Trumpeter 1/72 Harbin H-5

[BorgR3mc0]

I have some Infini cutting boards and those really help for cutting strips of masking tape. And thus speed up the process of masking all these tiny windows.

As for paint scheme. There are two possibilities out of the box, either an green/blue scheme or white anti flash. I think I will paint it in the all white scheme, I don’t have that many aircraft in my collection.

[Stuart]

Superb stuff - that looks awesome Borg. I really must build one of these, such a great looking aircraft.

[BorgR3mc0]

I also have a Canberra (Matchbox PR. 9) in the stash so I think that would make a good companion. However, it is no decals so I have to find some first.

[Stuart]

Cool! Something else I'd like to build one day.

[BorgR3mc0]

Finally, some paint on! I started with blue-grey in the wheel wells, followed by grey primer, and then white primer. The grey is there to add some depth and ensure the white isn't too uniform.

[Medicman71]

Very nice Borg!

[speedgraflex]

Happy Holidays! That looks fantastic. I’ve read your project build from beginning to end and see a great deal of improvements to a kit that needs a bit of finesse work. Looks like the pilot figures may have come from another aircraft designed by Trumpeter and repurposed. The location of the pilot within the cockpit is a bit of a bummer! I wish there was a way to pop the canopy and reseat him a touch higher but as you write, “you live with it.” That’s good advice, actually, advice I wish I’d followed many times. Look forward to your next installment. All the best.

[Stuart]

That looks excellent Borg - a very nice bit of painting.

[BlackSheep214]

Looking good, Borg!

[BorgR3mc0]

After a coat of Tamiya white and a gloss coat of Future, the decals are on. Trumpeter only provides eight of them, so it was a quick job. I think there should actually be quite a few tiny stencils, but they aren’t included in the kit. The decals worked great with a bit of Micro Sol and Micro Set.