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Post by dodgy on Jun 24, 2024 4:44:50 GMT -5
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 24, 2024 5:35:38 GMT -5
I do like these Kates Rob. Never heard of that manufacturer before. Will have to check those guys out. This is the one right? ![](https://www.oldmodelkits.com/jpegs/Nichimo%2048%20Kate.JPG)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jun 24, 2024 5:48:19 GMT -5
Awesome!! looking really nice!
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Post by handiabled on Jun 24, 2024 9:13:22 GMT -5
I've never heard of this kit brand before but it looks to have really crisp fuselage and cockpit detail. I'll be following this one with interest!
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Post by brandonk on Jun 24, 2024 9:51:18 GMT -5
This is cool. I love these Japanese subjects. And yes, it does have great detail for an older kit. Bookmarked.
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Post by jeaton01 on Jun 24, 2024 15:26:20 GMT -5
That's a better cockpit than many of the older kits. I have one of the Nichimo Kate kits that is extra to me as I already built the Hasegawa Kate.
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Post by Joe Rix on Jun 24, 2024 17:30:33 GMT -5
You are doing some really choice work on that vintage kit. Some of those Nichimo kits were indeed nicely detailed for their time. Great selection to build dodgy.
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:34:35 GMT -5
I do like these Kates Rob. Never heard of that manufacturer before. Will have to check those guys out. This is the one right? ![](https://www.oldmodelkits.com/jpegs/Nichimo%2048%20Kate.JPG) Yep, that's the one! For an old kit it's so good, I'd buy it again.
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:35:33 GMT -5
Awesome!! looking really nice! Thanks Kyle!
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:40:33 GMT -5
I've never heard of this kit brand before but it looks to have really crisp fuselage and cockpit detail. I'll be following this one with interest! Thanks mate. The detail is really nice, particularly on the fabric surfaces. Nichimo did a lot of stuff in the early 70's, (at least I think it was the early 70's). Mostly armour and aircraft I think.
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:41:29 GMT -5
This is cool. I love these Japanese subjects. And yes, it does have great detail for an older kit. Bookmarked. Thanks BK!
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:43:20 GMT -5
That's a better cockpit than many of the older kits. I have one of the Nichimo Kate kits that is extra to me as I already built the Hasegawa Kate. What scale was the Hasegawa kit?
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Post by dodgy on Jun 25, 2024 2:47:51 GMT -5
You are doing some really choice work on that vintage kit. Some of those Nichimo kits were indeed nicely detailed for their time. Great selection to build dodgy. Thanks Joe! I seem to be caught in a time warp at the moment as I have the Airfix HP42, the old Revell U Boat and the Williams Boeing 247 on the bench at the moment.
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 25, 2024 8:21:01 GMT -5
That old Nichimo Kate is a fine "Golden Oldie". I built one as a kid back in the 70's and it turned out as a typical product of my skills at that time. Not exactly a glue and paint bomb, but I didn't know about things like nippers, fillers, sanding, etc... Along with the Fujimi 1/48 Val, they were probably the best 1/48 IJN kits available in that era... Im looking forward to seeing yours be completed here Dodgy.
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Post by keavdog on Jun 25, 2024 9:27:52 GMT -5
I seem to remember Nichimo doing motorized kits.
Looking good Dodgy. Nice cockpit detail for the day. I need a Kate in the stash - huge wing, long greenhouse and slinging a big torpedo. What's not to like!
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Post by adt70hk on Jun 25, 2024 17:32:36 GMT -5
That's coming on very nicely indeed and for such an old kit, the detail is outstanding.
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Post by jeaton01 on Jun 25, 2024 17:42:20 GMT -5
That's a better cockpit than many of the older kits. I have one of the Nichimo Kate kits that is extra to me as I already built the Hasegawa Kate. What scale was the Hasegawa kit? The one I built is 1/48, Rob.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/5yqS0n6J/0241b5n.jpg)
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Post by TJ on Jun 25, 2024 17:54:09 GMT -5
Rob this is coming along very nice. I think I remember building a Nichimo kit in the early 80's
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:15:13 GMT -5
That old Nichimo Kate is a fine "Golden Oldie". I built one as a kid back in the 70's and it turned out as a typical product of my skills at that time. Not exactly a glue and paint bomb, but I didn't know about things like nippers, fillers, sanding, etc... Along with the Fujimi 1/48 Val, they were probably the best 1/48 IJN kits available in that era... Im looking forward to seeing yours be completed here Dodgy. Thanks Stik
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:30:09 GMT -5
I seem to remember Nichimo doing motorized kits. Looking good Dodgy. Nice cockpit detail for the day. I need a Kate in the stash - huge wing, long greenhouse and slinging a big torpedo. What's not to like! You're right about motorised kits Johnno, (sorry, that's the Aussie in me adding an 'o'), this one is made to accept a battery if you want to spin the prop as an alternative to building the actual engine. Now about the stash, the Border, (or is it Trumpeter), kit is looking very, very tempting. And in large scale that would be one very big birdie.
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:31:19 GMT -5
That's coming on very nicely indeed and for such an old kit, the detail is outstanding. ATB. Andrew Thanks Drew!
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:34:03 GMT -5
What scale was the Hasegawa kit? The one I built is 1/48, Rob.
![](https://i.postimg.cc/5yqS0n6J/0241b5n.jpg) Very nice mate! I really like the open canopy and the folded wings.
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Post by dodgy on Jun 26, 2024 20:36:00 GMT -5
Rob this is coming along very nice. I think I remember building a Nichimo kit in the early 80's Thanks TJ! I hate to think how long this has been sitting in the stash.
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Post by dodgy on Jul 12, 2024 6:11:24 GMT -5
So..... I've filled, sanded, filled and sanded some more, ad nauseam, but this pesky seam still won't disappear. ![](https://i.postimg.cc/bJxv8bVX/20240701-173825.jpg)
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Post by handiabled on Jul 12, 2024 8:13:11 GMT -5
I hate when that happens..... It's great to see you back on this one again!
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 12, 2024 12:33:09 GMT -5
Ugh. I hate those never go away seams. So frustrating.
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Post by dodgy on Jul 20, 2024 20:48:02 GMT -5
So, I decided to try filling those seams with thick super glue. This is something that I have not tried before and it looks like it might have done the trick. Now onto some fine sanding and polishing. Fingers crossed!!! 🤞
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