srkirad Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I bought this kit on scale model competition in Mosonmagyarovar some 4-5 years ago, and the main reason for buying was its extremely low price - I gave only 2.5 EUR for it, so I presume this makes it more than eligible for this GB All parts are still in their bag Decals were yellowed from aging, so I decided last summer to put them on the window in order to sunbathing do its magic... and it did... more than I planned! What happened at first scared me, but then I realized that it made me a favour - upper roundels were occasionally hidden by window blinds, while lower ones were more exposed to the sunlight, so they already started loosing red colour - perfect for usage as upper wing surface roundels that were faded in colour under conditions on Pacific! With addition of some weathering it should look OK in the end. All in all, everything is ready for the start of the GB on my side.. waiting for the clock.... Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Now that is an interesting plane, though I am a bit surprised to see one in civil markings - my Putnams book says that it entered service in 1940 as a light Army Cooperation type with a couple of MG and light bombs. I seem to remember pics of this on the side of my Fujimi Val and that they did it in several versions, perhaps including the later Ki-55 trainer. I will be interested to see what it looks like once built. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Hi S. Welcome to the LTAT GB. Great to have you here and with what looks to be a very interesting kit/aircraft. Looking forward to following your build. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Cockpit and surrounding areas were painted in Gunze H54 as suggested by assembling manual. Engine parts received Stainless Steel metalizer and protective gloss coat... Propeller has been painted in Aluminium metalizer and gloss coated in the end. Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Assembling of cockpit parts, fuselage and wings took much less time than I expected - this one goes pretty quickly... I've added some sprue goo on joins to smooth them out. Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Looks like a very attractive design. Looking forward to how it turns out! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Hi S. Good to see this is underway. Good progress so far. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 Somehow unnoticeable, while working on other projects at the same time, assembling went pretty smoothly, and voila - here it is, ready for the primer! I've glued rudder moved a bit to the left side, because fit wasn't really perfect, but also I've wanted to give that part of fuselage a bit of "motion", when rudder was given as separate part already Tail wheel will probably also be glued a bit to the left, I'll decide on it in the end... Cheers, S. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Not a kit or type I was aware of, an attractive subject though & looking very good from your efforts. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 I've applied primer (Mr. Surfacer 1200) and preshading (RLM66)... Cheers, S. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hi S. I'm really pleased to see the progress you have made with your build. It really is looking like this is going to be a real stunner! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 A bit more progress IJA Grey.... Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Quality paintwork S!! Superb! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Thanks @PlaStix Decals are positioned on their place, and oversprayed with protective layer of gloss varnish. Decals are so old, and were exposed to sunlight for a long time, so they lost a bit their adhesive abillities - when I wetted them with Gunze Mr. Mark Softer they wriggled as they should, but also didn't stretch nicely on some places, so they look a bit weird there. Roundels are extremely brightened due to loooong exposure to sunlight as their film was very yellow - after Mr. Mark Softer I think remaining red colour a bit more dissolved so they look very "patchy" - a little bit of red, white and yellow underneath... actually very interesting effect that could simulate faded look... Also, I had an little accident on tip of the left wing - during spraying of gloss coat, somehow a drop of gloss varnish spilled out from AB to wing and it is now like a blotch very thick in appearance.. I'll leave it 4-5 days to cure and then see what it looks like... A bit annoying when some of these small errors occur on this very simple but nice kit 😠 Cheers, S. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 For saying you had issues with the decals, I'd say they look pretty good!! If you hadn't told us about the faded roundels I'd have assumed you'd started weathering them to look faded by sunlight! Great effect! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 And... done! A little bit of wash (artistic oils), and weathering (MIG pigments) here and there ... windows on fuselage sides and bottom are made of Humbrol Clearfix. Cheers, S. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Hi S. What a fantastic result!! You have produced a real masterpiece there! Beautiful modelling all round! It looks superb in the Gallery. Thank you for building it in this GB. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 After all that I missed the final reveal, shame on me. Actually I think I did see it but omitted to like or comment, both fixed now, that really is impressive modelling. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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