JohnB Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 As I rarely build Japanese subjects this one is a little out of the usual for me. Something a bit different. It looks to be a very easy build and has really nice panel line/rivet detail. It will be OOB except for seat belts which I'll have to dig up from somewhere! LOL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Cool John, are you going to do the chipped aluminium / camo look ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 HI John Nice choice for your next build and as always, will be on your express train all the way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Cool John, are you going to do the chipped aluminium / camo look ? I plan overall IJA green with silver undersides using one of the schemes provided for in the kit. Nothing special, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Peterpools said: HI John Nice choice for your next build and as always, will be on your express train all the way Should be a easy peasy build Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Looking forward to this one John, just picked up a couple of these myself recently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 I'm finding this one is as close to a shake and bake as I've ever worked on. LOL I have no doubt it will go fast which is okay as I just need something to work on until the FW-190A-8/R2 Sturmbock shows up mid-week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 More progress! I have to repeat, this is the closest I've ever come to a shake and bake kit! So far NO putty needed, just sand the join lines and that's it. This would be a great beginners kit!!! LOL 🙄 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 12 hours ago, JohnB said: More progress! I have to repeat, this is the closest I've ever come to a shake and bake kit! So far NO putty needed, just sand the join lines and that's it. This would be a great beginners kit!!! LOL 🙄 Hmmmmmm you’re just saying that because you have nearly finished…….looking good….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I have built this one a couple of times John and builds up easy/nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Hmmmmmm you’re just saying that because you have nearly finished…….looking good….. LOL Phil! Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, KevinM said: I have built this one a couple of times John and builds up easy/nice. It has surprised me with how well things fit and the simplicity of the kit. Of course, the real a/c was simple too! Someone over at Cybermodeler is reading my mind! Today they have the Oscar as their featured subject! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 John Incredible speed and progress, even for you. And I'm sure a good deal of the "shake and bake" construction has a lot to do with your building skills: careful, accurate and prices work. Looking mighty good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 All primed! Painting soon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 John Looking so good .. primer looks perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 This one is going much faster than I anticipated when I started it! That's okay though as I want to get it out of the way for the '190A-8/2 kit which is supposed to deliver tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Well here's a setback! I was in the process of masking off the yellow wing areas before painting the rest of the model. I needed to readjust the masking tape and when I pulled it off THIS happened. I wanted to test other areas to see if it was just a small isolated area but that was not the case. It's likely I can pull off a lot more if I try the rest of the yellow areas. This WON'T DO! It just might send this one to the SOD as the only way I figure I can remove all the yellow after using more tape on it is to try to clean it up with Q tips dipped in thinner which would then lead to screwing up some of the other primed areas. I'll probably give that a try and see how it goes but if it just makes things worse it's off to the SOD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 After I posted those photos I decided to pull off as much paint as I could which was quite a bit more. I think the culprit was the Alclad Primer I used which was not a new bottle. I decided to ditch the old bottle of primer and I resprayed the wings with a Testor's MM gloss light gray. It appears to be fairly smooth so I'm going to let it sit over night and see what's what tomorrow. 🙄 ALWAYS SOMETHING. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 John Does the primer lift off the model where there isn't any yellow paint? If not, then the yellow paint reacted with the primer. If it does, then you're 100% correct and the primer is NG. Why take chances and just strip the primer off the model and start over with a fresh bottle of primer? Always something hiding around the corner, especially when everything is going too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Yes, it was the primer. It would lift off where there was no yellow paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Progress today. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 John What a fantastic recovery - looks terrific and no one would ever know the problems you had to resolve. So no primer now, just MM gloss light gray. I guessing but for your next build, you're going to be priming with a new bottle of Alclad Primer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Yes, a new bottle of primer next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daywalker Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Nice John, glad it didn't relegated to the SOD! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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