Re: Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:13 pm
Looks good - didn't know there was a green aotake. Impressive surface and wheel well detail for 1972!
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Re: Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:31 pm
Lovely start Carlos! I do like that Green aotake - it's a great colour.
Re: Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:59 pm
Thanks Bruce! Now I gotta do all that interior detail painting that slows down every aircraft build…
Re: Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2026 1:36 pm
Thank you, Carlos. WWII Japanese aircraft have always held a special degree of interest because I would so rarely see any professional build ups like you’re doing here!
I was wondering what you’ll see through the canopy glass—not that I’d ever shy from painting everything just to know the build is complete!
A feature of many vintage kits is the thickness of clear plastic that’s used for the molding.
Are you planning an open cockpit build?
I was wondering what you’ll see through the canopy glass—not that I’d ever shy from painting everything just to know the build is complete!
A feature of many vintage kits is the thickness of clear plastic that’s used for the molding.
Are you planning an open cockpit build?
Re: Nichimo 1/48 B5N2 Kate
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2026 3:13 pm
John, I love looking at some of these old kit and finding how ahead if the drive that some companies were…
Thanks Stuart! I had read about the green shade, but until I stumbled across this Mig version of the color, I had no idea what it was. Now I remember that Pactra had a green and blue metallic shades in their line that was identical to what the Blue amd Green Aotake colors are…
who knew back in the 70’s…