Kate cooks up some meatballs

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I finished decaling the Kate today. When I saw the scheme on the markings diagram, I wasn’t too enthused. Adding those red and white stripes on the wings sure changed my mind !

The aircraft is from the Kaga on Dec. 7, 1941. The kit is 1/48 Hasegawa, with Eduard photoetched detail set. The colors are all White Ensign Models enamels (Nakajima Navy Green, Nakajima Amber Gray, Cowl Blue Black). A lightened WEM Primer Red Brown was used for the “China Brown” on the tail.

The “meatball” and “56” decals are pretty large, and took some time to get into their final positions. The red wing stripes also took time to align, and the red “boxes” on the lower wing went over panels that are festooned with raised rivets. MicroSol to the rescue !

Still lots more to do, but I’m getting there !

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Looking great as usual Pix. I really like that scheme.

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Great work Pix.

Festooned… now there is a word ya just don’t hear often enough[swg]

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Nice to see your build coming along so well . [:)]

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Very nice work Pix.

Andy

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GREAT Job Pix

Bud

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That looks great!

Now you just need a plate of pasta and sauce to go with those meatballs! [;)]

Also- bonus points for use of "festooned’ in a sentence. I had to look it up. It lugubriously exacerbated me!

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Looks great pix, It looks like your color match up is right on. Been meaning to build one of thoses but like many others it sits in my closet.

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Sharp looking bird Pix’s.

Thad

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Thanks Marc, Shellback, Andy, Bud, Jon, phoenix, and Thad !

Marc and Jon - I almost said “plethora of rivets,” but the phrase seemed too refined for an aircraft that attacked Pearl Harbor. “Festooned” is a crude enough description.

phoenix - WEM’s Japanese colors closely match the long out-of-production AeroMaster Warbird colors. They’re a more accurate choice than the generic “IJN” and “IJA” colors offered by other manufacturers. I ordered mine directly from WEM in England, since I haven’t found a US distributor. If you build enough WW II Japanese aircraft, you might want to consider getting them.

Thanks again !

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Beautiful job, as always, Bill! Those red meatballs against the green sure do make a great target for Allied fighters! Kinda like waving a red cape at a bull!

Brian [C):-)]

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WOW that looks really good. I like the stripes. I wouldnt normally like stripes like that but I like these. Cant wait to see the finished product.

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Looks great Bill.

Regards, Rick

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Great looking build Pix.

Karl

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I’d say we have a veritable cornucopia of lexicon here… [;)]

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Yous Guys need to quit usein such big words[:P] Looks great Pix

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Dang! Someone already commented about your use of “festooned”, nice touch.

Great looking build so far, Bill. One comment: in the first couple of photos, it looks like a hair made it’s way onto your backdrop, or the camera lens.

Dangit! I envy your work.

Mitch

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Thanks Brian, davew, Rick, Karl, Jon, smokinguns, and Mitch !

Brian - it’s definately not what you’d call “low-viz,” is it?

Jon - I also thought about “cornucopia,” but I thought it a bit hackneyed.

Mitch - yes, I noticed the hair after I resized and compressed the pic. Oh, well. There’s also a hole in the backdrop from a thumbtack. It’s the white dot in the middle photo.

Thanks again !

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Forgot about this guy. Different scheme. Keep them coming.