WW2 BATTLES--PEARL HARBOR 2005 (aug 7 - - december 7 07:55am) finished

Joe...

Just wanted to thank you for a great Group Build. This was my first and will for sure NOT be my last. This is what modeling is all about sharing with friends and enjoying and learning from each other. Incredible work was posted!!! Congrats to all.

If you start another GB count me in.

Thanks Again.

Carlos

dont have a badge.  one or two were discussed but nothing was settled. 

joe

Any GB badge for this one Joe?

I have just re-reviewed this build and I must say that you folks put out some super work.  Congratulations to all of you.  I was extremely glad to be part of it.  Thanks Joe, you did one fantastic job setting this up and the subject was fantastic.  It presented a good history lesson for each of us.  I am looking forward to your next build if you decide to have one.

Richard

excellent progress tom. 

joe

I thought I should go ahead and post my progress even though I haven't finish as this is the day that gave us a reason to build these aircraft.  The rudder if it is showing in these shots has been stuck on with fun-tac just to give a view, it is lacking 90% of the vracing on the wings and the canopy pieces.

This really was a good kit I think I got too rushed when it came to the PE.  But I am enjoying scratching the rigging with evergreen.  You can kind of see on one of the sides where I have connected a few pieces and one leg hanging waiting to glue.

fightnjoe wrote:

well folks coming to the "finish" date for this build.  i want to thank all of you who participated in this build.  the work you have done is absolutely fantastic.  i have really enjoyed watching them come together.  for those who dont expect to finish "on time" i say dont worry, please just finish.  dont leave this for the unfinished/never going to finish pile.    again thankyou so much for making this such a good build.       joe

OK Joe even though i'm gonna be about a week or so late i'll keep plugging at the Wildcat, at the moment i'm just about ready to give it the blue/grey uppersurface colour and if i can keep up the momentum it should be finished in about a week.....

at approximately 6 am on december 7 1941 six japanese carriers.  the akagi, the kaga, the soryu, the hiryu. the shokaku.  and the zuikaku.  began to launch the first of two waves.  358 a/c.  these aircraft formed after what was termed the most flawless launch recorded began to head to hawaiian islands.  at approximately 7:55 am the first attack began.  the only flaw of the execution of the plan occured at this point.  the dive bombers formed to attack the airfields as the torpedo planes formed to attack the harbor.  both groups attacked their targets at approximately the same moment. 

when all was finished the dead and wounded numbered well over 2400.  the backbone of the us fleet lay in smoking twisted hulks.  and the us was ushered into world war 2.  for this the japanese lost 45 airmen. 

never to be forgotten.

joe

jboutin wrote:

Looks good Scott, what kind of base is it on?

This one couldn't be easier:

Unlike their army the Japanese Navy settled solely on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

Tamiya's kit is very comprehensive inasmuch as they give you a nice color plate and decals specific to that event, as well as two complete pilot figures, one standing and one seated

I've been done with the Kate for about two weeks now but haven't been able to post b/c I don't have a proper camera.  Unfortunately I don't think I will have access to one in time so I guess I'll have to post these regrettably crappy pictures from my camera just to document that I actually finished.  I hope to get a new camera for xmas so I might post some decent photos in a few weeks.  Anyhoo here's the 1/48 hasegawa B5N2 Kate with Edouard PE kit finished with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics.  I know, the photos suck.  Hopefully I will make amends for this soon.

well folks coming to the "finish" date for this build.  i want to thank all of you who participated in this build.  the work you have done is absolutely fantastic.  i have really enjoyed watching them come together.  for those who dont expect to finish "on time" i say dont worry, please just finish.  dont leave this for the unfinished/never going to finish pile. 

again thankyou so much for making this such a good build.

joe

Mike - cool!  I like that red and yellow tail on the first one.. I might have to look into doing one for fun down the road and try that pattern.

I also like the second one.. I guess in my mind when I think of PH that is the scheme that comes to mind.  I was surprised to find there were so many schemes the Japanese used besides that type or the all dark green and gray.  On the Shokaku decal set I have it even has a scheme that looks something like german mottle on the upper fuselage of a Kate...

I hope to have semi complete pics by tomorrow... I think I still have some decals left to put on it as well so I better get off of here and check real quick!!

well here are more pics the final pics will be tommorow afternoon

cool... well I am all done with the F3F (except for some minor things and the struts and bracing)  I will take pics of the *almost* complete model in case I don't finish it.  12 pieces of tiny plastic strips are the only obstacle to finishing it.  I guess this weekend I can put it into high gear and try to get that done, but will post just in case.

I kinda liked doing this colorful little plane.  I just need to get better at long thin pieces of PE because cutting and mounting all the individual struts is a real pain!