Tamiya 1/72 N1J1 Kawanishi Shiden

[plheure2]

Greetings, gentlemen:

I thought I'd try a Japanese fighter for a change. Modifications include: Razor sawing canopy into three pieces and posing open; all kit-provided cannon barrels drilled out; all shell ejector chutes drilled, cut, and filed; cowl machine gun ports drilled out; oil cooler intake provided with punched out screen material; pre-shading of panel lines with flat black; burnt umber/turpenoid oil wash.

Hope you enjoy the pictures, taken with my new Canon EOS40. Comments/criticisms welcome!

 

[copcheck]

Very nice!

That prop looks cool.

 

[plheure2]

Thank-you copcheck, for the kind words.

 

[brucejscott]

Very, very nice. Your weathering is excellent, not overdone at all. Your build work looks great also. Well Done!

 

[plheure2]

Thanks, Bruce!!

 

[otftch]

Looks good. I like the exhust stack detail.
Ed

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done!

 

[Andy70]

Very nice! Weathering is well done. Great job!

 

[TimEwers]

That ain't no Japanese plane why ain't the paint falling off it

But I'm with the others on the weathering very nice not over done.

And what color is that brown?.

 

[Wurger]

Looking nice. A good job.

 

[Airframes]

Nice one.

 

[LA2019]

Nice job! I really like the subtle weathering...

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work!

 

[Wayne Little]

nice work..FYI Kawanishi green is a Dark Green with a Bluish tinge...

 

[plheure2]

Thanks to all for the kind words of support. To Wayne L.: Thanks on the info about Kawanishi green. My green was made up with Model Master Medium Green mixed with some Testor's Flat Black and a little Dark Sea Blue. Guess I should have used more of the Testor's Dark Sea Blue in my mix. Oh well.... I'll try it on my Shiden-Kai. That's on my to-build list for next year. To TimEwers: The prop brown is supposed to be a "tea" color. I tried to approximate it by toning down some Model Master Leather.

Pete

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to the Shiden-Kai...

 

[dirkpitt289]

Nice build. Its good to see something with a meatball on the side. It seems to be an often over looked subject. I just ordered my first Kate.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice build. Its good to see something with a meatball on the side. It seems to be an often over looked subject. I just ordered my first Kate.

;thumbright: Good on ya Dirk!!