1:72 Scale Airfix Pearl Harbor Trio: A6M2b Zero 'Zeke' (new tooling), Aichi D3A1 'Val' (original), Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' (new kit).
Thursday 22 December 2016
Airfix Pearl Harbor Trio III: Kate
The new Airfix Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' is a very nice kit and a delight to build. Out-of-the-box with some little exceptions like tailcode letter "A" decal from a Hasegawa 1:200 DC-9-40 kit and steel wire pitot tube.
My model represents the first wave Akagi torpedo bomber flown by a hikotaicho (overall torpedo plane leader) Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata.
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| Nice engine, unfortunately nearly invisible in a finished model. |
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| Only the wing roots needed some putty. |
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| Hai-ryokushoku base ready for freehand airbrushing. |
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| Revell Matt 39 Dark Green topcoat. |
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| Cockpit ready for glazing. |
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| Airfix #04058 1:72 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' box top. |
Saturday 23 April 2016
Finnish Air Force de Havilland T.55 Vampire references (VT-9 @ Finnish Aviation Museum)
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| VEDÄ ULOS JA KÄÄNNÄ - KUOMUA AVATTAESSA PAINA TAPPI ALAS JA KÄÄNNÄ KAHVA MYÖTÄPÄIVÄÄN - SULJETTAESSA KÄÄNNÄ KAHVA VASTAPÄIVÄÄN ÄÄRI-ASENTOONSA PAINA LOVEEN - VAROITUS HEITTOISTUIN (=PULL OUT AND TURN - WHEN OPENING THE CANOPY PUSH THE ROD DOWN AND TURN HANDLE CLOCKWISE - WHEN CLOSING TURN THE HANDLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO THE LIMIT PUSH INTO RECESSION - DANGER EJECTION SEAT) |
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| LENTOPALOÖLJY (=FLIGHT KEROSENE [JET FUEL]) |
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| TÄYTÄ SÄILIÖ TARKOIN IKKUNASSA OLEVAAN VIIVAAN ASTI VARAAJAN PAINEEN OLLESSA PÄÄSTETTYNÄ (= FILL THE RESERVOIR CAREFULLY UP TO THE LINE WHILE THE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE IS RELEASED) |
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| ÄLÄ ASTU (=NO STEP) |
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| RAL 9006 Weissaluminium |
Finnish Air Force de Havilland Vampire DH 100 references (VA-2 @ Finnish Aviation Museum)
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| RAL 9006 Weissaluminium |
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| RAL 9006 Weissaluminium |
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| ÄLÄ PAINA (=DON'T PUSH) |
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| LEVYÄ KIINNITETTÄESSÄ ON LASKUSIIVEKKEIDEN OLTAVA AUKI (=LANDING FLAPS MUST BE OPEN [/DOWN] WHEN FASTENING THE PLATE) |
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