discussion Nakajima night fighter .. Gekko Type ii

[saguy]

just completed this ...... strangely i have common issues with builds and they are .. under carriage and canopies. I hand paint the canopy then studiously use a tooth pick to clean up. The masking of them is just totally beyond me. Undercarriage .. just never seems to look right (bow legged, knock knee'ed or bandy legged ....) .... otherwise i just need to take a bit more care ... sometimes i rush certain aspects and this becomes evident in the photo's. pretty sure the 2nd crewman would have to duck if they fired the 2 machine guys :smiling3:.... Otherwise ... job done and it looks pretty cool .... when i was reviewing the pics i did notice something on the aircraft that shud not be there. I left the pics as is and have since removed it ............ .. a simple doff of the cap to anyone who notices it

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[spanner570]

Lindsey, nice build and suitably well worn. I have the same problem with canopy masking - I can't!

A bit of wire or something similar on the starboard prop.?

Cheers.
Ron

 

[saguy]

Lindsey, nice build and suitably well worn. I have the same problem with canopy masking - I can't!

A bit of wire or something similar on the starboard prop.?

Cheers.
Ron

Howsit ron ... Yip ... It is actually one of the machine guns .. I was using tweezers to place it and it shot off ... Now i know to where ....

 

[stillp]

Very nice model Lindsey.
Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

Good job on this. Looks like the Japanese could have done with more effective paint :thumb2:
Good that we won the championship this year as well....probably struggle next year though!

 

[saguy]

Good job on this. Looks like the Japanese could have done with more effective paint :thumb2:
Good that we won the championship this year as well....probably struggle next year though!

Ty .. We start off with a nice str8 forward game ... Off to play some team called liverpool ..lol.

 

[colin m]

Nice job. Canopies - I can mask them, but always find dust on the inside when I remove the masks !

 

[flyjoe180]

Lovely job Lindsey, a war-weary look has been achieved.