**** DONE: GB-41 1:48 KAWANISHI N1K2-J "EARLY" - PTO from 1937

[fubar57]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Hasegawa
Model: Kawanishi N1K2-J (JT-73)
Scale: 1:48
Add ons: RB Model Brass 20mm Japanese cannons Type 99 Mk. 2

This model will represent an aircraft of the 343rd Fighter Group, flown by Leading Airman Ikuji Matsumura

FROM THE INTERNET


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[fubar57]

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[Wurger]

 

[Micdrow]

Nice one George

 

[Wayne Little]

Good choice George....done this one..!

 

[Micdrow]

George,

Not sure how much these will help both pictures from the book Genda's Blade, Japan Squadron Aces 343 Kokutai. Profile is later than your picture but does have some nice info on it. Second one shows in flight but hard to make out details.

 

[Wayne Little]

Note the second formation shot is NOT of real aircraft.

 

[Micdrow]

Note the second formation shot is NOT of real aircraft.

You sure Wayne, look at the middle aircraft in the center? It is hard to tell on tail number but sure looks like it. Then again I might just be getting old LOL. I know the 15 looks to be missing but could this one taken before the 15 was painted on the aircraft hinomaru.

 

[fubar57]

Good stuff Paul. I like the part that says "....The bands were crudely applied.....". I can do crudely applied. First question, cockpit colour, which is correct. The one I built 3 years ago was done in Humbrol 75 Bronze Green, looks close to the photos of have of the pre-restoration aircraft. According to Urbans, this is equivalent to Tamiya XF-11 J.N. Green. Some have listed this as FS 34058. Now we go here...Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Shiden-kai, Shiden & Kyofu Colours ~ Part Two - Interiors 1 Ignore the 34058 as it is darker than the Humbrol color

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...and the way I did it the first time...

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This is the photo I used for my last build...

Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden (Violet Lightning) Kai (Modified) GEORGE​

 

[Micdrow]

Good stuff Paul. I like the part that says "....The bands were crudely applied.....". I can do crudely applied. First question, cockpit colour, which is correct. The one I built 3 years ago was done in Humbrol 75 Bronze Green, looks close to the photos of have of the pre-restoration aircraft. According to Urbans, this is equivalent to Tamiya XF-11 J.N. Green. Some have listed this as FS 34058. Now we go here...Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Shiden-kai, Shiden & Kyofu Colours ~ Part Two - Interiors 1 Ignore the 34058 as it is darker than the Humbrol color

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...and the way I did it the first time...

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This is the photo I used for my last build...

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Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden (Violet Lightning) Kai (Modified) GEORGE​

Honestly George, I would refer you to master Wayne or Wojek on colors and well I am color blind so not much help there. Other wise I might have a book that recommends the color but that usually subjected to author. I am trying to find a photo of the profile. Usually a photo is used to create a profile, just finding it LOL. Also looking for a more detailed photo of the second one I posted.

 

[Luftace43]

I'll look into this further but I feel you can't go wrong with what Nick Millman recommends.

 

[Wurger]

Geo I have found five colours that could be used for the cockpit interior. Below the set. Two of them are these you posted above ( 258 and 127) and one is the colour mentioned on the site the link you attached ( 127). The colours 34151, 34226 and 34255 are coats found in a reference for the IJN/IJA colours I have on my shelf.

Also I found that the Mr.Hobby offred the C384 Cockpit Color (Kawanishi). It seems to match the FS 34255.

 

[fubar57]

...which in my books is in the "close enough to me" category to Tamiya XF-49 Khaki...

 

[Wurger]

Looking good. However check my PM please.

 

[fubar57]

Done. Quite the formula of Tamiya mixing. I might be able to tone down Tamiya XF-51 Khaki Drab to get close to 34258. Looking at my bottle and your chips, it is very close to 34127

 

[Wurger]

I see.

 

[fubar57]

The Tamiya instruction sheet gives the following for the interior, XF 71 Cockpit Green. Tamiya just doesn't quite get it right, close but no cigar.

 

[fubar57]

Added sprue pics to Post #2

 

[Airframes]

Must be stealth parts, coz they ain't showing.

 

[fubar57]

They are now un-stealthed