Yesterday I spent several hours masking, painting & assembling the canopy and observation windows. The rear sections of the glasshouse was a bit tricky to assemble, since 3 x movable parts are drawn inside & on top of 1 x stationary.
Lading gear, arresting hook, MG, propeller and rest of various bits where put in place and aligned.
The two 250kg bombs were painted with the green and blue bands , as per a photo I had found on the net. Tips were 'touched' with a small drop of copper.
Limited use of pastels (gray/brown) were applied at the bottom surfaces and thinned black was sprayed on the exhaust gases path.
Limited chipping was applied, mostly on leading edges of wings. Since I cannot paint-chip properly, I shall assume that when Ryujo carrier moved from the Aleutians to south Pacific, it made a replenishment stop at Truk and boarded some replacement Kates, still in relatively good condition. This is one of them, loaded up for an attack on Henderson Field, on August 24th, 1942.
When it returns, the crew will find Ryujo a burning & sinking wreck.
One last overall inspection and... it's finished.
