1/72Airfix B5N1 Kate torpedo bomber

fastmongrel · Aug 29, 2020

Warbirdnutball There's a large bomb on the sprue. It's 39mm nose to tail and 6.25mm in diameter. That's a scale 2808mm (110.5 inches) x 450mm (17.7inches). Don't know if that's the correct bomb Pearl Harbour isn't something I have researched as it's not my sphere of interest.

fastmongrel · Aug 29, 2020

There's a smaller bomb I have just noticed. 25mm X 4mm.

fastmongrel · Aug 29, 2020

Made a start on the camo.

Wurger · Aug 29, 2020

Gnomey · Aug 29, 2020

Nicely done so far!

fastmongrel · Aug 30, 2020

Still not convinced the brown is right. This camo scheme is fiddly, it's not like an RAF scheme where the colour patch's swoop swirl and flow and you can do most work with a no8 flat brush. This is mostly no0 brush work.

Wurger · Aug 30, 2020

Warbirdnutball · Aug 31, 2020

fastmongrel said:
Warbirdnutball There's a large bomb on the sprue. It's 39mm nose to tail and 6.25mm in diameter. That's a scale 2808mm (110.5 inches) x 450mm (17.7inches). Don't know if that's the correct bomb Pearl Harbour isn't something I have researched as it's not my sphere of interest.View attachment 593173 View attachment 593174

Yes, that's the one I need for the Pearl Harbor high level bomber. It's either a 14" or 16" shell that was turned into an armor piercing bomb specifically for this attack. I have been looking for a Kate in 1/72 tiny has that bomb for my set. Thank you for verifying that.

Wayne Little · Aug 31, 2020

The Bombs in the Kit are the Single 800kg Modified Naval Shell (pointed Nose) Parts 14/15 (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu high Level Kate Bombers), 1 x 250kg Part 3/4 used in a staggered Pair or 1 with the set of 60kg bombs (Shokaku and Zuikaku Kates), 6 x 60kg bombs Parts 29/30, all used at Pearl Harbour.
800kg land Bomb parts 27/28 was not used at PH

Gnomey · Sep 1, 2020

Good work so far!

fastmongrel · Sep 3, 2020

I was struggling with this camo scheme I will admit to being a terrible painter I have wobbly hands and the patience of a wasp. A friend suggested trying a different painting method, she suggested using a Rigger brush to do the outlines and fill in with a flat brush. The line of paint laid down by the rigger keeps the edges neat and stops over paint. I was "a Rigger what?" Its a brush with long bristles used to paint rigging on sailing boat pictures. The long bristles means you can do long lines without reloading the brush every couple of seconds. I went to the artist shop and bought 2 a synthetic and a Sable and they are brilliant. My new favourite brush it's doubled my speed.

Crimea_River · Sep 3, 2020

Cool. I know of different brush types but not what they are for.

fastmongrel · Sep 3, 2020

Warbirdnutball said:
Yes, that's the one I need for the Pearl Harbor high level bomber. It's either a 14" or 16" shell that was turned into an armor piercing bomb specifically for this attack. I have been looking for a Kate in 1/72 tiny has that bomb for my set. Thank you for verifying that.

Warbirdnutball

Wayne Little is right the AP shell bomb is parts c14 and c15. It measures a scale 16 inches diameter X 92 inches long.