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Going on vacation next week to visit in-laws. There is a nice work area and I'd like to get a kit at their LHS that I can throw together in my quiet evenings. Won't have access to any of my usual stuff, so I want to use brush paints for cockpit and spray paint for body. Any ideas? Maybe Eduard weekend F6F5 and a can of Tamiya AS-8? Any other kits that go together easily and have simple paint schemes to do by rattlecan?Their LHS by the way is Hobbylinc, which I've ordered online from and seems to have a pretty extensive stock. Thanks
Doesn't Tamiya do some 1/72 aircraft that have single color schemes? Something like an overall gray early Zero or a late war overall Sea Blue Corsair should do nicely. Of course Airfix has plenty of new tool 1/72 kits that would work, but most are multi color schemes that would easily be brush painted...
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thanks. I should have mentioned, I prefer to work in 1/48 scale, especially if I don't have access to my wide range of magnifiers and tweezers! But that's a good idea about a early War zero. I hadn't thought of that one. any recommendations for a specific Zeke kit that go together easily?
The Tamiya A6M2 Zeke or A6M2N Rufe in 1/48 are both easy build kits. Low parts count, good engineering, good fit... and inexpensive ... perfect weekend projects.
The 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109 E3 #65010 has a low part count and goes together without fuss. Highly recommended for a quick build with few resources.
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Mopar Madness The 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109 E3 #65010 has a low part count and goes together without fuss. Highly recommended for a quick build with few resources.
Everything except the easy to apply by rattlecan paint scheme. Hand brushing would be easy enough though. Especially a pre Battle of Britain scheme before the side mottling was applied.
My son recently built the Tamiya Rufe mentioned above, and it can easily be done in one color with a rattle can.
He painted his with light grey Tamiya primer only, and it looks great. The only other colors were the black cowling, silver engine and prop, and greenish cockpit. Super easy, and looks great.
Is it 100% accurate? Not at all, but it is a cheap, easy build of a somewhat less common aircraft.
Cool, I'll look for one. Haven't done a Japanese plane yet!
This is what you'll look for boxwise...
oh yes, it comes with a seated and standing pilot figures...
At $15-$18 these are a great deal. Considering that it's a forty year old design, the fit and detail is quite good.
Another good inexpensive option is Revell Stearman, although the paint job gets a little trickier. If you don't getting "creative" and straying from historical accuracy, you could easily spray paint it.
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