Empire of the Rising Sun Group Build

[BlackSheep214]

[jeaton01]

With the better weather here I've had some distractions but I have a report on the Rufe. Canopy is on and masked. The bottom was painted the Nakajima grey green, and then the upper surfasces were painted with Alclad dull aluminum, followed by a clear coat to protect it. You will see that there is some silver on the left lower wing but it was just aluminum powder that wiped off with a damp paper towel. Today I put on an uneven coat of Nakajima Dark Green on the upper surfaces. When it has dried for a while I will do some chipping, and also add the yellow wing ID strips on the wings. All the paints are Mr Color.

[Stikpusher]

Looking good John! This has got me thinking about building a Rufe one day soon...

[Stikpusher]

Well, yesterday after my last update, I had a little free time left in the afternoon, so I glued the wings on to the fuselage



Not too bad a fit, but on the bottom there is a pronounced step and gap



I will have to deal with the step & gap next week when I resume work on this next week...

[jeaton01]

At least its on the bottom, but the butterfly flaps cross it, that will be fun...

[jeaton01]

A bit more on the Rufe, some markings painted on. I'm going to weasel out and use decals for the remainder.

[BlackSheep214]

Looking good, John

[Stuart]

Brilliant work Carlos and John - they both look superb!

I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.

[cbaltrin]

Brilliant work Carlos and John - they both look superb!

I though it was time I jumped in, here's my build for the GB.

Nice Stuart. Gorgeous kit. I have the A6M2. It looks to pretty in the box to start ...

[cbaltrin]

A bit more on the Rufe, some markings painted on. I'm going to weasel out and use decals for the remainder.

Your Rufe is looking good John. I decided to paint my floats separately and attach at the end -- will see how that goes.