Airfix 1/72 B5N2 Kate CarDiv5 Shokaku WIP

modelcrazy

Thanks Mustang, I'm not either but in this case Airfix didn't leave me much choice. The IP was a flat piece of plastic.

Thanks for following along.

 

modelcrazy

Thanks Mustang, I'm not either but in this case Airfix didn't leave me much choice. The IP was a flat piece of plastic.

Thanks for following along.

 

well you can take a piece of thin sheet plastic, drill it and cut it to match shape and location of instruments, paint it up, then install over the decal... 

stikpusher

 

modelcrazy

Thanks Mustang, I'm not either but in this case Airfix didn't leave me much choice. The IP was a flat piece of plastic.

Thanks for following along.

 

 

 

 

well you can take a piece of this sheet plastic, drill it and cut it to match shape and location of instruments, paint it up, then install over the decal... 

 

I might have to try that on the Hasegawa kit.

I did that on my old Monogram 1/48 SBD.

Really nice work Steve,

Your interior work looks great - on top of what seems to be a very nicely detailed kit.

Chris

Thanks Chris,

I worked on the seams tonight, painted some grey to check for smoothness and sanded a little more. I then went over the panel lines to remove the Mr Disolved Putty and I think that should do it.
Tomorrow night I'm spraying silver for a base for some chipping. Japanese aircraft weren't as worn out and chipped as they were at the end of the war but there was some. I also sanded and smoothed the torpedo. I'm not going with the Type 91 modification 2 Torpedo which was used at Pearl (adding the wooden fins) because I'm building this as a May 1942 time frame. The kit is awesome enough to include the wood fins for the Mod 2 torp, but doesn't seem to include instructions to add the modification to the kits torpedo. 

This is coming along nicely there, Steve. I may have to think about adding one to the stash.

BK

It has the wooden fins for the Pearl Harbor torps?? That's excellent!  :D

M. Brindos

It has the wooden fins for the Pearl Harbor torps?? That's excellent!  :D

 

Yes but no installation instructions I can find LOL. Although I have to admit I typically scan instruction sheet and don't really read them. Its a process carried over from my childhood when I built kits before I could read. Just looked at the pictures and matched the shapes. I get a shot of the fins tonight.

Looking good!

The P-40B comes with the camera gear, but also has no instructions. I still think its awesome that they included it. With basic troubleshooting skills, one could figure out how it goes together.

What other P-40B kit comes with the photo recon gear??

I had read that it was a Soryu aircraft that dropped the bomb on Arizona that sank her. IIRC from one of my Pearl Harbor books, possibly "At Dawn We Slept"....

That matches with my recollection as well regarding the Soryu Kate sinking the Arizona ... but then again I'm less than a month out from 5-0 and my memory sometimes is not what it used to be.

Aggieman

That matches with my recollection as well regarding the Soryu Kate sinking the Arizona ... but then again I'm less than a month out from 5-0 and my memory sometimes is not what it used to be.

 

LOL! Well I'm about two years ahead of you. And most of the time my memory works as it should... just seems to get more and more stuff in there to fill it on a daily basis...

You are doing a wonderful job of convincing me I need this kit in my collection lol.

It looks amazing, and I've built the Hasegawa kit before. :D

Now it's time for a wash then a dull coat. The open canopy is molded together so is somewhat interesting to paint. I'll install the wings after the canopy is attached.

Your Kate is looking awesome Steve. Did you make a mask for spraying the black?

I like the way the Green motling changes the gray looks cool and in that scale !

Tigerman, since I used a chipping fluid over the silver, I used Silly Putty because tape would have removed more paint than I wanted

Thanks Crown. At first I thought is wasn't coming out like I wanted, but when I stepped back I liked it.

Realy nice loking buld there Steve. Great work on the pit and loive that camo scheme.

Okay. I'm convinced. I want this kit. All your fault, Steve. Well done!!  :D

Beautiful work Steve. That is one cool plane.

Steve

Very nice Steve. I like the detail work and the motteling of the camo. Hope to see more japanese A/C in the future. 

That is absolutely awesome, superb, and fantastic!  I am amazed by the camouflage mottleing technique.  Great job sir!

Toshi

Now that looks sweet Steve, another great build.