troublemaker66

bsyamato

Nice to see you're back Troublemaker :)

Thanks Buddy!  I`ve been in a little "modeling funk" but been lurking in the shadows. I think I have a little bit of the ol` "GB overload"...joined too many and it`s taking the fun out of it. Have to keep it down to a maximum of 3 at once but, there`s so many good ones out there..aaarrgghhhh!!! 

Wishing me too Len ,) but here i connot say no 

Cliff Tenzan was my first thought  sign he in!! 

PS the latest post link now working

Sounds great Bsyamato- looking forward to her!

                                                   yep! you're right ; her not he :)

bsyamato

                                                   yep! you're right ; her not he :)

Ok, yeah I'm strange but I mostly call a plane, tank, or ship she instead of he, just one of my weird things. Like using British spellings for armour and colour, don't know why- I just picked it up somewhere....

nope , she is Jill, you're correct 

heres the official presentation (old pictures):

sprues (missing pieces are the main parts)

test fitting!

the kit includes two decals sheets and two different instructions, fujimi probably mixed the original two boxes, one of sprues seems more recent than others. The two missing hinimaru was used on mary 

Already shaved and thinned the cockpit walls, theres no details but some sink mark. The cockpit floor cutted  to use as template for the new full scratched cockpit

vertical rudder cutted away from the fuselage. The particular thing of the tenzan is the vertical  tail fin is not ad the center, but is moved on the left side  probably to compensate the engine twisting action

engine gears and torpedo (not yet decid about the armament to put on).

Unfortunately gears are in single piece with the wheels  also the opened gear doors are molded in a single piece!! will use the closed doors as template for new ones

The greenhouse have some frame.. i like  will be tedious to p aint but the look is good when finished.

Dunno the best way how to show openened

I will use as main reference the hasegawa 48 scale article that i have in an italian magazine, builded by "Daniel Zamaribide Suarez".. i think is even on internet. The Daniel model interpretation is outstanding!!

that's all for now, i'll try to do something before september but really hard 

Hi all... I would like to board with a Nachimo 1/48 scale "Nick". I've never been too much into the Japanese aircraft, due to the fact that when I began to build (too many moons ago to want to mention) about the only thing offered was the ZERO or the NATE (I think) , and as of the last decade or so, a great number of kits have been released sparking a new found interest.

Now, I'd like to submit a picture or two of my latest "ZERO" Not to be considered part of this GB, It was started and completed already, Just as a dio for comments and critique. Thanks, Doug, (RR) 

AWESOME!!  That is totally cool Rigidrider!!  

Thank You MSgt... Semper Fi sir!

I apologize sir...I just read your handle a bit closer, was that MSgt or Sgt Major? Either way, Semper Fi!

Truly amazing ! What a beautiful build and setting ! Wow :-)

Whoa Rigidrider that looks absolutely fantastic!

End date December is tempting with the Ki 61 in the stash but will I have the time? Let me think on it.

Cool rare diorama RR  awesome!!

Cliff try to contact the admins for the "lat post" problem, don't work fine again 

Thank you all so very much... means alot to me when your fellow builders like something you've done, I'm looking forward to the "Nick" and will be starting soon!.

Wow RR!   What ever gave you the idea for an underwater dio?  I'm sure others have done that before but being new to this (and not having seen many dios), it is something that gets your attention, fantastic!

Thank you,,, Your too kind! What gave me the idea was from talking to an old navy pilot who flew the F6F-3 Hell Cat in the pacific during WWII. Old Mr.Saunders could talk your ears off, and I was always mezmorised by his stories. He had shot down 11 Japanese planes and had told me of the "dog fight" with this one Zeke that was the hardest he had fought. In the end he won and "Sent the Zero to the depths".  Well Mr. (Lt.Jg.) Saunders passed away a few years ago and I just thought that I would try to memorilize him somehow. This was the best way I could think of. I always try to do something just a bit different then someone else may do, and I try (within my skill limitations) to be as realistic as possible. You see, any one can build and paint a model and it will be quite beautiful and an eye catcher, But a Diorama brings it to life. The placard I made to title it reads "September 2nd 1945, 2 years and 3 months at 16 fathoms". Mr.Saunders told me that was the date he shot this one down and it was 2yrs and 3 mo befor the end of the war. Thank you again... Take care,Doug (RR)

Bsyamato: Nice! Interesting box, was that maybe an older boxing or one for Japan only? I've never seen one of their boxes like that. Looks like a good kit, though that canopy is going to be painful.

Doug: Wow, that is awesome!!!  Love what you've got there! You should post it over in the diorama section. Just great work damaging the plane, and I love the string-ray and the pilot. If you should ever make it down the US Navy Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida has two US Navy bombers set up in full scale dios with lighting and everything to look like they're underwater.  

BW: Up to you. As I said no penalty if you don't finish in time. 

Cliff 

Wow Ridgerider That is incredible!

To all of you who have looked and responded... Thank You so much again! You humble me with your comments. Thank you.

Gamera... That sounds cool, My son is in the Navy and is wanting to be a career sailor. He works on aircraft and his squadron is presently deployed on a carrier, but as soon as he gets back stateside that will be a must see for me!

Thanks for the tip!

Great on the dead pilot  too RR!

Cliff dunno about the box, ir relatively recent but never seen in european or other verdon countries out of japan :O

Doug: Just saw your diorama over in the dio forum. Cool to see we're not the only ones to love it! The museum is really worth seeing, lots of beautiful blue planes. I'll see if I can find my photos I took, I don't have much of the underwater dio though since my camera batteries were dead at the time. Plus Pensacola is beautiful, the sand is almost white- looks like a beach of sugar!

Bsyamato: Hmmm, ok maybe it's a newer box I haven't seen then, interesting!

Cliff ,yes.. is recently  just watch on the box, 1988. paid about 10€ out of delivery costs

If you want can send the ebay vendor link, but keep in mind is from tokyo 

bsyamato

Cliff ,yes.. is recently  just watch on the box, 1988. paid about 10€ out of delivery costs

If you want can send the ebay vendor link, but keep in mind is from tokyo 

Thanks but it's ok, just interesting the different boxes. I don't watch the 1/72nd ones as much as the 1/48th though so I probably just hadn't seen one.  

Giant Radioactive Lizard checking in......still some great work being prodeuced here....that underwater dio is great!!!!

BS....that Jill cocpit scratchbuilt...let see the pics! Looking forward to them.

UPDATE...I'm still on the sidelines...all my stuff is still in storage but getting anxious to get building again.

Carlos

Big-Z: We'll still be here if you get some free time.

Here's the only photo I got of the display before my battery died on me. They have coloured lights set up to give an underwater effect. Both aircraft were lost on training missions over the Great Lakes, recovered, and cleaned up but left in their wrecked condition.

Being US Navy they have lots of blue planes!

The museum's beautiful Shiden:

White sand!

carsanab

BS....that Jill cocpit scratchbuilt...let see the pics! Looking forward to them.

UPDATE...I'm still on the sidelines...all my stuff is still in storage but getting anxious to get building again.

Carlos

this will be the plan Carlos :D but nothing soon 

Put a floating here!!

Gamera... Very Cool! Thank you... I will make that trip a MUST SEE! I live in suburban Atlanta Ga. so the trip to Pensacola will only take about 6 or so hrs. I remember seeing something on History or Discovery about 2 dive bombers(?) being recovered from Lake Mi. several years ago. Again, Very Cool! Thanks!

Doug (RR)

PS... finishing up another build and doing research on the "Nick", Still not sure as to which Sentai or colors yet...Possibly the 53rd, (white 18) looks kinda interesting. I have another book ordered to help me decide... Take care ...