Noticias

Alex K
I'm in - of course...

Michael Kohl
I only and sincerely hope that you quadruple checked your references that the original plane didn't have an "Airfix" molded on the cockpit side walls - lest you have to scratch new ones. 😉

Łukasz Gliński
My heart broke when I had to do it 😁

Nicolas
I'm in. Got the Airfix kit and the Pavla detail set in my stash, but I'm thinking about replacing it with the AVI kit. I think your report will be a big help there.

Cuajete
Great! The Bird Dog Society has begun. I have felt a great disturbance in the Force, but I remembered that Łukasz is a great tamer of hard plastics 😉

It looks like those photo-etches are doing a good job 👌

Alex K
So... if the AVI kit is destined for the representation of Major Buang-Ly's plane... I'm also eager to see what the Airfix kit will be...

Łukasz Gliński
You're absolutely right Alex - AVI's going to be Major's BirdDog and Airfix is destined to be boxart DJ-coded one.
I was thinking of Maltese markings for it, but there are none available.
Cuajete, the PE are quite good, but the Airwaves set has quite unclear hand-drawn instructions, which is challenging sometimes.
Nicolas, wish I could fetch the Pavla tail set, I need to try restoring the raised lines after having to remove the injection marks.

Nicolas
I'd wish there would be a conversion kit to a Siai SM 1019. But I think I have to scratchbuild the different cowling, propeller and tailsection.

S M
I'm in!

Łukasz Gliński
Terve! 😛

J35J
Taking a chair

István Szücs
Interesting project, I'm watching!

Robert Podkoński
Watching too.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome mates 👍

Clement
Nice project, I'll take a chair and follow along 🙂

Cuajete
Very nice interior, Łukasz! 👍

Guy Rump
Looking good Lukasz, following. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Thanks and good to see you. I progressed a bit with AVI set as Airfix requires some corrections, namely tail and windows

Cuajete
Good progress, Łukasz! 👍

Thomas Kolb
Wow, that cockpit looks beautiful! Are the wings joined to the transparent canopy only? Are you using CA or regular styrene solvent? I find that transparent plastic doesn't create a strong bond using regular styrene cement, but maybe you are more skilled than me.

Łukasz Gliński
Shhh, Thomas, so far it does stay together 😉
Actually the greenhouse is build using CA in some places and Mr Cement SP in others.
I think it depends on the material used by the manufacturer, for example Zvezda lately is known for using polyethylene afaik.

Mirko Römer
Small, but I'm in.

Cuajete
Łukasz, looks like you did a good job with those windows 👍

Maciej Bellos
Nice start!

Nicolas
following

Thomas Kolb
Looks promising already!

Robert Podkoński
Broz Tito's reminescences... I am in!

Mr D
Nice 👍👍 like it, looking forward to next step.

Cuajete
Yeah... 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome folks! Great to see you here 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Forgot to photograph the cockpit before adding the canopy - hope you forgive me that 😛

Mr D
Coming along nicely 👍
Did you use masking fluid on the canopy??
Thanks for uploading... interesting build 😃👍

Łukasz Gliński
Yes Mr D, I went for the fluid as I found I haven't stocked my stash with the masks for this particular kit. Hope they will work well enough.

Ekki
Watching!

Guy Rump
Following 👍

Cuajete
Well done so far, Łukasz!
That screw in photo 2 looks like a worm that is in the process of metamorphosis inside a sabre dog 😛

Łukasz Gliński
It evolved into that big nose I guess 😛

Cuajete
I guess that's the nose of a good truffle hunting dog. 😛

Łukasz Gliński
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Cuajete
😄 😄 😄

Mirko Römer
Still subsonic, I can follow easily 🙂

Sergej I
following 🙂 👍

Cuajete
Very nice painting job so far, Łukasz! 👍

Ben M
Looks great so far!

Tom B.
Cool to see some Vessels of the IJA´s "mini-navy" built 👍 There are definetly some interesting vessels among them. Looking forward to more!

Evil toungs might of course argue that the Imperial Japanese Army had ships for one reason only: to battle their eternal rival and foe... the Imperial Japanese Navy!

Landlubber Mike
Thanks Tom! I also have the Five Star Shimane Maru and Kumano Maru IJA carrier kits. Five Star does a really nice job on these kits - minus the instructions - with their resin hulls and PE detail pieces. Interesting vessels and color schemes indeed!

And you're not kidding about the rivalry between the IJN and the IJA. I've read a few books on the Japanese side of the war and you'd think they were mortal enemies, and not supposed to be fighting on the same side!

gorby
I didn't know the Japanese army had ships! 😄
Looks like an interesting build.

Landlubber Mike
Thanks for looking in Gorby! Yeah, they had a few ships that were converted

The Akitsu Maru was originally intended as a passenger liner until it was taken over by the Imperial Japanese Army before completion. Interesting thing about the Akitsu Maru is that it was designed to carry planes as an escort carrier as well as vehicles for the IJA as a Type C landing craft depot ship. The planes were carried on platforms above the wooden deck (and under the flight deck), while vehicles were carried in the hull that exited through doors that opened in the stern (you can see one of the four doors in the picture). The ship also could carry landing craft in the hull, where the well deck could be flooded so the landing craft could float out of the ship.

gorby
Wow, remarkable ship.

Christian Abraham
Great work so far

Landlubber Mike
Thanks Christian! It's been a fun kit to work on so far.