at! 👏🏻 Congratulations! That's how I like them somebody must have looked after them at some stage in their operational life and they must have been new at some stage, however I do like a skillfully weathered model, some people have a flair for it alas I am totally rubbish at it. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luftmodels Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 5:28 AM, spitfire said: Glad you like it, and the rest of my display cabinet, the top shelves tend to be the latest builds, so they are my best efforts. That's how I like them somebody must have looked after them at some stage in their operational life and they must have been new at some stage, however I do like a skillfully weathered model, some people have a flair for it alas I am totally rubbish at it. Cheers Dennis I can relate 100% with both of your statements. 😄 Plus I prefer everything in my life to look "like new". 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Gorgeous George ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Wulfman said: Gorgeous George ! Wulfman He is that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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