the new arrives:

as never seen a review of the new airfix zero ,posting some extra sprue picture about it

here the little almost jewel

rear of above sprue:

canopy really good but in single piece

engraved details , wells good but as the 90% of kits, too few dept

test fitting looks really good, rudder are oob detached (kit also include wings tip for carrier storge)

aand the Mary

not same easy things here:

the strange option of rubber molded pneumatics i hate rubber in scale kits!

the canopy is too thick and need to be replaced (already glued on a rod to use as mold for a new one and just failed the first 4 attempt with heat-forming )

Drammatic test fitting compared to the Zero ... the prelude of an huge work to obtain something acceptable.

Also the ki-32 is huge for a single motor plane (just compared with an avenger, almost same dimensions)

At the next for real updates

Magnific paint Trey and nice shuriken launher on wings board (no ninja face between smiles to put here)

Bsyamato thanks ! Looking forward to your experiment

I'm onto the decals after rubbung on some oil base wash

Is there a Vallejo paint for Mitsubishi interiors?

As usual magnific chipping Trey

Last night i read an article about an hayate on an old modelling magazine: a new (old) tip learned without using salt tecnique

this is the sequence:

light primer, metal finish, protective gloss coat , camouflage , then stripping a tape on to remove and break upper paint . I will try on a test plane.

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I zoomed in close on the pic and some salt was needed after all .The cockpit entrance has some real good chipping so figured the walk areas and ammo panels on the tops of the wing were probably pretty beat up as well.

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Len I've not forgot about you,I'll be mailing the instructions out this weekend!

Cliff have a great vacation!

I decided to go with the aircraft in the background #296 as the kit supplied decals match. The paint seems to have adhered quite well on this example so no salt on this build.

It does show some slight chipping here and there so it still gets a base of ts-30 .The bottom got a coat of Japanese grey

artist rendering of same aircraft with different number

Bsyamato: Yeah, somewhat the same here - I have tests I need to set up at work and then wait a few hours for the results. So I can go on the forum, read a book, take a walk, etc while I'm waiting around. Sometimes it gets much more busy but I normally have at least some time to post.

BTW: Nice autopilot! But if he deflates you guys are going to have to deal with it

i'm even connected from the work i'm lucky none controlling me ,need just to respect endline on work .

autopilot ready!

waiting for judy!

Len: HAH, you think he's nuttier than me? (We need a straitjacket smilie)

Bsyamato: Just joking with you friend, you seem to be around most of the time and you seem to be a really good guy so I thought I'd joke around with you.  The GB will run itself on autopilot when I'm gone. The only thing I really need to do is update the front page and the build roster which I will do when I get back.

I'll put the Mary and the Zero down.

I should have posted a photo of the Suisei/Judy- decals and panel lines are done. And I put the landing gear on too, they don't fit very well, I glued them down good but I'm afraid they may still be woobly. Only bad thing about the kit so far.

Thanx AZ for the clearness

The point that the supercharger seems really the same as the p-38 type or others usa planes, probably they captured on and copy the supercharger imho

Gamera in which sense i'm on charge ?

btw i finished the bargaining with my vendor about the kits , at the end i'm waiting for the amodel ( yes amodel short run) ki-32 mary and... before to close the order i notice the new tooling zero was on!!!

then you can put for me the amodel ki-32 mary and the airfix A6M2b zero (both 1/72) before you leave the pacific theater  

Gamera

Baron: Sounds fine to me.

BTW guys again, I'm going on vacation/holiday this weekend and will be gone for about two weeks. If you have anything you need me to change etc please let me know by Friday evening or it'll have to wait.

I'm leaving Bsyamato in charge while I'm gone so be good

Baron: Sounds fine to me.

BTW guys again, I'm going on vacation/holiday this weekend and will be gone for about two weeks. If you have anything you need me to change etc please let me know by Friday evening or it'll have to wait.

I'm leaving Bsyamato in charge while I'm gone so be good

AZKevin

bsyamato -

I'm not sure about this but I think the Ki-94-II was the first Japanese airplane to incorporate the supercharger.  I don't think they considered a high altitude defensive fighter until the beginning of the B-29 raids over the home islands.  I do know, from what I've read, that the Ki-94-II was specifically developed to quickly gain altitude and engage the B-29's.  I'm not sure but the breakdown of the kit (especially the cockpit) makes me wonder if it also incorporated a pressurized cockpit.  Guess I'll have to do some more reading!!

OK a brief wikipedia article states that the Ki-94-II did have a pressurized cockpit.

Should also have added that the Nakajima Ki-87 also had a supercharger - this on placed on the starboard side between the cockpit and engine cowling.  Not sure if this one ever flew either.

Gamera - I'm thinking of pulling the zero out and leaving it for the Pearl Harbour GB. And making a KI-61 Hien Tony. I've just got too find one.

Its not a confirmed change but I would like to pick up a Tony.

bsyamato -

I'm not sure about this but I think the Ki-94-II was the first Japanese airplane to incorporate the supercharger.  I don't think they considered a high altitude defensive fighter until the beginning of the B-29 raids over the home islands.  I do know, from what I've read, that the Ki-94-II was specifically developed to quickly gain altitude and engage the B-29's.  I'm not sure but the breakdown of the kit (especially the cockpit) makes me wonder if it also incorporated a pressurized cockpit.  Guess I'll have to do some more reading!!

Kevin: Thanks for the additional photos, yeah the supercharger in the belly is interesting. I first thought about the ones on the top of the P-38, and the Ki-94 is reversed with them in the belly.

I'd love to see the resin kit if you decide to build it, I love experimental stuff like this and the Ki-94 was such a beautiful aircraft.

Kevin even the bottom is perfect , with panel lines he will become magnific but the supercharger is non jap made? don't remember to see one similar on others jap planes.

TREYZX10R

Bsyamato you do'nt need to be able to reach inside the canopy as foam safe(odorless) ca does'nt fog clear at all! Give it a try works great for me and it comes in thick and thin.

to clean the scout canopy i used a piece of paper cloth with water and placed on a stick to clear fog , that the motivation to reach the inside.

BTW now i removed even the side original windows on it (first i also removed the pilots doors). 

troublemaker66

TREYZX10R:

troublemaker66:

Certainly worth the wait Kevin. What color is that anyway? And that supercharger looks very familiar...maybe a reverse engineered copy of a captured U.S. type?

 

was thinking the same Len

 

....great minds think alike my friend... That supercharger looks like the one they used on the B-17`s. By the way, thanks for the kind words regarding the Nell. Did you ever get a chance to copy the Otaki Ki-100 instruction sheet for me ?

Len

The orange color is Floquil CN Orange.  I think the CN stands for Canadian Northern since Floquil makes mostly railroad colors (wish they made Japanese colors - their paints spray beautifully!).  Reefer orange is another very close match.

It would not surprise me one bit if the turbo-supercharger was a reverse engineered American model.  The Japanese certainly captured and flew B-17's, as well as many other American planes.  I've seen photos of a B-17 in Japanese markings, but I don't think I've seen any evidence of a captured P-47 (which was my other thought for the turbo-suercharger).  Maybe the guys over at J-aircraft.com know something?

Not that it necessaarily means anything, but the other version included in the instructions shows a long pipe leading from the front intake all the way back to the turbo-supercharger.  Might have to build taht version as well

TREYZX10R

troublemaker66:

Certainly worth the wait Kevin. What color is that anyway? And that supercharger looks very familiar...maybe a reverse engineered copy of a captured U.S. type?

 

was thinking the same Len

Len

troublemaker66

Certainly worth the wait Kevin. What color is that anyway? And that supercharger looks very familiar...maybe a reverse engineered copy of a captured U.S. type?

was thinking the same Len

Certainly worth the wait Kevin. What color is that anyway? And that supercharger looks very familiar...maybe a reverse engineered copy of a captured U.S. type?

Almost forgot - When it's further along I'll post a photo or two of the Ki-94-II alongside the Ki-78 'Ken'.  The Ki-94-II was a huge! airplane - maybe comparable to the P-47.

Span: 46 feet (14m), Length 39.3 feet (12m), Height 15.25 feet (4.65m)  Don't know the diameter of the prop

Great looking KI-94 Kevin ,super clean build nicely done! The supercharger is uniquely placed never noticed that before very cool!

Thanks Cliff ,still scratch'n my head on a scheme tho and yes the Tenax is hot so I use a real fine brush and do little areas at a time

Bsyamato you do'nt need to be able to reach inside the canopy as foam safe(odorless) ca does'nt fog clear at all! Give it a try works great for me and it comes in thick and thin.

Thank you everyone for the comments!  This has been an enjoyable if somewhat frustrating build.  AND last night I found a resin kit of the Ki-94-I.  So I might just add this one to my list - as soon as I can afford the kit + shipping!  I have not built an all resin kit yet (however I do have a few), so this might just be the ticket to try something new.

In the meantime, here are a few shots of the underside of the Ki-94-II for troublemaker66 and others!

A few things look like they might be out of line, but I think that it is the angle of my camera and some shadows (I hope).  Anyway I will post more pictures when I get the panel line highlighting done and add some exhaust stains, etc.

Nice work Kevin! How `bout a couple pics of the underside...I`m diggin` the color...

Kevin, that's cool. Never seen one of those before. It's refreshing seeing odd-ball planes like that.

Kevin perfect finished 94 really nice the propeller!

Trey good updates there ka-18 canopy was glued with white glue, the scout one was glued with CA the tip is that you can use CA if you have the opportunity to reach the inner fog parts to clear after

no news about my next jap aargh!!

Trey: Nice, more of your usual superlative work. To be honest Tenex is so 'hot' I'm a little afraid of using the stuff after melting some areas on a model with it years ago. 

Baron: No problem at all, several people have cross-overs going on here. Noah is posting his Tojo over on the Natural Metal III GB as well. I'll put you down on the roster.

Kevin: She looks fantastic! Love the gigantic six-bladed prop.

Made some more progress on the RS Models Ki-94-II, not quite finished yet but here are a few more photos.

Applied Tamiya IJN Green, a coat of Future, then kit decals, and finally Testors Semi-gloss.

I'm quite happy with the way the canopy turned out. Dipped it in Future then masked  along the frames with thin stripes of Tamiya tape and then filled in the rest of the glass area with Micro-Mask (liquid mask).

I broke one of the kit gun barrels while trying to drill it out.  Glued it up, sanded it smooth and promptly broke it again trying to drill it out.  So out went the kit gun barrels and in came the hypodemic needle barrels.  So it's no longer entirely out of the box.

The kit decals worked very well.

Next up a little highlighting of panel lines, radio antenna and radio wire - then maybe call if finished.

I'll try and get some clearer pictures as well.

Kevin