Hi Len,

Sorry I missed the info on this kit.  Is it Revell or Hasegawa?  Very nice job on the interior, are the seat belts tape? And the instrument panel looks great - decal??

Looking forward to seeing the completed project.

Kevin

Got a little more work don on the Nell. Here`s a few pics...

Just a little putty needed at the wing root...

That`s it for now. Any comments/questions just feel free. Thanks for looking!

Len

waikong

Len, I looked at the Finemolds instructions. I don't think a translation would help, the items with only Japanese labels seems to all be description of what the pieces were, not their colors.  It seems all the color callouts are already in English.

Len, I looked at the Finemolds instructions. I don't think a translation would help, the items with only Japanese labels seems to all be description of what the pieces were, not their colors.  It seems all the color callouts are already in English.

Jason: Great looking Raiden! And the dio idea sounds really cool, looking forward to seeing how she comes out. I'm assuming you'd like me to wait till the dio is finished to post a photo on the front page?

Sorry, I wasn't around yesterday- lab inspection I was a bit busy...

Cliff

Jason:

Good job on the Jack!

Really good Raiden Jason i want a palm!! in mind to complete the diorama?

Trey i take no responsibility about possible damages about hanging photo sessions , on the mavis effectively the thing was easier for the mavis structure, on a fighter is not so easy.

Want to scan, if i found them, two similar pictures of a mig-25 and a tomcat 1/144 i did in the later 80's with the blur of pictures they seems real (despite they was probably my first kit of ever)

I'm in standby mode for new kits waiting some extra money to use here

Jason great looking build and the trees are a nice touch;)

thanks a lot the trees are so nice!  I found them a model railroad store and are from JTT scenery products and have palms up to 10" for the 48th scale

Jason

Jay, I'm digging the Jack....... and those trees.

Jay, I like the Jack. Good job.

jay12472

Len was going to photograph the instructions only to find that mine are in Japanese also

Sorry couldn't be more help

Jason

 

Alright I'm calling the Jack finished here are the pics

I've mad a little base with some trees I got to see what it looks like

enjoy Jason

Len was going to photograph the instructions only to find that mine are in Japanese also

Sorry couldn't be more help

Jason

Thanks all for the great comments',Treys Heavy Industries'(THI) I like that lol,Bsyamato yes thats a great idea hanging them up and then photoshopin'  gonna do it soon. THI !

Thanx Tigerman  shapes of this plane are really good lo beauty for me and give me the need to pick the greater hasegawa twin asap

Cool looking Mavis bsyamato. I like the photoshop.

troublemaker66

Does anyone have English instructions for Finemolds Judy, kit # FA-4:5800? The box art is in black and white and is a Judy with an in-line engine. I need them mostly for painting the cockpit....some things are labeled in English but most are not.

Thanks in advance,

Len

i see now len , nothing about the instruction, but about the interior cockpit i found recently two articles on old modelling italian magazines ob both army and army aircraft. The inner colors on the whole airplanes ,except somwe rare cases are this(the ki-27 was a case) on the natural metal surfaces they applied a protection varnish semiclear in a sort of smerald finishes , the under metal surfaces bring the particular looking, imho best way is to paint interior with silver, aluminium or some like this and after paint with a mix between a clear varnish and a mix of like emerald color, at least will be the pocess i'll use on my next jap ww2 plane .

Kikka is good ,actually the only non propeller subject in the gb list (or not )

Thanks guys for the help with the Judy interior. I may split the difference and do the `pit in desert yellow and wheel wells / bomb bay in RAF gray green. I haven`t startd the kit yet, I was perusing the instructions and realized I may need a little help. Not sure what`s next after the Nell...maybe a Kikka...

TREYZX10R

I'm calling it finished

 

 

 

 

 

and some outdoor shots

any and all comments critiques most welcome

this ismagnificTrey!

why don't try to get pictures with some thin wire and remove in photoshop like my mavis?

yes?

Never thought of that. I will have to go through my mags and see if I can find it

Jason

Guys, great work all around!

Gee, I leave for the weekend and all this gets done, maybe I should take the entire week off posting?

Len: I painted the cockpit of my Judy Mitsubishi interior green (close to US interior green). That's what my FineMolds instuctions said. Although it says paint the wheel wells Nakajima interior green (closer to RAF interior grey-green) so I'm not entirely sure. The Robert Mikesh book has a number of excellent photos of the interior of the sole surviving Judy but it's been entirely repainted and is a hard to tell what the original colour was. Frankly, I wouldn't lose sleep over it, I don't think anyone has a definate answer.

Kevin: You freaked me out over the pink at first till I saw where you were going with it. Good idea, I'll have to give it a try next time I do something with a lot of orange on it.

Trey: Love the propblur and love the salt method chipped paint. As Bsyamato said you're like a model building company! Beautiful job!!!

Needbeer: Very sharp work on the Dinah, and thanks for the additional photos of your Zero, terrific looking model!

Nice progress every one.

Loving the orange underbelly.

The Dinah is looking great.

And:

Trey, You the man...enough said.

Needbear & Trey, love those 'inflight' shots. Great looking builds.

NeedBeer Great out door shots and the dinah looks great !! 

Trey's heavy industries  Ltd. new model magnific!!

Nice build Trey, you frickin machine man!

Lovely paint job on that Dinah Needbeer.

This may not be much help, but My copy of the FAOW Judy title has a color cutaway drawing of a D4Y1 with the cockpit interior in a light brown like the Ki-61's.  Closest paint I have in the drwaer is Tamiya XF-59 'Desert Yellow'.

Needbeer the paint work on the Dinah is great. Really like the 'inflight' pics of the Hamp

I'm calling it finished

and some outdoor shots

any and all comments critiques most welcome

Dabbled with outdoor photography this weekend (thanks for idea Trey & Bysyamto):

Here's my Hamp, still got some work to do on the canopy (not seating very well) but otherwise all done. Early morning light helps show the weathering & wash effect which I couldnt get with the indoor shots

Spa cover makes a good tarmac 

Next experiment - my 10 yo son is helping with black & white shots

Progress on "Dinah" this weekend:

Despite my misgivings on 1/72 am very satisfied with results here - pre shading & panel lines have come out well

Colors

- instructions said "dark brown" but using their color mix end result was light green(?), I used flat earth with a few drops of flat black for first coat, second coat used less black for fading effect

- underside one coat sky grey (instead of grey green)

Len: thanks for masking advice , will have to wait a few days to see results

Ready for gloss coat tonight, decals tomorrow