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Nakajima G10N Project-Z "A big Whiffer" *Finished*

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25 18 November 2018, 09:20
Daniel Klink
Tired of awaiting this one in 1/72 i decided to get a go with the Fujimi semi toy offering in 1/144.
18 November 2018, 10:17
Treehugger
How do you solve the nose weight problem on such kits?

I screwed things up adding nose weight to this seaplane that is still pending completion, a year after I started airbrushing it. I made the mistake of forgetting to add nose weight into the nose itself, so.. I put the weigh into the two floaters.. Bad idea! The floaters are flimsily glued onto the aircraft, making things prone to snap and really weird to hold in my hand. Eventually I left the two floatters snapped and detached to be glued on later.
18 November 2018, 10:55
Rick Corts
Following!

This thing would be a beast in 1/72 scale Daniel! Still hoping it will come out eventually...
18 November 2018, 13:17
Daniel Klink
Hey treehugger. i use split shot "Schrotblei" in german . i use patafix oder whiteglue to fix it inside.
18 November 2018, 13:41
Daniel Klink
@Rick welcome and yap it would be close to a Peacemaker in Dimensions
I think anigrand has one but this is waste of money and time.
18 November 2018, 13:42
Rick Corts
You mean Anigrand has one in 1/72? I thought they had it only in 1/144.
Though Unicraft was working on one in 1/72 but i think that project is suspended :/
18 November 2018, 15:00
Greg Baker
Bwahahahahha! 1/144! I'm in!
18 November 2018, 15:25
Marcel Klemmer
Very intersting Daniel. I am in
18 November 2018, 20:38
Daniel Klink
Welcome aboard Guys 👍
18 November 2018, 21:06
Daniel Klink
More Work and filler will be needed than i hoped for 😭
19 November 2018, 19:53
Daniel Klink
@Rick the sprues were already planned for 1/72 or 1/48 as it seems 🙂 see Pic 8
19 November 2018, 22:31
Greg Baker
I don't get it... I looked at Pic 8... it says 1/144... no?
19 November 2018, 23:10
Daniel Klink
Hi Greg, yes but see how big they are! Diameters of 5mm to nearly one cm 🙂
19 November 2018, 23:14
Greg Baker
Ahh... I suppose that does seem a bit suspicious. Either way, this is looking really nice already.
19 November 2018, 23:19
Daniel Klink
Thanks Greg. and yes it is suspicious cause it is not typical for japanese or asian Manufacturers.
20 November 2018, 00:07
Daniel Klink
Added another pic to show the difference. The dark grey sprue is from the 1/72 short run RAndy by Sword.
There are more issues. Do not use Tamiya thin cement too generously wth the material of this kit. (last Pic). I am really somewhat pissed now!
And though 35g of lead are in the nose and the engine nacelles it is still a tail sitter😭
20 November 2018, 11:07
Daniel Klink
I am quite sure that this is not a origin Fujimi mold. Any idea who did these for them?
They were offered also prepainted and assembled in the beginning, i just remarked.
20 November 2018, 11:11
Roberto Rocat
Wow! Following with great interest!
20 November 2018, 15:54
Treehugger
The propellers look a little hm rounded to my eyes. Probably a good idea to go over the propeller blades gently with a sanding stick or file to make the blades look sharper.
20 November 2018, 16:39
Daniel Klink
Thanks and Welcome Roberto! It was a big mistake to use the Tamiya thin that generously in an area where it doesn' had any chance to vapor out. Damned. Now i will have to wait another day with the filling of the crater. Perhaps it is still working in there.
Hi Tree yap, of course they will become some sanding
20 November 2018, 17:29
Dave Flitton
Oh, this looks fun - you are going to have to park it on the wall to display it.
20 November 2018, 18:50
Spanjaard
that is a big fellow, almost no space in the bench. pity what happened with glue, but sure you will fix it right 🙂 👍
21 November 2018, 12:14
Daniel Klink
@Dave yes even in 1/144 it will order a lot of space on the shelf

@Spanjaard I'll do what i can😉 And is this an impressive thing or what??😉
21 November 2018, 19:14
Rick Corts
Dear god, it is huge indeed! What is the wingspan of this beauty?
21 November 2018, 19:23
Daniel Klink
It is: The wingspan of the 1/144 model is nearly 50cm and the length is 35,6cm. The original would have had a wingspan of about 70meters and 45 meters in Length.More than twice as big as a B-17
21 November 2018, 19:41
Thomas Bischoff
ein Dicker Brocken! I'll join the party 👍
21 November 2018, 19:45
Neuling
Looking forward!
21 November 2018, 20:12
Roberto Rocat
A real giant! Great build so far 🙂
21 November 2018, 21:04
Daniel Klink
Hey Guys, thank you for your interest and your encouraging words. 👍
After a few days of waiting the Tamiya should have vapored out now, and so i filled the sinkmarks with vallejo putty and sanded it wet.
Next masking is on the schedule for this
25 November 2018, 20:34
Greg Baker
Wooo. Masking!
25 November 2018, 22:31
Daniel Klink
got it done Greg 🙂
26 November 2018, 13:45
Daniel Klink
started the Paint job with the Real " Big Stick"😉
1 December 2018, 13:44
Greg Baker
Looks like a big job...
1 December 2018, 16:17
Roberto Rocat
Good progress 👍
1 December 2018, 17:39
Miro Herold
Yep, he is absolutely not alone building, I think he has got a Crew 😉))!
1 December 2018, 19:11
Daniel Klink
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Made my Day Mates 👍👍 That would be so great if that could become true 👍

1 December 2018, 20:44
Daniel Klink
You must confuse me with Jens anyway. he is the serial scaler who builts quality scale models in no time😢
1 December 2018, 21:10
Daniel Klink
Hm, what fictional Paint scheme should i do? Prototype orange overall, camo khaki and dark green over light green gray (like the early Betties), mottles over green gray (Like the Sally, Peggy or Helen) or Navy Dark green over Light green Gray or NMF, or complete NMF with coloured rudders etc...
1 December 2018, 21:35
Rick Corts
I would go with Navy Dark Green over Light Green Gray. Or maybe the NMF with colored rudders. For some reason i think a camo is unusual for high altitude strategic bombers.

Great progress so far though!
1 December 2018, 22:24
Daniel Klink
Hi Rick, thanky you for the hint. Though it is completely fictional i guess you are right with the camo.
1 December 2018, 22:45
Roberto Rocat
All of the options look interesting, but the "prototype orange overall"...that would be quite good!
2 December 2018, 11:29
Daniel Klink
Hey Guys, thank you.. we have a winner! It is tataah
IJN Dark Blue-green. Thank you all for your suggestiones
3 December 2018, 18:45
Dave Flitton
It's GREEEEEEENNNN
3 December 2018, 19:26
Daniel Klink
Of course it is f*cking green it is a f+cking japanese Navy plane of WWII😉🙂
3 December 2018, 19:38
Treehugger
Q: I am curious. Ho.. How did you mask the round viewports on the sides? Liquid mask?

I can't imagine that particular clear part to be easy to mask if already been glued onto the model.
3 December 2018, 19:44
Daniel Klink
Hi Treehugger, yes with Maskol. Due to the snap kit engineering nearly all parts are glued from the inside and you have to fit and fix them before painting.
3 December 2018, 20:13
Treehugger
Aah, I guess I would add some masking effect on the parts, then glue them on, then paint. 🙂 Never occurred to me to do it this way until now.
3 December 2018, 21:01
Daniel Klink
Hi mate, thank you 👍 It is the reallly good VAllejo IJN Dark green 71.310 with their Thinner mixed up 2:1.
3 December 2018, 21:32
Lee Fogel
Looking very good
4 December 2018, 02:01
Greg Baker
M-m-m-monster!
4 December 2018, 16:25
Daniel Klink
Thank you very much Lee👍 Legs added and i guess ypu have to put 100g in the nose that it won't get a tailsitter
4 December 2018, 16:26
Rick Corts
Lovely Daniel! It looks really good
4 December 2018, 18:34
Miro Herold
Was für eine dicke Kuh! Aber echt klasse Formen!
5 December 2018, 18:41
Daniel Klink
Thank you Rick 👍 Yes Miro very schickes Teil😉
5 December 2018, 19:15
Daniel Klink
STarted to give the plane its identity😉 I don't know why but japanese decals especially fujimi and aoshimas are somewhat thick an softener-resistent.
8 December 2018, 20:32
Erik Leijdens
Great job so far on this big beast Daniel👍
8 December 2018, 20:36
Lee Fogel
It's coming together nicely
8 December 2018, 21:55
Olivier
And it should be twice as big... Just think !
8 December 2018, 22:02
Roberto Rocat
Very nice 👍
9 December 2018, 20:17
Paul
Impressive plane. Anigrand also kitted it (in resin); the cockpit area looks different from Fujimi's. To my eyes IJN green always looks good; keep up the great work!
9 December 2018, 20:40
Rick Corts
It absolutly looks amazing!
9 December 2018, 21:31
Katya Hodgson
Oh wow, a G10N!
9 December 2018, 21:43
Greg Baker
Man o man... now that's something to look at.
10 December 2018, 14:06
Daniel Klink
Thank you all very much Ladies and Gentlemen! Really glad that you all like this project.
STarted with the weathering and accentuation of single panels with thinned Blue-green.
10 December 2018, 20:07
Bryn Crandell
Excellent work. Great looking paint job.
10 December 2018, 21:13
Daniel Klink
THank you Bryn, much appreciated 👍 Some weathering still to do like Smokestains etc. but the beast is almost ready for testflight now😉
10 December 2018, 22:10
Alexander Grivonev
That green is awesome, makes me want to build a japanese WW2 plane too! Great job 👍
11 December 2018, 05:38
Daniel Klink
That is always a good idea Alex. in natural light this green is in my opinion even more impressive.
But you have to build a Navy plane and the color is called IJN Navy Dark green and the Vallejo color is really good.
But i have to say it is very difficult to make shots of such a big bird with these sleak proportions.
BTW it is finished🙂
11 December 2018, 15:01
Treehugger
It looks very nice in the natural sunlight I think. I hope you can make some photos from a human perspective, to get to see the lower part of the bomber.
11 December 2018, 15:10
Spanjaard
well done Daniel. she is beautiful
11 December 2018, 15:35
Rick Corts
It looks great Daniel, well done! It will be an amazing addition to the collection.
11 December 2018, 16:09
Lee Fogel
Wow, what a stunning model! You did a fantastic job on this build, Daniel!
11 December 2018, 16:54
Katya Hodgson
Magnificent!
11 December 2018, 17:14
Stephan Ryll
Big and beautiful 👍 👍 👍
11 December 2018, 17:20
Miro Herold
Wie viel Blei in der Nase? Oder musstest du sie hinten untertützen?
12 December 2018, 14:00
Roberto Rocat
Great work! Bravo.
12 December 2018, 15:17
Paul
looking great Daniel! Did you paint the yellow wingbands or are these decals?
12 December 2018, 17:14
Greg Baker
When do we get to the part of the build where Daniel bakes giant cookies? That's always my favourite part.
12 December 2018, 23:08
Daniel Klink
Wow! Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words! 👍
17 December 2018, 09:10
Daniel Klink
@Bobin No and the Fujimi kit does not really show the Fugaku project as it was planned to built. The Anigrand offer scalemates.com/kits/167243-a..a-4010-nakajima-g10n1-fugaku is the choice for all who want to build the version that was really planned to be built.
It is smaller with less engine Power and bob load.
As did Fujimi I gave my project here the wrong name because it should be called Nakajima "Project Z America Bomber" cause it is the last and biggest draft with 6x HA54 5000HP engines, the size of the B-36 Peacemaker and a bomb load of 20t.

17 December 2018, 09:18
Daniel Klink
@Miro 30gr. but that wasn't enough, still a Tailsitter 😭
17 December 2018, 09:18
Daniel Klink
@Paul these are the Decals of the kit. Normally i Paint them, especially with japanese kit decals. They are often thick and doesn't work well.
17 December 2018, 09:20
Daniel Klink
@Greg Christmas coming soon, time for cookies 🙂
17 December 2018, 09:20
Neuling
Looks very good; I like this colour green!
20 January 2019, 16:03
Katya Hodgson
Ooooh it's MAGNIFICENT!
20 January 2019, 16:04
Flop_Se
Awesome Daniel! Looks great! 👍
20 January 2019, 19:48
Martin Oostrom
This beauty deserves a BIG round of applause!
20 January 2019, 19:59
Daniel Klink
THank you very much again for your very kind words Ladies and Gentlemen!
Just had to reload some of the pics. Glad you still like the result 🙂
Much appreciated Martin, thank you 👍
20 January 2019, 23:04
Guy Rump
Looks great Daniel 👍
5 October 2021, 20:38
Daniel Klink
Thank you Guy, really glad you like it mate! 👍
6 October 2021, 23:03
Behemonth Magnus
good job, I love the painting job. Stunning result
19 July 2023, 10:27
Kyle DeHart
I do love it when an old build resurfaces. What a monster!! Great result too
19 July 2023, 10:50
Daniel Klink
Ohh yes it is a monster! thank you mates, still very much appreciated👍
19 July 2023, 14:07

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Japanese Giant Bomber Project.
This thing would have been so big.
Sanded off all snap kit pins and marks for better fit.

Will try to let it look not like a toy in the end🙂

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