Kawanishi N1K1-Ja, 201st Kokutai, Luzon 1944. Group Build

Wayne Little · May 18, 2009

Amsel said:
Nice find. I imagine that pics are rare of the 201st. I'll have to check what aircraft I'm building to see the number.

Only one I have found so far.....

ccheese · May 18, 2009

Good to see someone else in the GB with a Japanese acft. Intend to watch your progress.

Charles

Amsel · May 18, 2009

I have the decals for 201-53. So that is the subject. Thanks.

Micdrow · May 18, 2009

Amsel said:
Nice find. I imagine that pics are rare of the 201st. I'll have to check what aircraft I'm building to see the number.

You can find pictures of the 201st aircraft but they are zero's and not the N1K1 which I beleive is a rarer picture.

javlin · May 24, 2009

Amsel I built one of these oh 8 yrs ago maybe and it was an excellant kit in fit and details.You picked a good kit for the build. Kevin

Amsel · May 24, 2009

javlin said:
Amsel I built one of these oh 8 yrs ago maybe and it was an excellant kit in fit and details.You picked a good kit for the build. Kevin

I agree. The cockpit has gone together very easily, and I am deciding how much detail to put into it right now. I will get some photos soon.

ozhawk40 · May 30, 2009

Hi Amsel

I hope you are going to post pics of your progress soon.

I've found a few more pics of 201-53 for you, so get cracking!

These were in Bunrindo's Famous Aircraft of the World.

Amsel · May 31, 2009

Those are fantastic pics guys, much obliged. I wonder if thats a yellow stripe on the bottom of the cowling where the radiator flaps are.

vikingBerserker · May 31, 2009

Great pics, nice job fellas!

Wayne Little · May 31, 2009

The only yellow stripe is that which is on the leading edge of each wing, what you may perceive as a yellow strip is light reflecting from the different angled surfaces....

Njaco · May 31, 2009

Thats the same plane in Wayne's pic. Cool.

Amsel · Jun 10, 2009

Here is an update of progress. Things are going slow due to work, but I'm miles ahead compared to the last GB.

Cockpit photos( sorry for the blurrieness )

Airframe coming together, trying to fix the gaps with putty.

Painted a polished aluminunm undercoat to help aid in the weathering process.

ozhawk40 · Jun 10, 2009

Coming along Amsel. Looking Good.

What did you use to paint it silver?

Cheers

Peter

Amsel · Jun 10, 2009

I used a Tamiya Color for plastics spraycan in the color of TS-17 Gloss Aluminum.

Catch22 · Jun 10, 2009

Looks great!

muller · Jun 10, 2009

Looking good! 8) You gonna use the 'sticky tape' method to paint chip it?

Wurger · Jun 10, 2009

With all here.

Airframes · Jun 10, 2009

Some sudden and rapid progress there mate, good work.

109ROAMING · Jun 10, 2009

Nice clean work! looking forward to more

vikingBerserker · Jun 10, 2009

Coming along quite nicely.

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