Mitsubishi Ka 14
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I will have to relly on the pictures as I have no skills in japanese language...
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Not too many parts, that´s what you get from them
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Starting with the basics: cockpit and interior fuselage
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cockpit parts done, I used eduard Fabrick seatbelts, But I´m not impressed, they are super easy to use but I prefere the photoetch ones, look better, this one looks like one sticker
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And here is the cockpit all done
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So tinny and so well done, very impressed Fine Molds!
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I wanted to do this one out of the box but I couldn´t resist to cover it in rivets, all done freehand so the lines are not perfect... but I didn´t want to spend too much time
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here is the basic assemble done, and engine is in advanced stage
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Looking good so far, I used Stynylrez for primer, tamiya X-1 for the black and Vallejo metallics, I used wires on the engine to simulate spark plug cables
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another modification, actualy described in the magazine is to cut off the navigation lights and replace it for transparent piece of sprue
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good for primer, all masked up, the gaps was filled with mr surfacer and cleaned in the area to avoid sanding.
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navigation lights done and masked with maskol for the priming and painting
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light on the tail was done as well
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all primed up with tamiya spray primer
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after the aluminium base color, some postshading with dark aluminium and pale aluminium
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looking good so far, I intend to use 2 figures in the end, close to the airplane
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it is going to be greate!
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I´m very happy with the color, but be awere of the dull aluminium as it never seems to dry, what is a shame as it is one wonderfull shade, far from being dull as it´s name sujests.
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I want to have the Hinomaru marks with the same red of tha tail, the decal ones look too dark and I have to color to match that, so I decided to mask and spray it, as you can see, I´m afraid of overspray! 🙂
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I had a hard time cutting this tiny circles, I´m not sure if I made the right choice, now it is that moment that you pray to all gods to not have messed everithing up! :the unmasking!
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well, not too bad, need some retoutches, the navigation lights looking good, here we can compare the red from my painting with the ones in the decal
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Wash done, that moment; "OMG what I have done?"
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cleaned up and completed!the wash broke up the monotony of the model nicely
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I still have to paint the figures but the model is ready, bery happy with the result
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That was my first time with Natural Metal Finish, I have not used clear coat
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the Aluminium from Vallejo is not the best but is very nice, the good thing is , it dries quickly and you can mask and hold with no problems at all, but the dull aluminium is very fragile
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i used a bit of gunze buffables metalizers to drybrush the model to make it shine a bit more
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I will be doing some better pictures as soon as the figures are painted
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and with this accident my planes fell from the stairs almost 3 m high because my wife guive my models to my daughter hold going downstairs...
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my heart is broken, I don´t know if I can repair this models to the previus standart, maybe the ka-14 but the rafalle will be a real challenge, I´m feeling really sad and thinking in live the hobby for good... 🙁
Commentaires
1 5 October 2016, 19:50
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Hi Cesar, nice model and a good building description. Please, can you tell me where are the figures from? Cheers Stefan
7 October 2016, 20:25
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Thanks guys! Stefan, the figures are from one hasegawa set, not nery nicely molded, looks like old tool but I hope to compensate with careful painting, let's see if i can do it... I jost linked the kit to the project so you can have a look.
7 October 2016, 22:16
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Hi Cesar, thanks for the information. I hope to see the figures live next time. Cheers Stefan
8 October 2016, 16:00
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Most complicated thing is the noose of the Rafale, it was already complicated to improove it... and I have to see if I can put the landings straight, at least seems that all the parts are there (apart from the noose), The ka 14 looks like it will survive whell
3 November 2016, 22:28
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What a nice build. I stumbled across this while looking for the Mitsubishi KA-14 kit info. I'm doing a bunch of Miyazaki film-inspired 1/72 scratch builds at the moment and was thinking about this one for the "crown" piece. I knew there was a 1/48 kit, but didn't realize there was also a 1/72 offering. After seeing your build, I just ordered one without hesitation.😉
7 August 2017, 07:13
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Quick weekend build