**** DONE: GB-54 1:48 Mitsubishi J2M - Pacific Theatre

[fubar57]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: Mitsubishi J2M (Raiden-"Lightening Bolt") Kit #61018 (1973)
Scale: 1:48
Add-ons: Not sure yet

My entry is the J2M, Allied code-name, "Jack". This aircraft served with the 302nd Kaigun Kokutai.

FOUND ON WEB WITH NO CREDITS
​

I've seen this as having a yellow or white nose and panels behind the exhausts.The same goes for the fuselage stripe. I'm seeing NMF for the front and no fuselage stripe. I'm also not seeing any wing cannons. Any thoughts?

 

[fubar57]

Not a large parts count so hopefully it will go as fast as my last GB build

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Easy looking kit George and as you say, should be easy quick build.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good one Geo and yeah looks like a quickie. FWIW, that pic doesn't look to me like the subject had a white nose. NMF could be an option. The cannons do seem absent to me as well. I'm sure I can't find any more pics than you would already have access to.

 

[Snautzer01]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: Mitsubishi J2M (Raiden-"Lightening Bolt") Kit #61018 (1973)
Scale: 1:48
Add-ons: Not sure yet

My entry is the J2M, Allied code-name, "Jack". This aircraft served with the 302nd Kaigun Kokutai.

View attachment 672594
FOUND ON WEB WITH NO CREDITS
​

I've seen this as having a yellow or white nose and panels behind the exhausts.The same goes for the fuselage stripe. I'm seeing NMF for the front and no fuselage stripe. I'm also not seeing any wing cannons. Any thoughts?

Captured one?

 

[fubar57]

Sadly not this time. I just liked the shiny nose. Still trying to figure out the right wing tip

 

[Snautzer01]

Sadly not this time. I just liked the shiny nose. Still trying to figure out the right wing tip

No i mean the one taking off. For the missing cannons.

 

[fubar57]

Still has the Hinomarus on the fuselage

​

I would love to do this...

 

[Snautzer01]

You see more then i can. Not convinced but wrong before.
Now that captured one is one of the best looking aircraft i know of. Even if it is not allied it should have been. The star just fits like a glove on a pretty woman on a night out.

A p-47 that went to muscle beach and lost a few pounds to get in shape.

 

[Crimea_River]

Ugly tailwheel tho.

 

[Wayne Little]

Not a great picture to judge from, nose more likely natural metal than yellow, and wingtip likely sun reflection.
The tail code would be helpful, don't have that pic in a couple of my Japanese books to review further...

 

[Wurger]

Also the lighter area behind the engine cowl that looks like the band could be the result of the exhaust fumes and the heat ... and the discolouration of the paint there.

 

[mjfur]

Most likely an unpainted panel.

 

[Wurger]

Yep .. what seems to be not the rare thing ... see the fuselage-wing fairing ...

 

[fubar57]

So just the NMF nose then, easy-peasy. A quick check of the cowling/fuselage join shows a less than stellar fit. Almost all builds and profiles show a yellow tail fin tip but I can't quite make it out in the photo I posted if it is there at all. Many have said the tail code is "∃D-151" which I can do. Heading to camp shortly so I'll get to this when I get back

 

[Crimea_River]

Why don't you do the one Wojtek posted? Not oddball enough for you?

 

[mjfur]

3D-150


152, Yellow markings on vert stab. and fuselage stripe.

WildEagles

Bringing you the wealth of Japanese aviation history

arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com

155

 

[Wurger]

3D-157

3D-1164

 

[fubar57]

While still in the pondering mode and killing time, I started opening up the shell ejector ports, something I've never done before....a work in progress

​

Done for another week, one hour until bus. Have a good week gentlemen