Oooh..... Unlike movies, a sequel sounds good to me

Great looking Busa Freddie!

A part 2? Yes I'm in on that for sure!!!

I don't know about that being able to be mistaken for real combat footage in most parts. But about 80%of the IJN carrier scenes in Midway came from this movie. Anything that showed the IJN carrier operations (besides the take offs and fly by's lifted from Tora! Tora!Tora! ) with none of the Japanese American actors such as Robert Ito (Genda), James Shigeta (Nagumo), or Robert Fujioka (Yamaguchi). I would love to find an English subtitled version for my DVD library. The Hiryu scuttling sequence is quite poignant even if not quite historically correct.

Wow, didn't know there was this much interest! Ok, since the majority seem to be for a part 2 I'll just run this way to the end of year as planned and then kick off part 2 on new years day to run for the whole year. Anyone who has an overrun on part 1 is welcome to carry over into the second gb. Any issues?

SP: I'd heard references to these films. The same guy that did the special effects for the Godzilla films did these too. Heard the US Navy on finding some of the footage thought it was gun camera footage from the Japanese attack!

Gamera

Hey great! looking forward to the photos.

Still kinda undecided here - Japanise GB Part II or just extend this GB to two years. Anyone prefer one or the other?

I say start fresh with a second GB. I might get in with something.

Gamera

 

Still kinda undecided here - Japanise GB Part II or just extend this GB to two years. Anyone prefer one or the other?

I've got enough Jap planes to fill a carrier!  I just wished I got the motivation/time to get back to the bench.

Gamera

Still kinda undecided here - Japanise GB Part II or just extend this GB to two years. Anyone prefer one or the other?

I say just extend this one. But if you do a Part II, make it at least a year long ;-)

On a related side note, whichever way this goes, put me down tentatively for a Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate. Yesterday I was able to watch an original Japanese DVD (with no subtitle in English) of the 1960 Toho Studios movie "I Bombed Pearl Harbor" .  Talk about a movie models miniature extravaganza. The model miniature effects are of the type seen in "The Bridges at Toko Ri" but not quite so well done. Definitely more on par with Toho's Godzilla movies of that time. I will say this, they got the Japanese aircraft types right- lots of scale Vals, Kates, and Zeroes. As those models would appear, I would think to myself  are those Tamiya or Nichimo? The main aviator character in the movie seems to be based on Lt Hashimoto who like the movie character flew Kates off of the Hiryu at Pearl Harbor and Midway, and would survive both missions. So an old school Kate it will be for me. 

Well done Freddie 

Gamera

Freddie: looks great to me. I've built the FM kit too, not bad but not in the same league with the Hasegawa. I'd love to see another model from you if you like- we may push things to a two year GB ending in Sept of 2013. I haven't decided yet but there are several interested as of now.

I'm on vacation right now and posting from my phone but I'll get get you posted to the front page when I get back!

Cliff

By popular demand 

In this case i'm sure can finish the Tenzan withouth fear and put another one jap!!

another, nice fresh start for eveyone.

Hey Cliff... I'd like to do another...Up to you bud,,,

Hey great! looking forward to the photos.

Still kinda undecided here - Japanise GB Part II or just extend this GB to two years. Anyone prefer one or the other?

Thanks Cliff.  

I already got going on the "Dinah" painting the interior parts.  Going to try to take pictures this time, or at least MORE pictures of the build as it progresses.

Freddie: looks great to me. I've built the FM kit too, not bad but not in the same league with the Hasegawa. I'd love to see another model from you if you like- we may push things to a two year GB ending in Sept of 2013. I haven't decided yet but there are several interested as of now.

I'm on vacation right now and posting from my phone but I'll get get you posted to the front page when I get back!

Cliff

Hey Guys and Gals

I finished my Finemolds kit of a Ki-43-III "Hayabusa".  I found the to be an OK build, not great but not bad either; and it IS the only game in town for the Ki-43 III.

I'm sorry I didn't post more pics of the construction but as I got moving more and more, I didn't want to stop to take pictures!  still in all I did manage a few so here they are, and now was wondering if I can sneak in another Japanese aircraft, this time a twin engine Mitsubishi Hyakushiki Shitei.   I just think looks bad ass with all those guns poking out all over the place....

Here are a few pictures:

Some of the parts that make up the cockpit.  I was not happy with the overall fit of the model.  Definatelt NOT worth the price you see these kits going for in the store or at shows.

Here's the pit inside the fuselage and ready for the wings and tail to be added

Like I said, once she started rolling.....Here is the painted model showing the NMF on the under surfaces.  I used Tamiya rattle can for the base, and the different panels were high lighted by masking off, and using different shades of Alclad II.  It looks much better in person because you can really see the different shades. 

Painted but not weathered.........yet.....

All painted and finished!!  I used Floquil Military Enamels on the upper surfaces.  Yes I had some of that stuff and it still good even after all these years.  The model is weathered with thinned oils and pastels and I also faded the paint on all the upward facing surfaces, by adding a little light gray.  Streaks were made by further lightening the base coat and painting in a streaky motion.

Thanks for looking and have a great day folks!!

Freddie from LI

Thank you sir. All that I have to report today on this project is that I have been applying light coats of Solvaset to some of the decals to get them to snuggle better in a few areas. I am almost gonna hate the weathering on this build. Those bright shiny colors look so good right now. Almost...

FantaSTIK!

bsyamato

Lol the forum header kit changed into a ki-27 nate 

Yes it did- very cool!!!

Guys, I'm heading out for two weeks for a vacation/holiday this weekend. I can follow along on my phone but I'm still pretty awful at typing on it so I'll be here but probably won't be commenting as much as usual. 

Lol the forum header kit changed into a ki-27 nate 

Thank you BSY. That is Gunze's take on that color.

Well done Stik!! the aotake too is really good

Thanks guys. In the grand scheme of this build, those decal tears are pretty small things to have to correct. It is really coming together and quite eye catching now with the Hinomarus and the leading edge Yellow ID marks. A very good looking aircraft.

Yes pretty common to tear the decal in that spot,easy fix tho. Great looking build, eager to see the finish!

Yeah shame about the wing hinomaru but most of mine end up doing the same thing. Shouldn't be too hard to fix with a little paint and disappear under a little weathering.

Real nice job you've done there. Shame about the decal, I've done similar things all too many times, but I'm sure you can get it fixed up just fine

OK, the decals are now on. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished. The Super Scale decals for the Hinomarus that have the white outline were two parter's- white disc, then the red disc applied on top by the modeler. Of course the upper wing ones go over a linkage bump for the ailerons... and tore during the application process.

so I will need to find a matching shade of red to touch up and cover the damaged decals.

But overall, the process went quite well...

There are even the stripes on the main gear doors

a close up of the unit tail markings

and the propeller with spinner in place...

I am his cousin, Karl 

stikpusher

Don't forget dry brushing Gamera...  That old school stuff that is not as fashionable as chipping and hair spray and all that these days...

Thank's Reasoned! I don't mind a bit of smack talking at all. I think I have more fun for taking a great basic older kit like this and doing those little things to it such as the exhausts, rather than buying a new uber-kit  and having that all done for you. Some of that ease takes the customizing fun out of the hobby.

Very true Hans von Stikpusher... 

Don't forget dry brushing Gamera...  That old school stuff that is not as fashionable as chipping and hair spray and all that these days...

Thank's Reasoned! I don't mind a bit of smack talking at all. I think I have more fun for taking a great basic older kit like this and doing those little things to it such as the exhausts, rather than buying a new uber-kit  and having that all done for you. Some of that ease takes the customizing fun out of the hobby.

stikpusher

The weathering and aging is still a week away Reasoned. It won't be a monstrosity, but it wont be showroom condition either ;-)

Yeah, I figured as much, just giving you junk.  You have done a fine job of working with molded details (e.g., the exhaust), that can be a real challenge to get to look.... real.