Hasegawa's 1/48 A6M2-N "Rufe" - finished cockpit pics

Lookin real good Pix, the added plumbing is a nice touch. Can't wait to see more.

Jerry

Truly outstanding work.  Your attention to detail is beyond compare.

Darwin, O.F.

Thanks Jerry, Brian, and yardbird !

Brian - the pics are from the j-aircraft site: http://j-aircraft.com/walk/dave_pluth/blayd/blayd.htm

They have the most reference stuff for WW II IJN & IJA aircraft.

Thanks again !

Thanks wing_nut !

I got the kit on sale for about $15, and the PE was only $10. Pretty good kit and detail for just twenty five bucks !

I got the airframe assembled today. I had wanted to paint it, but I forgot that the canopy wasn't Futured yet. I also have to add the "glass" and PE ring to the gunsight.

The lower wing didn't quite match the fuselage shape at the nose, as it was a bit wider. I undid the fuselage seam at the nose and Tenaxed the wing in place one side at a time. I pushed out the fuselage through the opening in the nose to eliminate a couple small gaps. No filling required !

The main float was glued with CA for a strong bond, and to eliminate any potential gaps. After a little sanding, I have what appears to be a one-piece airframe.

I'll have to wait until Saturday to paint. It will still be one of my quicker builds !

Not many replies for all the viewings. Maybe you're getting tired of my stuff?

Excellent work Pix.  Will watch this one with interest.

Regards,  Rick

Pixilater wrote:

Not many replies for all the viewings. Maybe you're getting tired of my stuff?

Thanks Rick, Gumiflex, Bgrigg, and Brian !

Gumiflex - I painted the belts with Gunze acrylics. The lighter portion is H313 (yellow) and the leather portion is H7 (brown).

Gumiflex and Bgrigg - a simple like/don't like is fine. I like this cockpit more than any other I've built, and I was surprised to see how few out of the many who viewed it offered any words. You needn't think of offering different comments. Anything is fine with me.

Brian - yes, the dreaded turkey enzyme ! I buy a half a pound of deli turkey for my cat each week (at $8 a pound !), and he gets it twice a day. And he always takes a nap afterwards !

Thanks again !

Nice work pixilater. I've just started doing IJA/IJN planes, & it's detail like this which gives me some inspiration to push on & strive for my best.

Keep it up

Shaun

Thanks shaun and A6Efan !

shaun - there are some GREAT kits out there of IJN/IJA aircraft from Hasegawa. Highly recommended.

Thanks again !

Thanks pixilater, I actually picked up a kit of the Ki-84II Oscar early version today. Perhaps you could fill us in on what 'propeller colour' is, for want of a better term from Hasegawa.

Thanks mate

Shaun

Sorry Shaun.. But the "Oscar" is the Nakajima Ki-43 II..

Chris

Thanks Ernie, Shaun, and Darren !

Shaun - the color is "Red-Brown Primer," and was used on some props and antennas. I use the out-of-production AeroMaster Warbird acrylic paint on mine. You can find mixes (using Gunze Sangyo acrylics) for just about every IJN/IJA aircraft here:

http://j-aircraft.com/research/joerncolor.htm

Thanks again !

Thanks plastikjunky !

Eduard didn't include a key on the PE frets. I'll have to email them about that !

Glad you like it !

WOW - Nice work is a gross understatement, but that is nice work.

Cheers,

Eric

Nice one Pix , thr rufe is one of my favorites keep the pics come ,also well done to Chris on the KI -43 , nice to see others doing Japanese aircraft  keep them coming

I,'m currently doing the Hasegawa KI-84 love it just one question for everybody , what colour  is  green grey for the underside  I think it is  Tamiya J.A Grey  XF-14

The kit is 1/32 Scale ,cheers   Sushi