Builds Tamiya 1/48 Kawanishi N1K1 KYOFU Type 11

[Daz]

Ok. quick recap since we've got a new section to play with, its the build log for the Tamiya 148 Kawanishi N1K1 KYOFU Type 11 as part of the group build, this is a (more or less) OOB build with the only AM parts being used are some seatbelts, all other mods will be knocked up out of whatever is lying around.

Box and contents, typically old school Tamiya

This builds choice of paints

 

[Daz]

Start of the mods

Seats and underside of the main float drilled out

work on all the hatches, drilled and scribed

First couple of coats of paint

Starting work on the rather 1d engine block

 

[Daz]

Engine and float sorted

Needs some sie frames, plastic coat and a drill required

The missing frame and radio set needs to be mocked up

All knocked up from …..well, scrap to be honest

Test fit.... drilled the frame at the same time

set should past muster, its not like you can see a lot of it, but I know its there

Blind coating after the mods

 

[Daz]

Under coating done

Top coat after fitted the missing top rails

 

[Daz]

Started on the dials & instruments at last

 

[Daz]

Bit of a sod, no dial markings, no outlines on the dials either , arh well, time to burn the Mk 1 eyeballs out and try and paint the bloody things

 

[Daz]

Gun sight next job

 

[Daz]

Refs

 

[Daz]

While I'm deciding what to do with the shagged canopy, a bit of faffing around


Exhausts drilled out

Wing shimmed...… leave for 24 hours to dry

@SPROCKET321 ….. that's a small drill, not the monster one you're using

 

[petetheplane]

Refs

I think that the top one is a Mitsubishi Zeke on floats, rather than the Kawanishi, but it's Friday night and I've got a couple of G&Ts under my belt.

 

[HectortheInspector]

I think that the top one is a Mitsubishi Zeke on floats, rather than the Kawanishi, but it's Friday night and I've got a couple of G&Ts under my belt.

Nakajima "Rufe" version of the Zero, I think.

 

[petetheplane]

Yip, you're right. However, when I get on the outside of a couple of Friday night G&Ts, logic goes out of the window. However, it still not a Kawanishi build.

 

[Daz]

I think that the top one is a Mitsubishi Zeke on floats, rather than the Kawanishi, but it's Friday night and I've got a couple of G&Ts under my belt.

Nakajima "Rufe" version of the Zero, I think.

Yip, you're right. However, when I get on the outside of a couple of Friday night G&Ts, logic goes out of the window. However, it still not a Kawanishi build.

It is the Rufe, however it forms part of the boxart colour scheme page for a 3 kit boxing showing the colour schemes for the kits in the box

 

[Daz]

You can hardly see the join, took some packing out and shimming

 

[Daz]

Undercoating done

Time for some aluminium, engine covers just tacked on, for a change somethings not dropping off

Lights will be taped and cleaned off after the painting

 

[Daz]

Bit more work on the launching frame

 

[Simmerit]

so prop done,

 

[Daz]

so prop done,

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Lovely work Si....just a shame its in the wrong thread

 

[Daz]

Needs a rub down and another coat

 

[Daz]

slight technical problem

Start of the top coat