Hey folks, It's nice to be back. I thought I'd share one of my more recent builds, the 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shiden-Kai. I chose the unique "White 15" markings of Naoshi Kanno of the 343 NAG. Kanno, commander of the 301 FS, was an aggressive pilot and had 25 confirmed kills. I read that he had the double yellow stripes painted on his machine to lure allied pilots into battle. He also volunteered for a Kamikaze unit, but they deemed him too valuable. In August of 1945, he went MIA after combat with P-51 Mustangs who were escorting B-24 bombers.
This seeming newer tooled kit is wonderful and a pleasant surprise. It's right up their with their Ki-84 in surface detail and ease of construction. The person I built it for wanted heavy peeling and chipped paint, so I used it as a chipping fluid/liquid frisket exercise. I'll offer the disclaimer that the peeling paint is a bit much for my personal taste, but I'm still quite happy with it. All markings were painted on with Montex masks. I added PE seatbelts, wired the engine and gear legs, and added Quickboost cannon barrels. My research said that Kawanishi Green tended to turn brown with age and sun exposure, so I made a custom blend of this color by adding XF-49 Khaki and XF-68 NATO Brown to XF-70 IJN green until it looked good to my eye. It was then faded with XF-57 Buff for further fading. I was pretty happy with the color as opposed to the typical blue green used on most Japanese naval stuff. The underside was a mix of Alclad and AK Extreme Metal.
I was initially more partial to the appearance of the N1K1, with it's mid wing design, but now I think I like the 2 better. To my eye it looks like a Japanese P-47.
Thanks for looking and questions are welcomed. It's nice to be back amongst friends........
1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
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1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
That pre shading looks amazing!
Sweet paintjob, looks very realistic.
Sweet paintjob, looks very realistic.
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
Been awhile since I seen one of your builds they are looking awesome as always!
March as one, Don't look back
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
That’s a beautiful build Lawdog! Great way to jump back on here!
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
Thank you Ceaser.Ceaser_Sa1ad wrote:That pre shading looks amazing!
Sweet paintjob, looks very realistic.
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
Thank you FlokiFloki wrote:Been awhile since I seen one of your builds they are looking awesome as always!
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
Thanks Stik. I'll be spending ore time here that's for sure.Stikpusher wrote:That’s a beautiful build Lawdog! Great way to jump back on here!
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
Awesome build Joe
Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
What they said...
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: 1/48 Hasegawa N1K2-J Shinden-Kai
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn