Beautiful! I'm not a big fan of the heavily weathered look, but I really like how that turned out. The display is fantastic. Nice work!

Joe

Beautiful!!!  I love the weathered look you have,  makes me want to dig mine out and try it!

John

Beautiful!  Great weathering job.  Nice base too.

Very nice.  Does have that thick fuselage and a Jug.

UnwaryPaladin

Beautiful! I'm not a big fan of the heavily weathered look, but I really like how that turned out. The display is fantastic. Nice work!

Joe

 

Thank you.  Me either actually.  I prefer a bit of chipping at the wing roots, leading edges and cowl, that's about it.  

falconmod

Beautiful!!!  I love the weathered look you have,  makes me want to dig mine out and try it!

John

 

Don Stauffer

Beautiful!  Great weathering job.  Nice base too.

 

 

Thanks Don

keavdog

Very nice.  Does have that thick fuselage and a Jug.

 

Bloody gorgeous build, Lawdog!  The chipping, while heavy, gives the appearance I've seen in photos of Japanese aircraft.

and the color and gloss on the base is nothing short of spectacular as well! 

All around, beautiful display!

Justinryan215

Bloody gorgeous build, Lawdog!  The chipping, while heavy, gives the appearance I've seen in photos of Japanese aircraft.

 

and the color and gloss on the base is nothing short of spectacular as well! 

 

All around, beautiful display!

 

Wonderful build, LD! You're on a roll with the IJN theme. What chipping fluid do you use?  

Congrats!

waikong

what a beautiful finish! Excellent build!

 

Hoss WA

Wonderful build, LD! You're on a roll with the IJN theme. What chipping fluid do you use?  

Congrats!

 

 

Thanks Hoss. I used AK worn effects, however, the wing root, wing leading edge, and front of the cowl was done with the liquid frisket technique. 

Too wore out for me but it's still very nice work, Joe.  Ya gotta do what the recipient wants.

That's friggin' perfect!!! You usual beautiful work!!!

I've done a few heavy chipped aircraft but am probably going to cut back on them. I wish mine looked half as good as yours! I love how you kept the chipping in the areas the plane would get the most wear from the pilots and ground crew scrambling over the aircraft.

jeaton01

Too wore out for me but it's still very nice work, Joe.  Ya gotta do what the recipient wants.

 

Thanks. Actually it's fairly accurate for the late war Japanese stuff. I've seen worse than this in real pictures. 

I think you did well my friend, The detail and wear are spot on for what you were trying to achieve. I built a Shiden Kai years ago in 1/24 from Bandai and think your description of a foreign P-47 is pretty close.

Ben

Nice one Lawdog!  I love the brutish look of the George compared to most other WW II Japanese fighters.  Personally I favor the initial mid-wing version, but that's because it looks "edgier" like how the Convair F-102 looks versus the F-106.  Both the Shiden-Kai and F-106 look more developed and business-like in my eyes.

BTW I believe "Kai" means modified, perhaps based on the word "kaizo".  I knew I should have payed more attention in Japanese school!  And I have no idea of the odereing of "Ko", "Tei" and "Otsu".  Oops, I feel Watanabe-Sensei coming at me with her ruler again!    We nicknamed her "Bulldog Sensei" because of her pugnacious personality.  Imagine an 80-year old Japanese version of Linda Hunt.

DRUMS01

I think you did well my friend, The detail and wear are spot on for what you were trying to achieve. I built a Shiden Kai years ago in 1/24 from Bandai and think your description of a foreign P-47 is pretty close.

Ben

 

Thanks Ben. Now that's a stunning Shiden. Thanks for sharing it. 

Real G

Nice one Lawdog!  I love the brutish look of the George compared to most other WW II Japanese fighters.  Personally I favor the initial mid-wing version, but that's because it looks "edgier" like how the Convair F-102 looks versus the F-106.  Both the Shiden-Kai and F-106 look more developed and business-like in my eyes.

BTW I believe "Kai" means modified, perhaps based on the word "kaizo".  I knew I should have payed more attention in Japanese school!  And I have no idea of the odereing of "Ko", "Tei" and "Otsu".  Oops, I feel Watanabe-Sensei coming at me with her ruler again!    We nicknamed her "Bulldog Sensei" because of her pugnacious personality.  Imagine an 80-year old Japanese version of Linda Hunt.

 

Thanks, yeah, you could be correct. As Dr. Evil would say... I don't know animals...er I mean Japanese. When I was reading up on it, they said that's what that word meant.  Close enough I suppose. 

I prefer this lines of the 1 as well, but this is a way better kit in my opinion. I've built both. 

Chemteacher

Wow! Beautiful job. Love the weathering and panel wash.

 

Thank you 

Hot Dog!

 Darned if that plane doesn't remind me of a P-47 Thunderbolt!( JUG) I like the way you finished it. Many looked like that near war's end. Oh, I love both your cockpit and engine work. Well Done!

Tanker-Builder

Hot Dog!

 Darned if that plane doesn't remind me of a P-47 Thunderbolt!( JUG) I like the way you finished it. Many looked like that near war's end. Oh, I love both your cockpit and engine work. Well Done!

 

Thanks Tank

That looks really good LD. The chipping looks very realistic and it’s not overdone either. In the later years, Jap aircraft paint peeled off the metal skin in big chunks as seen on period pictures so you did well. I have built several of these 1/48 Hasegawa Georges and are a delight to work with.

This one got away from me Joe. You've really perfected your method for building such beautiful aircraft. Way to go ol' buddy. Way...to....go!!! 

That's an odd looking engine. I don't recall seeing that one. Really nice chipping happening here. I need to get me some frickett fast. I like how you addressed the undersurface as well. What color did you do the two center panels in? I know panels like that tend to be more reflective than the other surrounding panels in general.

I'm so committed to Alclads as well but I'm seeing a lot of other metallics on the market. Have you been trying anything different lately?

Two Thumbs!!