I got to work on some painting and masking of the markings on my Goshikisen. 

I figured this would be a good subject to practice masking markings as the Hinomarus aren’t terribly involved. I also did some pretty heavy chipping of the nose. I figure this was a very late-in-war fighter and reading on j-aircraft, less and less priority was put on priming aircraft before painting them, hence the easily removed paint from a lot of late war japanese planes. So, while the ki-100 didnt have a long service period, I imagine it would acquired some “beauty marks” relatively easy. 

The hinomarus, especially on the fuselage, and the yellow ID bands on the leading edges of the wings to be cleaned up a bit. Regardless, I really like this masking business. 

PJ: She turned out fantastic! Love the camo! Just more proof that older kits can look top-notch with a little TLC. For some odd reason I can't see your photos on the boss's work computer though they come though perfectly on my phone. I'm going to our IPMS club meeting tonight so I won't have any time on the home PC. I promise I will get you posted this weekend though. 

Jim: Looks good! I still need to work up the guts to spray hinomaru. Should be easy enough, it's just a friggin' red circle right?!? And the leading edges, I'll cross my fingers for you, it's probably my second most hated thing about building aircraft after masking canopies. 

Edit: Corrected TJ to PJ... 

Gamera

TJ: She turned out fantastic! Love the camo! Just more proof that older kits can look top-notch with a little TLC. For some odd reason I can't see your photos on the boss's work computer though they come though perfectly on my phone. I'm going to our IPMS club meeting tonight so I won't have any time on the home PC. I promise I will get you posted this weekend though. 

 

No rush Gam but TJ is working on his entry now, I think you meant PJ LOL. She turned out ok but next Kate will be a Hasegawa for sure. I also have a Nichimo Nick and that one too needs TONS of added work. 

plasticjunkie

 

 

Gamera

TJ: She turned out fantastic! Love the camo! Just more proof that older kits can look top-notch with a little TLC. For some odd reason I can't see your photos on the boss's work computer though they come though perfectly on my phone. I'm going to our IPMS club meeting tonight so I won't have any time on the home PC. I promise I will get you posted this weekend though. 

 

 

 

 

No rush Gam but TJ is working on his entry now, I think you meant PJ LOL. She turned out ok but next Kate will be a Hasegawa for sure. I also have a Nichimo Nick and that one too needs TONS of added work. 

 

Sorry! I've been running around like a headless chicken this morning. 

Love to see the Hasegawa kit built. It's another I've had in the stash forever and would love to ride along with your build. 

TJ, cool look on that Kate.

How did you do the red stripes on the prop blades, decals or mask/paint?

regards,

Jack

Hi Jack

Was going to paint them but used some thin red decal stripes instead.

PJ: Now I'm seeing your photos just fine so I posted you to the front page. Of course if you don't like the photo I selected let me know. Again let me apologize for yesterday, sorry about the mix-up and I have no idea why the photos didn't show. 

Steve: Wow..... That latticework on the masts and then all those PE details. Whoa, makes my head hurt just to look at it. Odd about the locating tab in the wrong place there, on a lot of kits I wouldn't be surprised but with Hasegawa kit quality it seems a little off. 

This a reboxing of their Kongo kit "Super Detail" with extra PE. The Kirishima may have a slightly longer superstructure than the Kongo and it may have been missed by QA.

modelcrazy

This a reboxing of their Kongo kit "Super Detail" with extra PE. The Kirishima may have a slightly longer superstructure than the Kongo and it may have been missed by QA.

 

Ah, makes sense! 

Gamera

All good and thanks for hosting.

Steve

Impressive pe work Steve.

Here is some progress on the Tony.

Getting ready to mask the canopy.

The canopy has been masked with the OOB masking piece.  One issue I have is that no matter that the scale of the aircraft canopy 1/48 or 1/32, Tamiya does not pre-cut the mask like Eduard.  Maybe, Tamiya wants you to practice your knife related skills.  lol!  If so, then it’s “Wax on, Wax off”  lol!

Masking completed, ready for the paint booth.

Ready for some paint.

AB to use, Iwata Eclipse.

Well, I guess I am going to call this one complete. Somewhat reluctantly. It didn’t really come out as well as I had hoped, and is a far reach from the quality I am seeing from the rest of all your builds on here. I guess this was a good learning experience for me as I am still pretty new to this. I have gained some insight into things I can focus on in future builds. Namely, a better attention to detail and practicing MORE patience. I went for a heavy weathered look, being a late war Japanese fighter, but I think maybe I need to work on practicing more restraint in my weathering while still obtaining that “beat up“ look. I was pleased with myself for using the masks for the markings, but some of the smaller detailed masks didn’t come out that well, especially the numbers. 

I used the Vallejo game color washes for this, which worked okay I think, but I want to try out some different wash techniques to try and find something that works a little better. Maybe I will try an oil wash with mineral spirits on my next attempt. I wonder how the mineral spirits will work with acrylic paint? Assuming I apply a clear coat first. 

In any case, in the month or two I have been modeling, I have unexpectedly fallen in love with Japanese IJA and IJN aircraft, so this GB was an instant attraction to me. I have a few more Japanese kits laying around, including a hasegawa KI-84, which might be the sexiest aircraft I have ever seen. I also have a C6N1 Myrt and A6M2 Rufe. i Want to build them all right now, but want to take some time to digest the lessons learned from this KI-100 build. 

Thank you for allowing me to take part in this, hopefully this GB continues year  year and hopefully by next go around I have developed a bit more skill. 

Also, pictures are a little grainy, I am no photologist. 

Jim: She looks pretty darn good to me! Thanks for joining us. I'm hoping I'll be able to run these for a few more years. Just posted your photo to the front page.

Toshi: She's coming along fine. Like the canopy masks. I don't mind cutting them out, it's the trying to get the shape right that really annoys me.

Thank you Gamera!  lol, that can be an issue as well.

Here’s a couple of shots of progress this evening!

Jim, it may not be what you aimed for but it does show good attention to detail and research.  It takes many disappointments to master this hobby, and even my best model is below my aspirations.  Probably always will be

Hey Jim, I thought it looked to be a pretty swell job. 

Nice thing about forums like this is you can see how people do things, and be able to ask questions.   Eventually you will acquire the ability to do things they way you want them to look, and of course have fun while doing it.

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Toshi, coming along nicely - really like how that mottling turned out.

regards,

Jack

Well thank you guys, it is much appreciated. 

Prepare yourselves for many questions to come... haha 

thanks again! 

jgeratic

Hey Jim, I thought it looked to be a pretty swell job. 

Nice thing about forums like this is you can see how people do things, and be able to ask questions.   Eventually you will acquire the ability to do things they way you want them to look, and of course have fun while doing it.

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Toshi, coming along nicely - really like how that mottling turned out.

regards,

Jack

 

Your friend, Toshi

It's getting there,  just adding the little details  ...

Now that spraying is done, foam taken out cockpit and area cleaned up, headrest painted brown leather.

Pitot tube made from 0.2mm stainless steel  placed into 0.4mm aluminum tube, which was then slid into 0.6mm tube hidden inside the wing.  Replaced fuselage data stencil with home made one.

The tires ended up a bit complicated because I wanted to add them after everything was painted.  I had drilled a hole on the outside facing of the spats to accept an aluminium rod to act as the axle of each wheel.  It also required a short brass section inside the wheel hub to make up for the difference in hole sizes. 

Also added my own stencil decal on the spats - it should be black type, but my printer wasn't cooperating and was outputting only a shade of red.

Still have to trim the front wind shield (not really a canopy), and rest of the checklist:

- attach auxilary fuel tank

- create naviagtion lights (8) from clear sprue

- carve out a pair of exhaust tubes

- some final weathering

regards,

Jack