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Modern (1975-today)
Discuss the modern aircraft age from 1975 thru today.
A blast from my past (Shin Miewa Flying Boat)
USMC6094
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: August 30, 2013
KitMaker: 51 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 01:55 AM UTC
I built this kit as part of a "Heavies" group build over on ARC about seven years ago. It gave me the chance to build a model of the aircraft I saw flying over my head almost daily when I was stationed in Iwakuni Japan in 2001. My model was built to represent the same aircraft thats on display on the Japanese side of the base.
There really isnt anything special as far the build of the model goes. I used Mr. Surfacer for the first time fairing the cockpit glass and I used some copper wire for the antennas. Paint wise its all rattle can and some Tamiya acrylic. Decals came from the kit, just modified to give me the numbers I needed.

USMC6094
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: August 30, 2013
KitMaker: 51 posts
AeroScale: 11 posts
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 01:56 AM UTC




USMC6094
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: August 30, 2013
KitMaker: 51 posts
AeroScale: 11 posts
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 01:59 AM UTC






Unfortunately the model is not complete anymore, she took a tumble off a display shelf and lost her MLG and props. But I hope you enjoy the pictures of how she was when she was complete.
Thanks for looking
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