Old Tamiya Rufe

Theuns

Member since
April 2010

Old Tamiya Rufe

Posted by Theuns on Sunday, April 22, 2018 11:03 AM

I built this ancient Tamiya Nakajoma Rufe.

For a kit that came out in 1973 I was surprised at the level of detail and the recceced detail on the wings, granted the detail on the float and fuselage was raided and rather spartan.

Cockpit was quite nice.

IMG_20180405_153658 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180405_153741 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Wing detail before I went to town with my rivet tool

IMG_20180406_190717 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

after

IMG_20180406_190829 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180407_114936 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Pre shaded all.

IMG_20180407_150245 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

The decals were very thick and took allot to get seated, I mixed my own "IJN grey" but in the pix it doesnt show the slight green hint it has.

IMG_20180421_150844 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180421_151007 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180421_150718 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Sunday, April 22, 2018 11:30 AM

Hello!

Lookin' nice! It's also squeky clean! :-))

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Sunday, April 22, 2018 1:20 PM

I built that kit back in the 80's. It is a really nice model and yours turned out great!

Thanks,

John

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goldhammer

Member since
August 2014
From: Willamette Valley, Oregon

Posted by goldhammer on Sunday, April 22, 2018 1:56 PM

I like it. Nice work on the rivets.

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, April 22, 2018 2:44 PM

Sweet.....

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Sunday, April 22, 2018 3:09 PM

Very nice. Very impressed with the riveting

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

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UnwaryPaladin

Member since
June 2017

Posted by UnwaryPaladin on Sunday, April 22, 2018 4:26 PM

Super looking rufe! What kind of tool did you use to do the rivets?

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mississippivol

Member since
November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, April 22, 2018 4:56 PM

Great looking build, Theuns!

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, April 22, 2018 10:48 PM

Very nice, Theuns.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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Theuns

Member since
April 2010

Posted by Theuns on Sunday, April 22, 2018 11:31 PM

Ta gents.

I used the trumpeter rivet tool, raelly nice bit of kit.

I didnt go mad with the paint chipping and weathering like we sometimes do on IJN craft, this plane was stationed at a flight test centre acording to the decal instructions and I think it would have been kept very clean.

Theuns

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Monday, April 23, 2018 3:42 AM

Very good. I can see the slight greenish tint on my computer and monitor. Guess it just depends a lot on your monitor and video card. Smile

Gary

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1943Mike

Member since
December 2010
From: Salem, Oregon

Posted by 1943Mike on Monday, April 23, 2018 11:46 AM

Theuns,

First, nice job!

Second, how do you keep the rivet tool going in a straight line? Do you use tape or a straight edge, or a combination of both? With all the compound curves on an aircraft model I suppose it requires a steady hand and some sort of guide.

P.S. Are you a multilingual Dutchman?

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

Hector Berlioz

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Theuns

Member since
April 2010

Posted by Theuns on Monday, April 23, 2018 11:27 PM

Yup. 1/2 of my great grand parents are from Holland (town "Vuuren" ) and the other 1/2 from Scotland and England....so I am quite a mixed "breed" here in South Arica LOL

Theuns

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Theuns

Member since
April 2010

Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:02 AM

Mike I tried using some form of guide but the tool dosnt work so well with it. What I do is to mask out the rivetline with pencile and freehand the rivets on.

You need to press hard enough as you will not be able to go back and match the holes again.

Theuns