DONE: KI-48-I Type 99 (Lily) Group Build

[ccheese]

Comin along smartly.... as they say. Nice work, Mate...

Charles

 

[Shinpachi]

I feel good craftsmanship from your work.
Great!

 

[ozhawk40]

It's looking very good Javlin, especially those engines. Should look great when you get paint on the outside.

Cheers

Ozhawk40

 

[Wurger]

Looking very good.

 

[rochie]

looks very nice Javlin

 

[marek]

Good start! Keep working, mate!

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice Kevin!8)

 

[lesofprimus]

Lookin great so far Kevin, the detail looks good for something so small..... Lookin forward to seeing some paint....

 

[Airframes]

Wow1 It is small isn't it! Great work so far Kevin, the cockpit and engines look sound.

 

[javlin]

Appreciate the comment's there guys.The glass was dipped last night to get ready for the masking.I think I have figured out the thin blue lines.I will mark the camo in pencil or something of the sort.Then I will either paint or use a blue permanent marker at thre demarcation lines.The next step is to take some twine of appropiate diameter and coat it with a masking agent and lay it over the blue areas and then start painting.I just have to practice the idea first on some scrap first,this should I hope result in a uniform line.I just need to pick up a couple more supplies from Hobbylobby tomorrow.Cheers Kevin

Yea Dan the paint on a 1/72 is what makes the model for me for 1/72 are done for astedic qualities only,to me at least.

 

[Catch22]

Looks great Kevin!

 

[javlin]

Thank You there Jan.Now how long do we have on this build?If time permits I might be game for the Zero.It's Big my shelves are full for this scale and storing elsewhere might be an issue,you know with the Wife

 

[Airframes]

That's a really nice looking kit Kevin, will look great built and painted. The PTO build finishes at the end of July, so you might have time to get it done. Good excuse for She Who (thinks) Must Be Obeyed!

 

[Wayne Little]

I'd like to see you get into that Zero Kevin!....go for it...

 

[Micdrow]

Hi Keven,

After a quick search I can tell you a little about the zero profile on the box. Plane was flown by Pilot Lt. Masanobu Ibusuke from the Akagi. Other then that I dont know much about him.

Paul

 

[javlin]

Thks Paul still debating the guy.I read a reveiw over at LSP on the kit and it stated that it appeared to be a really nice kit.That the copit between the A6M2 was totally different from the A6M5 and that Trumpter got it right.I picked up some of the engines that Tamiya uses in there 1/48 kits from Tamiya America were you just touch the prop and it works.So I am mulling over some ideas there I just want to keep it fairly easy and fun.Cheers Kevin


Here is a build that one of the guys was doing on a A6M5 that would blow your mind

Just started working on my A6M5...again! - LSP Forums

 

[Wayne Little]

Tamiya A6M5 is a brilliant kit!

...will see if I have anything further on Lt. Masanobu Ibusuki....the yellow tail stripes indicate a Buntaicho or Squadron leader.

 

[javlin]

Hey Wayne did you poke your head in the thread @ LSP Manny was doing on the A6M5?the scratch blows your mind.Cheers Kevin

 

[Shinpachi]

A great job.
Just started working on my A6M5...again! - LSP Forums

 

[Wayne Little]

Hey Wayne did you poke your head in the thread @ LSP Manny was doing on the A6M5?the scratch blows your mind.Cheers Kevin

Yeah, mate...going all out thats for sure....will be looking more closely in the future!