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World War II: Japan
Aircraft of Japan in WWII.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 04:49 PM UTC
Hey guys!Almost finishing my 1/48 Tamiya Rufe fighter..just a little weathering ...
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2004 - 05:15 AM UTC
Wad_ware - As much as I'd like to take credit, the catapult is part of the kit.
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Posted: Friday, February 13, 2004 - 08:25 AM UTC
Chuck, that is going to look mighty fine, sat on that catapault. I think float planes look best either shown on water or a catapault
Mal
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 02:54 PM UTC
Disaster on the home front. Spilled a bottle of liquid glue and the bomb bay cover for my Grace ended up in the middle of the puddle. Hopefully it will dryout and be able to be sanded. If not, a diffent kit..Jarhead
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Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 11:48 PM UTC
CRS : your plane is looking great !

jarhead :sorry for your accident ! Is it only the bay doors that have suffered ? Would you be able to replace them with plasticard ? Good luck !
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 11:54 PM UTC
Here we go with my first update with pictures !

both airframes :


KI-61 :




KI-43 :


I'm sorry for the low quality of the last picture.
All the info I've found s far seems to indicate that Ki-61's cockpits weren't painted aotake blue nor bamboo but brownish yellow... so that's what I chose.

Now I can add instrument panels and close both aicraft.
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Illinois, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 16, 2004 - 11:24 AM UTC
Looking good so far Penpen
Two aircraft at the same time...wow...if that were me, it would be my luck get all the parts switched around and come out with some really weird looking aircrafts

Wayne
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Iowa, United States
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Posted: Monday, February 16, 2004 - 02:31 PM UTC
penpen, is that yellwish brown a home mix is a bottled paint. Everything looks great sofar. I should be so lucky. Good work. Jarhead
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Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Posted: Monday, February 16, 2004 - 11:23 PM UTC
The yellowish brown paint comes from a humbrol paint jar... the color seemed pretty close to that visible on the box art (a beautiful one from Shigeo Koike). In the pictures, it looks darker han in real life.
jarhead
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Iowa, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2004 - 01:16 PM UTC
Anyone tell me what the interior color was of a KI-84 Frank. Tamiya says black. Also, Were all aircraft fitted with just one sholder strap. Thanks JARHEAD
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