Kawanishi N1K1 " George" 9-22-13 calling it finished

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Flipping heck Boss just as I get me head around the KC97 a warbird turns up   great weathering too.
WWII Japanese planes flaked and weathered heavily, something to do with either rubbish or no primer coats.
Still, with no armour or self-sealing fuel tanks, they didn't last too long in combat anyway   
Am I babbling? Yep, it's the Vino tino yer know 

[deafpanzer]

LOLOLOL! I have two 1/35 wingy kits. Tristar Storch and Bronco Piper. Camo paint on Storch would be fun... I have too many commitments right now. Duel with Dicky, then John (ogrejohn) and Ben. Another figure bust you are sending soon, right? And a helicopter I promised to build before the next show. Maybe I can sneak one in...

[TRM]

Excellent showing Boss!! Chipping is spot on! I hear you mention the Widow...Sahhhhweeeeet! Love that plane! I am not allowed to start anything with wings before I finish some of the ones I got!!

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Aug 31, 2013 18:05:34 GMT -5 TRM said:

Excellent showing Boss!! Chipping is spot on! I hear you mention the Widow...Sahhhhweeeeet! Love that plane! I am not allowed to start anything with wings before I finish some of the ones I got!!

I'm saying NOTHING!!..and if I was a 'Colonial',I'd be pleading 'The Fifth'? (rofl)I've got MORE started,than I have in the stash!!!

[pt109]

Nice Rob as usual....great contrast between the green and red meatballs....any pilot in there? haha can't see one!

Paul

[venom1]

Fantastic work thus far Boss!

You really are a master of the art, no matter the canvas!!

Cheers,

Sam

[Deleted]

Your ZERO is looking great!

[wing_nut]

Rob building an aircraft? And "another" plane to boot? Just when you think you've seen it all...

[wbill76]

Nice progress Rob! Just be sure to love it and hug it and squeeze it so it doesn't feel neglected as you move around on your different projects.

[bullardino]

Lovely start of the weathering, Boss

[406 Silverado]

wow have I been slacking. Gents sorry for the late reply and I do appreciate you all checking in and commenting here.

Marc, yeah bud I do a wingie every now and then, been about 11 years or so since. I build a lot of planes,ships, cars and trucks as a kid, and armor.


ok last night I applied some pin washes to all the panel lines, will see how that looks today, and then some weathering. I think this one is nearing the finish line.

[venom1]

PIK-CHERZ!
PIK-CHERZ!
PIK-CHERZ!
PIK-CHERZ!


Cheers,

Sam

[bbd468]

Fine chipifications Boss.....Me luvs it!

[danb.]

Great work Rob the George is another great warbird in my top 5 love modelling jap stuff yours by the way is looking fantastic just 1 thing im unsure on the rear rudder and elevators were they aluminium or canvas? as you have chipped yours only asking as i did not chip these on my zero just wondering if i had done this part wrong :? great blog as always

Dan B

[Rick]

Rob, George is looking great. Didn't take long at all to build this up. Just a quick ask though. How did you do the chipping? Hairspray , AK chipping, paint, sponge?
Thanks, Rick

[406 Silverado]

LOL pics later

Dan, not sure about the rudders, but I think even if they were canvas the paint would chip. Might have to rechip with a different color, just in case. I have no clue about jap planes

[modelfreak72]

Sweet chipping Bud! The elevators and rudders were cloth on Japanese aircraft and the only places where the paint didn't fall off. Hope I didn't just make a mess of things?

[406 Silverado]

Time for an update. The model is 99.9% done, with one slight issue that killed the entire project. I used testors glue to glue on a part instead of my usual Tamiya thin, and got a spot of glue on my finger. Yep, I didn't notice until it was too late. I touched the canopy with the glue finger and ruined the one side. Tried to wipe it, dumb move, and that made it worse. So I have to figure something for this.

Anyways, a few pics of the nearly finished model.

[venom1]

Bugger! That sux Boss!!

Always a pain to fix that kind of stuff too. If you are looking for suggestions, I would probably try polishing it out. When I need to repair canopies with heavy scratching or similar, I will start off with maybe 600 grit and work my way up through finer grades (I have Micromesh that goes all the way to 12000 grit), then Tamiya Buffing Compound and finally a dip in Future. Almost always does the trick!

Might sound like a lot of work but it's really not too hard. As long as the damage is only on the surface, and hasn't gone too deep into the plastic, it should be all tickety-boo. You will obviously need to remask and respray the canopy framing, but I'm sure a man of your talents can manage that!

Stuff like this is always a bit of a mojo killer, especially this close to the end (ask me how I know!!), but it would be a shame to not finish it at this late stage...

Of course the other option is to rough it up even more, leave the canopy off altogether, and have it as an abandoned warbird! Hint, hint....... 

Either way, hope you get it sorted, Boss.

Cheers,

Sam

[deafpanzer]

DAMN! Hate when it happens... too often at my end. Are there aftermarket canopy for this? I assume you want it done in time for the show later this month...

Everything else look GREAT! Makes me want run around and scream BANZAI!

[406 Silverado]

Thanks guys for the comments, I think I have an idea for it.

[bbd468]

Despite the Canopy issue, this is a fantastic "George" Rob! Outstanding job on the chipping. Well done Boss!

[tobias5555]

That´s sounds very bad, I hope you can fix it somehow

[danb.]

That is awesome boss looks fanbloomin marvelous shame about the canopy 1 idea make it into a wreck as if it has been sitting at an airfield after the war waiting to be scrapped you could use the canopy but cut the piece out that is damaged to simulate broken perspex and then fix it to plane using pva also a tarp could be slung over the canopy to hide it? i can see it sat on one of your fantastic grassy bases would really set it off

Dan B

[bullardino]

Great weathering, Rob

For the canopy you have, IMHO, only two choices:

you get a polishing set like Micromesh and sand all the marred details to make it shine again

you get a vacform canopy and throw away the marred one.

[wbill76]

Tough break on the canopy Rob! Hope you can come up with a suitable solution. Everything else on the bird looks A+!

[406 Silverado]

Sept 10, 2013 13:56:14 GMT -5 danb. said:

That is awesome boss looks fanbloomin marvelous shame about the canopy 1 idea make it into a wreck as if it has been sitting at an airfield after the war waiting to be scrapped you could use the canopy but cut the piece out that is damaged to simulate broken perspex and then fix it to plane using pva also a tarp could be slung over the canopy to hide it? i can see it sat on one of your fantastic grassy bases would really set it off

Dan B

Dan that was what I was thinking. Maybe add some bullet holes in the fuselage to make it look like it's been hit but landed safe.!!

Sorry all, haven't spent time at the bench today, been working admin stuff in the test/beta forum....the other side of running a forum, the admin stuff.

[panzerjager.]

Very pro chipping job, Rob! What paint you use?
Darío

[406 Silverado]

Thanks Dario. I used Vallejo barley gray and aluminum sor the metal color. The green is Tamiya flat green.

[Tobi]

About the canopy: sanding, polishing and a coat of future maybe? I always read this would achieve wonders?!!

Another explanation might be that the Jap pilot was allergic against US planes, resulting in a huuuge blow of the nose when looking out of the window.

Or for the gory approach, you could cover up the mess with sprinkles of blood, maybe paired with some AA damage!

Cheers,
Tobi