Popular Post Rod bettencourt Posted November 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2023 Hello all, Here is my Hasegawa D3a1 Val “Midway” kit. The subject of my build is from the IJN Hiryu first strike at the USS Yorktown June 4th 1942 at the battle of Midway. This aircraft represents WO Iwao Nakazawa (pilot) and second shotai leader Special Duty Ens Shimematsu Nakayama (observer/commander). Their attack scored a hit squarely midship with their ordinary bomb at 1214 hrs. This weapon detonated deep inside the hull, damaging the uptakes to the boilers and extinguishing the fires in all but one. Yorktown slowed to six knots as black smoke billowed from its midship wound. They survived their attack and returned to the Hiryu. The build: I added rivets and mild oil canning effect to the exterior. I also used Eduard photo etch set and Wolfpack wing fold. I found the wing fold set very good and easy. Paints used were Floquil INJ Sky Gray and AK real color IJN Dark green. The deck was provided by Tony Quataro “The Deck Guy”. Photo's were done with my Iphone. Rod 94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Great subject, build and presentation. Very nice. Rgds, Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Wow! That first photo had me completely fooled! Great build, and excellent paint/weathering effects. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 First photo, is that a model or the real aircraft, probably the model but looks extremely realistic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Can't argue with previous comments! That is superb .... the paint, wear and weathering is realistic. I do like the display ... nicely presented! 👌 Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Oh yes buddy. What a beautiful , realistic result. The first pic is the original, right? The weathering looks fantastic, especially on the top of the wings. Never saw this technique before…..mild oil canning effect. Never heard before…. Have to read about it. Looks awesome… Thx for sharing Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Yes, as Andy above mentioned, I've not seen oil canning done on an aircraft model before (ships, yes. airplanes, no.). Briefly, what was your technique? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 That's a very fine Val, well done Mate! Cheers Hans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Like Billn53, I am interested in how you did the oil canning effect? The finish of this kit and its build is just fantastic. I, like the others above, thought the first picture was of the real thing for comparison with your kit build. Just great overall. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Everything is exceptional, from details, painting, weathering and final presentation. Small masterpiece. Regards, Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exhausted Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I cannot give you enough credit for this. I started looking, left and came back 5 hours later to check it out again. It looks very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 probably the best Val I have seen ! what a job, your weathering job is fantastic !! could you tel us more about it ? love the presentation of the deck too !! globale a real masterpiece !! tanks for sharing !! Congrats !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Very nice build and display! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Superb build and photo`s Rod, that first photo esp` looks like an actual Val 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 That´s what I thought too on the first take. Exceptionally well done! ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 9:58 AM, billn53 said: Yes, as Andy above mentioned, I've not seen oil canning done on an aircraft model before (ships, yes. airplanes, no.). Briefly, what was your technique? Thank you for your comment. I use a #10 blade to scrape were I want the effect. Then smooth out with wet /dry sand paper. Hope this helps. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 9:58 AM, billn53 said: Yes, as Andy above mentioned, I've not seen oil canning done on an aircraft model before (ships, yes. airplanes, no.). Briefly, what was your technique? Thank you for your comment. I use a #10 blade to scrape were I want the effect. Then smooth out with wet /dry sand paper. Hope this helps. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 9:06 AM, Andy Dyck said: Oh yes buddy. What a beautiful , realistic result. The first pic is the original, right? The weathering looks fantastic, especially on the top of the wings. Never saw this technique before…..mild oil canning effect. Never heard before…. Have to read about it. Looks awesome… Thx for sharing Andy Andy, Thank you for your comment. If you look above this post I put in on how I do stress skin. Weathering was done with multiple layers of water colors. It is time consuming. In truth I am not all that happy with how this one came out. I think I got a little preoccupied with the build I am working on now (1/32 TBD). Here are a couple of pics of the WIP. Hope this finds you well. Rod 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armorrich Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 A beautiful piece of art there. Like the paintwork a lot and that base is just killer.....very, very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Excellent build. Everything looks perfect and the detailing is amazing 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Fantastic Val and well presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/18/2023 at 2:53 PM, Armorrich said: A beautiful piece of art there. Like the paintwork a lot and that base is just killer.....very, very nice. Thank you very much, glad enjoyed the pics. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip1 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Rob-Your Val is truly beautiful! One of my favorite aircraft and you certainly did it justice. I love the scheme and markings you chose. The carrier deck base is outstanding too! Phillip1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 7 hours ago, phillip1 said: Rob-Your Val is truly beautiful! One of my favorite aircraft and you certainly did it justice. I love the scheme and markings you chose. The carrier deck base is outstanding too! Phillip1 Thank you Phillip. Much appreciated. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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