ShinMaywa US-2 - completed
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0,3 mm wire for clean attachment and easy alignment.
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Wiki says that the wings are made of composite materials. Because of that I riveted only the flaps (rivets are visible on original pictures).
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Rivets made by DIY riveter with a 0,33 mm pitch wheel (from a watch).
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Gull grey (H129) for the lower side and dark blue (50% H189 and 50% HR155, Humbrols railway authentic) for the upper side
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Propeller minus black edges completed.
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It’s very interesting: all 4 engines have an offset to the right side.
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Gizmology!
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How much you can see in the cockpit after closing the fuselage? That’s is the question!
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Propeller completed.
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Decals (excellent quality) in place.
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Yellow security rope. The kit offers only a relief + a yellow decal. I replaced both with 0,4 mm wire, flattened on the end (plus a 0,28 mm hole) and yellow thread.
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The same situation on the bow: anchor & mooring rope are represented in the kit as relief (ok in this scale).
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Round windows in place. “Glued” with Future.
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As promised here is the description about my “new” technique for small round windows. I used the 0,04 mm thick foil applied on the smartphone “bulletproof” glass as protection. Punched small disc with flat needle and brass tube. The edges of both tubes sharpened with cone shaped milling head.
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Seam between wings and fuselage after attaching and cleaning.
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Masking for restoring black walkways.
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Immediately after airbrushing. At next I had to “brush” the area with a wide brush after drying to “break” the uniformity of the black.
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Komentáře
45 16 September 2022, 19:14
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Checkin' in here, takin' my usual chair. So, now your hairbrush is starting to go bald ? 😄
16 September 2022, 21:32
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Following 👀 I just picked up this kit myself. Nice work so far. Can't wait to see more.
28 September 2022, 20:38
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Leaving us hanging with your cryptic comment 😉 Watching and learning 🙂
5 October 2022, 18:27
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Waiting impatiently for that, too... Fantastic work so far, Bernhard!
8 October 2022, 09:10
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Very clean work in this micro scale! Want to press like a second time 😉
12 October 2022, 08:47
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Stunning result, all these supertiny details look very convincing, I would take it for
1/72nd 👍
17 October 2022, 19:24
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That's a wonderful finish to your build. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
17 October 2022, 23:40
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I am very pleased with the positive response! For this little thing (at least in comparison with the Shinmeiwa). Part of the praise is due to Aoshima for this great kit.🙂
19 October 2022, 16:07
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Magnificent in this splendid livery. I'm thoroughly enjoying the precision of the painting as well as the tiny details you scratched.
19 October 2022, 19:27
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Bernhard, Another beautiful build. Kudos to you for careful building, detailing and painting to bring out the details that Aoshima molded into this gem. Congratulations! We'll done! Kind regards, Dutch
18 December 2022, 16:56