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Mitsubishi Ka-14 "The wind rises" fine molds 1/48

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Quick build hopefully, need to finish by mid next month for a club display. I hope I can manage as I'm very slow.


Model is from a favourite film of mine "the wind rises" and is a Mitsubishi KA-14 but I'm not a plane expert, any more info appreciated, I believe this is based on the prototype.


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I would appreciate and and all input into this build to help me complete easier and to a higher standard, it's my first plane since I was maybe 7!


Cheers


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Looks like a nice build Dougie.
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I'm Hoping with the small amount of parts and the quality of the kit, it just falls together!
 
Looks good Doug. The K-14 was Mitsubishi's factory designation for the A5M 'Claude'. It was the World's first ship-borne carrier based naval monoplane fighter to enter service and was the predecessor of the famous A6M Zero series. It served extensively in China and the early parts of the Pacific War.
 
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Looks good Doug. The K-14 was Mitsubishi's factory designation for the A5M 'Claude'. It was the World's first ship-borne carrier based naval monoplane fighter to enter service and was the predecessor of the famous A6M Zero series. It served extensively in China and the early parts of the Pacific War.
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Cheers, reading the instructions is not really an option. Need to figure out the cockpit colours bit there are some bits in English for that. Will see how it goes. Unfortunately it's paint I don't have and can't get till the weekend. I'll get a list together. I think I will do the body in zero paints brilliant white as I have that. I saw it in white and silver online. Will do a bit more research and watch some film clips again! Not sure what colour or shade!


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I think brilliant white would be cool - like it's a pre-war display aircraft.


I much prefer the Japanese name to 'Claude'! Although it does describe me in the morning! :P
 
I agree with Patrick, a prewar colour scheme would look better and would have been the same in the early years of the second Sino-Japanese war and into the early part of the WWII.


Later aircraft and especially late war era had whatever paint they had, cockpit colours tended to not be all uniform.
 
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Cheers guys will probably be asking questions later! Need to find out what the office colour scheme is
 
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Need to find out what the office colour scheme is
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That would be 'Mitsubishi' Interior Green probably Doug, it's very close to 'dark slate grey' (greenish tinge) as you might use on a Fleet Air Arm scheme.


http://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/A5M.htm
 
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That would be 'Mitsubishi' Interior Green probably Doug, it's very close to 'dark slate grey' (greenish tinge) as you might use on a Fleet Air Arm scheme.
http://www.j-aircraft.com/faq/A5M.htm
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Thanks Mate, that's great help. I'll get something this weekend!
 
Nice unusual kit there Dougie never seen one of these before. I agree go with the white as in IMHO it's better than the silver. Good look mate I look forward to further updates cheers John
 
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Nice unusual kit there Dougie never seen one of these before. I agree go with the white as in IMHO it's better than the silver. Good look mate I look forward to further updates cheers John
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Cheers John. Yeah unusual kits are not going to be a staple for me I'm guessing as it's cars I love but it is a good film, worth a watch. The music and sound in it is also amazing. They do a version like a bird which I may let Lucy do at some point if I get one. Also I didn't see that red one until now...


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Wee but before work this morning. Vallejo primer inside the fuselage which goes on beautifully and the finish is nice, tamiya semi gloss black on the machine guns.


I was thinking about dry brushing tyre black over the top, I have never painted a gun before so suggestions on painting it to look spanking new would be appreciated.


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Little update on this... Don't like these harnesses, too thick, they delaminate and need glued back together so they then become rigid and look off.


Maybe someone could advise if you are actually meant to do laminate these and use them in half so they look better and work better? I think I did them wrong haha


Also I forgot the fire extinguishers so they need painted and glued in while I do some filling of the fuselage. Oops


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Doh. I looked up another website... Apparently you do remove the backing paper. Not in the instructions and not obvious at first. Only after making the belts did they start to peel apart.


Ffs haha even the most simple jobs can be arsed up. Maybe I'm not very good at this modelling malarkey
 
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We've all been there Doug! Cock-up City is a favourite destination of mine ;)


Still, it's all looking good so far :)
 
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