Japanese aircraft group build.

Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, October 23, 2005 6:25 AM

Hey Guys, is it too late to join in?

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 15, 2005 1:21 PM

PW,
Hope you recover real soon as I would like to see a finished product as you have a real good start. Meanwhile, take care.

Richard

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Friday, October 14, 2005 5:01 PM

hi guys sorry i haven't had much to say lately i'm getting used to some new medication at the moment so im in a bit of a slump i hope to be back to my usual self soon
P.S. BUMP

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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gwaihir

Member since
October 2003
From: Everett, WA

Posted by gwaihir on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 7:49 PM

PanzerWuff, Things are looking good. I look forward to seeing more.

I am excited. My eduard PE set came in the mail today, so I can start on my 1/48 frank probably this weekend.

Click the banner to see my builds.

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diggeraone

Member since
July 2003
From: Ozarks of Arkansas

Posted by diggeraone on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 11:30 AM

Panzerwuff,so far so good.I can't wait to see the rest when done and to let ya'll know that I will be gone problobly till thankgiving.I will be leaving out tomorrow morning.Digger

Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 11:05 AM

ok piccys FINALY these are of my Shinden the ones of the raiden(jack) came out too blurry i need to reshoot them

hope ya like em
PS yes i know i missed painting the bottle on the back wall of the pit DETAIL BRUSH TIME LOL

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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diggeraone

Member since
July 2003
From: Ozarks of Arkansas

Posted by diggeraone on Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:00 PM

Hi ya'll I am back from the road.Great work so far,I am amazed at all the progress and will have to get started soon on mine.To answer one ? you can join in at any time.Digger

Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:02 PM

Thanks Leon - the George is 15 1/2 inches long with a 19 1/2 inch wingspan. I haven't heard a name for aircraft length other than length.

Richard

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gwaihir

Member since
October 2003
From: Everett, WA

Posted by gwaihir on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:50 PM

Wow. The builds are looking great! I can't wait to get started on mine...gotta finish a couple present ones right now.

Richard. The George looks good. Just because I am again blown away by thought on the size...how big is it? What is the approximate wingspan and front to back (is there a fancy name for that length?) length?

Jerry. The cockpit looks AWESOME! I just stared at it for a minute or two amazed at how well you did and trying to figure out how you made it look so good. What paint did you use for the aotake?

Waikong. The Nate looks good. I really like those markings and think it makes for a very interesting looking plane.

Leon

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:55 PM

Waikong - beautiful Nate. Great job. Iwill look into your super detail GB.

Chris - Thanks for the nice words. I will check out your mirror-mirror GB.

Jerry - That Gekko is startiing out supurbly. Great detail.

Richard

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:20 PM

Awesome CP Jerry, I can't wait to see the rest of it!
Waikong, very nice Ki-27 Nate. It is nice to see other paint schemes and markings.

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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dragonfly

Member since
September 2003
From: N.E. Ohio

Posted by dragonfly on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:29 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by PanzerWulff

ok i was proud of the pit in my raiden but now im blown away lol DUDE are you a nurosuergon or something
BTW waikong that nate's a beauty great job

Thanks Chris.....I don't know...the cockpit is my favorite part of any build and I always seem to spend alot of time on them. Maybe too much, I'm having trouble reading the score on the ballgame now. This Gekko kit detail rivals most resin parts. I was gonna do a Zero for this GB, but once I saw the detail on the Irving, It was a no brainer to switch.
I hope the rest of the build goes as well. Big Smile [:D]

And no....I'm a guitar player Wink [;)]

Jerry

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dragonfly

Member since
September 2003
From: N.E. Ohio

Posted by dragonfly on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:18 AM

Beautifull Nate Waikong, I've never seen those markings before. Paint and weathering looks spot on. Great job and thanks for the compliments on my Irving pit.

Jerry

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:28 AM

ok i was proud of the pit in my raiden but now im blown away lol DUDE are you a nurosuergon or something Shock [:O]

BTW waikong that nate's a beauty great job Wink [;)]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:11 PM

Well, here's my finsihed "Nate" in Manchuokuo markings for this GB. A full writeup is at my website http://waihobbies.wkhc.net/Nateki27.html. Criticism is most welcomed.

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:09 PM

Jerry, HOLY COW! What a great cockpit. The paint job, weathering, just perfect. I have that kit in my stash, and I'm going to save your pictures as reference!

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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dragonfly

Member since
September 2003
From: N.E. Ohio

Posted by dragonfly on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:41 PM

I finally have the interior painted and assembled. For those of you who don't know, this is the Tamiya J1N1-S Gekko. The aotake coating did not photograph well. It has much more of a mettallic look than it appears. It's almost like a blu-grn candy coat. There's a ton of ootb detail, and no PE or resin was neccesary. It took some time, but it was enjoyable to hi-lite all the excellent details in this kit. So far, this has been a typical Tamiya build with no problems. On to the air frame.

Jerry

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PanzerWulff

Member since
November 2004
From: Salisbury Massachucetts USA

Posted by PanzerWulff on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:25 PM

hey rich that george came out great btw if ya just want a fun lil build try my mirror/mirror gb not many have jumped in so i'm running it until DEC 2006
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=47849
im havin fun and a few others are joining once they have the time no rushing no deadlines Big Smile [:D]

ACE??? you were NEVER an ace AN ace HOLE maybe! (Lister to Rimmer on BBC's RED DWARF) Chris"Hey GRAVITY still works"Gray

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waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:45 PM

There's a new SuperDetailed GB starting in Dec that I joined, maybbe you'll be interested in that. I do agree, GB gives me great incentive to finish a kit & share the experience.

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:28 PM

Thanks Waikong. I have had so much enjoyment with this group build and the Pearl Harbor group build that now that I have finished the three planes I have to find something else to build. The next GB I am in starts in November.

Richard

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waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:15 PM

Richard, Nice looking George.

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 3:45 PM

Thanks Jay,

I must say the George was a much more difficuilt build than the Zeke but it was enjoyable doing both. I must admit the George is much more colorful as the IJN Zeke is a basic one color aircraft.

Richard

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Monday, September 26, 2005 1:50 PM

Nice one Richard! I actually like it better than your zero for the Pearl Harbour GB (though both are excellent builds). Cool [8D]

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:42 PM

Jerry,

Appreciate it. I am just glad everything came out allright.

Richard

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dragonfly

Member since
September 2003
From: N.E. Ohio

Posted by dragonfly on Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:10 PM

Very very nice build Richard. That's on fine addition to the GB. Thanks for the pics.

Jerry

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:55 PM

Thanks CJ I was fortunate with the decals as I happened to have some white decal paper. The leading edge is paint.

Richard

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cj95

Member since
August 2004
From: Mission, Texas

Posted by cj95 on Sunday, September 25, 2005 2:30 PM

RIchard,

Nice one sir. Looks like a crisp clean build, and I'm glad you sorted out your decal issues.

Quick question....the Yellow on the leading edge....decal or paint? Question [?]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:43 PM

Looking good CJ. Well I was able to make my own decals so here are the finals.

Richard

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dragonfly

Member since
September 2003
From: N.E. Ohio

Posted by dragonfly on Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:28 AM

Looks good cj....nice and dirty....looks like you're on the home stretch.

Jerry

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cj95

Member since
August 2004
From: Mission, Texas

Posted by cj95 on Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:24 AM

Okay here are a couple of progress pics.

1st is in the midst of the weathering process

2nd is after wash is complete

Now to tackle that teeny tiny itsy bitsy 1/72 sale canopy Yuck [yuck]