Hey all!
After a summer of almost nothing, I'm back to school, and have actually managed to pick up more time to work on models than while I was working over the summer, and I was finally able to get this one done. It had been sitting in my drying area for almost four months, preshaded, and I finally decided to get it done. Being so old, it's not up to my usual standards, but eh. It came out all right, and looks good on the shelf.
It's not the greatest Tamiya kit- I had serious, putty intensive fit issues where the wing underside meets the nose. Honestly, it's a pretty terrible kit of the D-9, from an accuracy point of view- it's got problems with the shape of the nose, serious issues in the wheel wells, an incorrect wing, and very very short landing gear, all of which are very difficult to fix without aftermarket. One easy fix I did do was to cut off the landing gear indicator pins, which were microscopic, and use stretched sprue to make and paint a new set.
I learned some lessons regarding less is more for this scale- on the next project, I'm going to go a little less heavy with the chipping, and try avoiding the sponge and instead using some masking fluid and doing real chipping. In 72nd it's fine, but at 48, I can really tell it's not authentic.
I really like the plane, so I'll probably do an Eduard one later, but all told I think this one came out fine and will fill the spot until I can get one of Eduards and do it as Sachsenberg's.
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On the Bench- Tamiya 1/48 Raiden, Rufe, Buffalo, He 162; Academy 1/72 F-89, Eduard 1/48 F6F-3, Accurate Miniatures 1/48 F3F-2, Minicraft 1/48 XF5F, Academy 1/35 Hetzer, Zvezda 1/35 KV-2 (Girls Und Panzer)
