The box art:
Eduard seatbelts, Gunze Mr Color 126 Mitsubishi interior green.
The kit gives you a flat faced instrument panel part for the decal, but I put it on the second part that had relief. The decal settled well just with MicroSol. I used Mr Color interior blue green for the magazine, much better than the acrylic I used on the A5M4. Take a good look at the pressure bottles, you'll never see them once the fuselage is assembled.
Superb fit.
The main wheels were grooved with a Dremel tool to allow installation after final painting, same as the wheels were molded in the A5M4 kit. All the engine parts were painted on the sprue. The ignition wires were painted rust before the engine was assembled. Touch up will be needed on the cowl after assembly. Masks were made for the windscreen with the Cameo vinyl cutter.
Almost a shame to put the cowl on.
The markings were all painted, including the propeller stripes. No unit markings, this one was a prototype only. Tamiya XF-14 is the overall color, X-7 Red for the Tail, X-1 Black for the wing tips, and Mr Color Cowling Color for the cowl.
Ka-14, A5M4, A6M2b.
