This is just what i needed to get that kit i bought at ipms in London last year off the shelf. I’ve never seen this manufacturer in the states but it sounded like KP was popular inEurope. The kit details look good upon opening the box.
Well I’m on the road this week so no access to paint But i have been able to work off a tv tray lol. It’s an obsession. This first pick is all the individual sections I could build and still feel I could do paint later. One confusing point is the instructions clearly show decals for seatbelts and IP, but they don’t exist in the kit. Looked all over. Finally looked up some in box reviews. Neither showed any decals for the cockpit. Dang.
My other dilema still remains getting glue on pieces I don’t want it on. I’m using the th In CA and putting a drop in gap. Maybe for these smaller planes i have to get one of those pipet tubes? Seems too much comes off the little tamiya brush and runs out the back of the part.
this is a close up of the wheel pants (i know, I’m captain obvious ) where you can see the kit isn’t designed to have wheels up. I think i have to shave off part of the wheel so they will sit flush. Without the top of the wing in place they fit just fine lol. If you’ve found this on models you’ve built let me know how you thought to fix it up?
TheMongoose the wheel well issue looks quite annoying.
i had to move a model table to the main floor. funny how, even with a big shop in the bunker, i can fit all the tools i need to build in one artists carry box. of course i cannot airbrush but can brush paint and weather onn the cardtable too.
When I buy a new jar of solvent-type glue with a brush applicator - One of the first things I do is cut off about 50% of the brush bristles. That should help a little.
Did some painting after work today. Will let this dry then try to glue these halves together without getting glue all over. Thanks for the advice bossman!
Wayne, I started the 1/72 Cyber Hobby Aichi D3A Type 99 Val.
There are some issues with the canopy and cockpit opening but I’m positioning the canopy open so most of the issues will be hidden. I am also placing the wingtips in the folded position. This will be a depiction of AI-201 off the Akagi June 1942 Midway attack.
I have pictures of the cockpit but they are on my other computer so I’ll upload them later. The kit is going together nicely but there are some minor gap issues on the bottom.
The wings are on and I applied some Mr. Dissolved Putty.
i may have one of those in the stash when i was in my PEARL HARBOR phase. i will be posting pics as soon as photobucket and i get the emails and paswords straightened out.
PATRIOT is painted. think i should have reversed the colors on the vehicle and canisters but i am not going to redo it, windows and decals, than mirrors and ready to weather a bit.
TYPE VII is primed but has some sanding clean up and another priming.
Thanks DM, The issues are there is a missing fusalage seperator piece between the pilot and gunner and the canopy, when displayed in the closed position, is too tapered. The canopy issue can be overcome by displaying it open and I think I can scratch a passable missing piece for the cockpit opening.
The Hasegawa and Airfix offerings have their problems as well.
