Kyushu J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter by CDW - FINISHED - Zoukei-Mura - 1:32

[mtaylor]

I see you already posted it to the topic in Questions/Problem area already.   This isn't an issue for us mods but the admins are looking into it.  It seems to be one problem that comes and goes.

 

The engine area is filling out nicely.  Looks super.

[CDW]

8 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

look'in really really good!     the engine looks awesome.......must be a real complex bugger   

Over time, I have built many, many, model aircraft. This one is a totally different animal. To be honest, it would take a 2nd build to really feel I had done my best with it because it's too difficult to see what's ahead as you build the 1st one. There are lots of things I would do different in a 2nd attempt.

[Richmond]

Fantastic paintwork

[CDW]

6 hours ago, Richmond said:

Fantastic paintwork

Thank you Richmond. I appreciate that.

 

Getting ever so close to the overall painting stage now. Need to add the vertical stabilizers, the canards, flaps and ailerons, first before beginning the paint work. The panels you see removed over the engine and gun bays will stay removed for display purposes. I hope to get paint on the model over the coming weekend but that may be too ambitious. Will just have to wait and see how it goes.

 

This "upload failed" fiasco continues. Some of my pictures uploaded, some did not. Apparently I'm not the only one having this problem but it may be regional to some extent. 

[popeye the sailor]

wow.........now this brings her more into the light!   looks great with a full skin     can't get over how much detail is in that power plant 

[CDW]

1 minute ago, popeye the sailor said:

wow.........now this brings her more into the light!   looks great with a full skin     can't get over how much detail is in that power plant 

Thanks Denis. Can you imagine how hard-hitting four 37mm auto-cannons would be? These things were designed to annihilate B-29's. 

[Old Collingwood]

Superb workmanship  - what a smart looking piece of kit.

 

OC.

[CDW]

5 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Superb workmanship  - what a smart looking piece of kit.

 

OC.

Thanks OC. 

I'm just trying to keep pace with all the fine work you're doing on the Pearl. 

[Old Collingwood]

5 minutes ago, CDW said:

Thanks OC. 

I'm just trying to keep pace with all the fine work you're doing on the Pearl. 

Thank you for saying that,    she is quite an achievement for me as I have never done anything quite as involved at that scale, my warspite build took some work due to the small scale and pe,  but the pearl being larger is more in your face - and screams out any errors,   (or is that me being fussy)

 

OC.

[hof00]

Hi,

Mr. CDW,

 

Haven't Googled at this stage, (Too lazy perhaps but saw similar on Nat Geo.....)

(Did this thng actually fly??)

 

Cheers....HOF.

 

 

Edited February 1, 2019 by hof00

[CDW]

 

Yes, it appears it did. However it was never given operational status as far as I know.

Edited February 1, 2019 by CDW

[lmagna]

It looks like at about 1:33 they may have had a little prop clearance problems on either taking off or landing. But it is pretty clear it flew. 

 

I kind of fine it odd that the canards have no accommodations for movement or control surfaces. It would seem that if they were the aircraft would be much more maneuverable.

 

Are you going to build a diorama? Or just display it with covers off?

[CDW]

14 minutes ago, lmagna said:

It looks like at about 1:33 they may have had a little prop clearance problems on either taking off or landing. But it is pretty clear it flew. 

 

I kind of fine it odd that the canards have no accommodations for movement or control surfaces. It would seem that if they were the aircraft would be much more maneuverable.

 

Are you going to build a diorama? Or just display it with covers off?

Yes, there was an unsuccessful flight attempt (1st) where the prop struck the ground on takeoff/aircraft rotation. There are small caster wheels attached to the lower portion of the vertical stabilizers. Perhaps these were an addition after the first unsuccessful takeoff. As you may know, this airplane was designed for navy/carrier use. The videos depict the aircraft taking off from what appears to be a grass runway. Perhaps the casters dug into the ground allowing the prop to strike the earth, then again, maybe there were no casters on the first flight attempt. In either event, a takeoff from a carrier deck would be much different than a takeoff from a grass runway and would likely yield different results.

As for the canards, I do think they were functional as the model clearly shows movable flaps.

I have no plans for a diorama for this model. When I enter it in the coming show in April, will offer it for sale. Maybe on a 2nd build, I will consider doing a diorama along with other changes/things I will do differently. Learned a lot putting this first one together. Not certain the kit is still in production though. 

[CDW]

Here she has just received her coat of primer. For primer, I used Tamiya flat white xf-2 reduced with IP alcohol in a ratio of 6 parts alcohol to 4 parts xf-2.

The closeup photos are for @Imagna     The canards have flaps.

 

I just may get the paint job done sooner than I thought. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[mtaylor]

14 hours ago, lmagna said:

It looks like at about 1:33 they may have had a little prop clearance problems on either taking off or landing. But it is pretty clear it flew. 

 

I kind of fine it odd that the canards have no accommodations for movement or control surfaces. It would seem that if they were the aircraft would be much more maneuverable.

 

Are you going to build a diorama? Or just display it with covers off?

 

I'm thinking that the nose was too high and lowered the tail.  Perhaps should have been the other way around.  Even then, pulling back on the stick a bit too early might create problems.

[lmagna]

Thanks Craig

I stand corrected. It is clear in the close ups that the canards did have movable control surfaces. They even have a small trim tab close to the fuselage and several balancers. 

 

I did think that the plane was intended as a ground based high speed interceptor not a carrier based aircraft though.

 

It appears that the military version you are building is out of stock or as you say possibly out of production, but the "Ah My Goddess" version is still available. It appears that it is the same kit with additional parts to build the fictitious version. All the additional PE and other parts are also available.

Amazon is listing the kit at $130, but Volks USA has one left at $95

 

I read some of the "Concept" PDF on the company site and it made some interesting reading. Looking forward to continuing with your fantastic build.

Edited February 2, 2019 by lmagna

[CDW]

3 hours ago, lmagna said:

It appears that the military version you are building is out of stock or as you say possibly out of production, but the "Ah My Goddess" version is still available. It appears that it is the same kit with additional parts to build the fictitious version. All the additional PE and other parts are also available.

Amazon is listing the kit at $130, but Volks USA has one left at $95

One of my favorite online hobby shops is spruebrothers.com

I went to the site yesterday with the intention of ordering another copy of the Shinden. But then I saw where Zoukei Mura will release for sale the Ki-45 Nick on February 6. I ended up buying the Nick instead. 🙂

 

Edited February 2, 2019 by CDW

[Canute]

The canard concept was one the Wright Brothers used on their early flyers, along with wing warping to turn. The canard is a forward mounted tail plane with elevator surfaces. NASA experimented with an additional flying surface on some fighters to allow quicker tighter turns. And the Swedish Viggen has canards in front of it's delta wing.

 

[CDW]

First paint coat before post shading, touch ups, and detailing, top and bottom.

Frog masking tape (disclaimer: no frogs were harmed during the masking and painting of this model) 😵 

Top: Mr. Color Acrysion #36 IJN Green (40%) + Mr Color Leveling Thinner (60%)

Bottom: Mr. Color Acrysion #61 IJN Gray (40%) + Mr Color Leveling Thinner (60%)

Post shading (to be done later): Mr. Color Acrysion #60 IJA Green

Detailing: Flory Models Washes (plan on using brown for the time being)

 

(one photo of top looks ultra light because of camera flash too bright/white)

[lmagna]

9 hours ago, CDW said:

But then I saw where Zoukei Mura

Looks like another clear cut case of "OH SHINY!" I tend to suffer from the same condition!

 

At the rate you are progressing on the Shinden though you will be done with it before the Nick even comes out!

Edited February 2, 2019 by lmagna

[CDW]

27 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Looks like another clear cut case of "OH SHINY!" I tend to suffer from the same condition!

It's more of a case of: there is not another decent model of the Ki-45 Nick out there aside from the ancient 1:48 scale Nichimo kit that was produced when you and I were kids (or close to it). Quite a surprise to see Zoukei-Mura coughing up the dough to take a roll of the dice on a Ki-45 kit. I think it deserves support from modelers who want subject material that's been unavailable until now. I'm pumped up over the Ki-45, for sure.

Edited February 2, 2019 by CDW

[CDW]

I got some of the post shading done and wanted to see what kind of photos I could get get by taking them outdoors in natural light. It is cloudy and overcast today, but it's remarkable to me how much better outdoor light enhance color photographs.

I also wanted to check to see if rebooting my modem solved the picture posting issue I'm having.

[CDW]

Sigh....

Only 4 of the 5 photos uploaded. 😵 1 photo failed to load for reasons unknown, but it's the same problem I've been experiencing all week long, along with other members.

The wonky looking starboard panels over the gun bay and engine bay are being held in place with blue tack for painting purposes. The panels will later be left removed to display guns and engine details. 

[popeye the sailor]

awesome job...........very nice paintmanship   

[CDW]

Just testing to see if my picture posting issue has been resolved.

[CDW]

Seems to have worked okay today. Keeping my fingers crossed.

The only thing I'm noticing now is that the pictures displayed in my post are not in the same order I uploaded them, but that's no big deal. I can live with that.

[mtaylor]

You can set the posting order, CDW.  After uploading, put the mouse in the text box where you want.   Then go down to the thumbnails of the uploaded photos and hit the "+" (lower left hand side) on the photo you want to insert.   Rinse and repeat as needed until all are in the order you want.

[Richmond]

Interesting to see your mix proportions. I had been sticking to a 50/50 Tamiya / levelling thiner when painting the hull on my fishing trawler. However I was not happy with the results and actually reverted to a 40/60 with superior results albeit it takes time to get coverage. I find the levelling thinner to be superior to other products.

[CDW]

I generally start with a 50-50 mix and adjust from there for best results. I've been using this new Mr Color Procon Boy Platinum airbrush for this build, and a 40-60 mix seemed to work best through it. So far, I like this airbrush a lot. It's good to have another quality airbrush available for a small cost compared to the H&S ones I normally use.

Indeed, Mr Color leveling thinner is the best for color coats, but I find that isopropyl alcohol dries a little faster for me when I mix it for a primer. I guess it's just an old habit more than anything. The Mr Color Acrysion paints seen more akin to enamel to me. Maybe they are a acrylic-enamel hybrid of some sort, but I have only used their leveling thinner with them. 

Edited February 3, 2019 by CDW

[Richmond]

Yes, I saw your bargain buy a few months back, had a search unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available in Australia.

 

I use the H&S AL Evolution  - however I would love to have a good quality backup like you. 

 

The Mr Colour Leveling Thinner is, as far as I am aware, compatible with the Tamiya paints (as well as the Mr Colour of course) - I tend not to use the Tamiya X20A at all.  

 

I have never heard of the term Acrysion - or maybe this is just a US term - we have the Mr Colour range in Australia (via BNA) which are solvent based acrylics.