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1/48 Hasegawa N1K1-Ja Shiden (Finished)

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 2, 2019 3:55 PM

tempestjohnny
Another beauty Joe. Put me down for front row watching the Zero build
 

Thanks Johnny. It will actually be a tandem build with a buddy who will be building the same kit. We did it years ago with that Monogram A-10 and it was fun.  

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 2, 2019 3:57 PM

Ole

 

 
lawdog114
 
 

  I've found that Olly stuff works pretty well.       

 

 

 

Bourbon works too :)

Good to see this one finished. I like the chipping; not overly done. Fantastic job as usual.

 

ha! so does NyQui!  Thanks for dropping in Ole. 

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    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 2, 2019 3:59 PM

Greatmaker

Gorgeous as always Joe. What different shades of alclad did you use? 

 

Thanks Robert. I used Duraluminum as the base then picked out a few panels with Dark Aluminum. The tank is regular Aluminum. 

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    April 2015
Posted by Mopar Madness on Saturday, February 2, 2019 9:14 PM

LD, that metallic finish is just superb.  I don’t see too many Japanese birds coming off your workbench, hopefully this means will see a few more?!

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Sunday, February 3, 2019 1:36 AM

Mopar Madness

LD, that metallic finish is just superb.  I don’t see too many Japanese birds coming off your workbench, hopefully this means will see a few more?!

 

Thanks Chad.  I do sometimes but it's been a while.  There will be many, including a zero next.  Besides, I want to keep practicing the chipping technique which I'm really starting to like.  

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  • Member since
    February 2005
  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:01 AM

Hey Joe,

Glad to see you finally finished this turkey! Looks great. 

Thanks for sharing!

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    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:09 AM

Whadda fine / superb job on my favorite Japanese warbird. These things backed up their beefy looks with one helluva "one-two punch" in firepower and ruggedness. Weathering and paint are at a premium here Joe.Yes

                   

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:59 PM

RadMax8

Hey Joe,

Glad to see you finally finished this turkey! Looks great. 

Thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks Max.  Thanks for checkin' this turkey out.

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 11:01 PM

mustang1989

Whadda fine / superb job on my favorite Japanese warbird. These things backed up their beefy looks with one helluva "one-two punch" in firepower and ruggedness. Weathering and paint are at a premium here Joe.Yes

 

Thanks Joe.  It's one of my favorites too. I actually like it better than the N1K2 personally.   

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  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Thursday, February 7, 2019 6:45 AM

Nicely done Lawdog!  I also like the N1K1 better than the N1K2.  The mid wing configuration and gondola cannon look more interesting.  The N1K2 looks less edgy and more developed.  Kind of why I like the F-102 better than the F-106.

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 8, 2019 11:24 AM

Oh dang, I thought I'd commented on your finished build. As usual fantastic job!!! Heart

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    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:52 PM

Ha! I remeber when you started this one. lol Very nice change of pace...I wish we saw more Jap planes on the forum. Glad to see you put this one in the books. =]

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:05 AM

lawdog114

 

 
mustang1989

Whadda fine / superb job on my favorite Japanese warbird. These things backed up their beefy looks with one helluva "one-two punch" in firepower and ruggedness. Weathering and paint are at a premium here Joe.Yes

 

 

 

Thanks Joe.  It's one of my favorites too. I actually like it better than the N1K2 personally.   

 

Indeed Joe. I have a K2 in my stash I should build eventually. 

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:06 AM

Real G

Nicely done Lawdog!  I also like the N1K1 better than the N1K2.  The mid wing configuration and gondola cannon look more interesting.  The N1K2 looks less edgy and more developed.  Kind of why I like the F-102 better than the F-106.

 

Agreed G. Thanks for the kind words. 

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:06 AM

Gamera

Oh dang, I thought I'd commented on your finished build. As usual fantastic job!!! Heart

 

Thanks Gamera

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, February 11, 2019 6:13 AM

bvallot

Ha! I remeber when you started this one. lol Very nice change of pace...I wish we saw more Jap planes on the forum. Glad to see you put this one in the books. =]

 

Thanks Britt. Yeah I started this one well over a year ago. I’m glad I did finish it. It sold in ten minutes on eBay, so it was apparently worth it....lol. 

I‘m planning on building a few Japanese planes. I just started a type 32 Zero with the ancient Tamiya kit and I’m considering a Pearl Harbor Val. 

 

 

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  • Member since
    April 2015
  • From: New Hampshire, USA
Posted by UKguyInUSA on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 5:51 PM

A beautiful finish, Joe, she's a cracker....nice work with the chipping, too...I've never tried chipping fluid, only used hairspray on about 3 of my 53 builds.

 

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  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 16, 2019 12:14 AM

UKguyInUSA

A beautiful finish, Joe, she's a cracker....nice work with the chipping, too...I've never tried chipping fluid, only used hairspray on about 3 of my 53 builds.

 

Cheers Smile Yes Beer Beer

 

Thanks bud! It’s essentially the same thing from what I understand. 

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