Walter Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) I will give this subject a go, been wanting to to do this for a while now. This boxing is very hard to source so I'll useHasegawa's G6 kit and after market antenna. Edited February 14, 2023 by Walter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesoutar Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Hi @Walter I have not seen those extra antennae on the rear fuselage on any aircraft before - do you know what they did? Passive detectors for some sort of RAF emissions? or another type of active device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, stevesoutar said: Hi @Walter I have not seen those extra antennae on the rear fuselage on any aircraft before - do you know what they did? Passive detectors for some sort of RAF emissions? or another type of active device? Hi Steve This plane was a test vehicle to determine whether the SN-2 would be less sensitive to 'Window' jamming, more effective in detecting high-flying bombers, and more efficient in detecting Mosquitoes approaching from behind and below. On its maiden flight there was an electrical failure rendering the radar ineffective. There was no further attempt at duplicating this setup. There is a debate as to whether or not this plane was shot down. I an trying to find a photo of it crashed, I recall seeing it a while back... still looking! Edited January 10, 2023 by Walter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesoutar Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Walter said: Hi Steve This plane was a test vehicle to determine whether the SN-2 would be less sensitive to 'Window' jamming, more effective in detecting high-flying bombers, and more efficient in detecting Mosquitoes approaching from behind and below. On its maiden flight there was an electrical failure rendering the radar ineffective. There was no further attempt at duplicating this setup. There is a debate as to whether or not this plane was shot down. I an trying to find a photo of it crashed, I recall seeing it a while back... still looking! Ok thanks @Walter - so a unique subject then - nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Here we are Notice, as the caption describes, the tail warning radar antennae are mounted horizontally projecting from the vertical fin. These don't seem to appear on the Hasegawa artwork above? Easily added to the model though. HTH SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Yes SD I noticed that too, however they are in the instructions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Cockpit and undercarriage subs done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 Wings and engine firewall completed. The firewall didn't sit aligned with the wing leading edge so there's still a little work to do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Assembled and ready for a base coat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 A little further with black basing done. I think I'm going to take a break from using this technique on the next few builds. It's a lot of work and I really wonder if I can achieve the same result with post shading/painting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 Laid down a few coats of rlm 76, the second and third coats have been very light with a 90/10 mix so as not to obscure all the had work in the base coat. It's very easy to take it too far but I think it's done. Next step is to use a slight darker version of rlm76 to create the well used look and use it to craft the mottling I'll then go back over it with rlm75. Looking at the only photo of this plane it doesn't look like it has any mottling. I have been researching other 88's from Njg5 to get a better reference and there is a great variation in camouflage, no 2 planes look the same. Unfortunately the photos don't show the detail in paint variation. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Exhaust flame dampers finished. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 Added the camouflage, as there isn't any photo of this plane I had to wing it(no pun intended). Also did a lot of pin washes and filters with oil paint. Next up are decals. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Truly admirable paintjob 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesoutar Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 that's cracking! a really nice finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Things have stalled, I forgot how delicate these hasegawa decals are and damaged staflen markings. I have attempted to fix it 3 times but it takes so much time to mask for each correction so I may not finish in time to find the right Edited January 30, 2023 by Walter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 Fug220 antenna ready for painting 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Wow, definitely not my cup of tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 Almost finished, trying to be very careful at this stage of the build so that I don't damage all the delicate bits. Hopefully I can finish in time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesoutar Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 02/02/2023 at 05:54, Walter said: Fug220 antenna ready for painting These look great Walter - did you manage to solder all those joints ?? I bet it will be a while before you want to consider making another brass antenna - I was so pleased when I could stop twitching & resetting mine (superglued - so you get one short chance to align it right) She gonna look awesome, but you'd better keep shut away from investigating fingers behind some glass - I would cry if someone picked it up by the body to take a closer look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 4 hours ago, stevesoutar said: These look great Walter - did you manage to solder all those joints ?? I bet it will be a while before you want to consider making another brass antenna - I was so pleased when I could stop twitching & resetting mine (superglued - so you get one short chance to align it right) She gonna look awesome, but you'd better keep shut away from investigating fingers behind some glass - I would cry if someone picked it up by the body to take a closer look Words of wisdom Steve. It's something you want to leave to the very end 😄. I did the same used super glue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Teaser shot. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesoutar Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 That looks great @Walter - very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 That's one beautiful Nachtjäger, congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 What a fantastic result! Superb job on the painting, and the antenna are a little work of art in themselves, especially in 1/72. Very well done, you should be proud of that.👍 🇺🇦 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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