Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
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Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
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Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
With the better weather here I've had some distractions but I have a report on the Rufe. Canopy is on and masked. The bottom was painted the Nakajima grey green, and then the upper surfasces were painted with Alclad dull aluminum, followed by a clear coat to protect it. You will see that there is some silver on the left lower wing but it was just aluminum powder that wiped off with a damp paper towel. Today I put on an uneven coat of Nakajima Dark Green on the upper surfaces. When it has dried for a while I will do some chipping, and also add the yellow wing ID strips on the wings. All the paints are Mr Color.
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Looking good John! This has got me thinking about building a Rufe one day soon...
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Well, yesterday after my last update, I had a little free time left in the afternoon, so I glued the wings on to the fuselage
Not too bad a fit, but on the bottom there is a pronounced step and gap
I will have to deal with the step & gap next week when I resume work on this next week...
Not too bad a fit, but on the bottom there is a pronounced step and gap
I will have to deal with the step & gap next week when I resume work on this next week...
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At least its on the bottom, but the butterfly flaps cross it, that will be fun...
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A bit more on the Rufe, some markings painted on. I'm going to weasel out and use decals for the remainder.
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Looking good, John
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Brilliant work Carlos and John - they both look superb!
I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.
I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.
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Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Nice Stuart. Gorgeous kit. I have the A6M2. It looks to pretty in the box to start ...
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Re: Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build
Your Rufe is looking good John. I decided to paint my floats separately and attach at the end -- will see how that goes.
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