紫電11型甲（KAWANISHI N1K1-Ja SHIDEN)

Daniel Klink
Great Start..Following

akira kita
Thanks Daniel Old but nice kit

Bernhard Schrock
Rivets: 3D or made by Rosie the riveter?

akira kita
Modeling rivet punch using. " ポンチ" in Japanese.

Sebastian Meyner
Fantastic work 👍 Especially in 1:72...!

akira kita
Thank you Sebastian. Actually 1/32 and this Revell Shiden is the only 1/32 kit.

Neuling
Beautiful! Red dot on dark green is unbeatable.👍

akira kita
Ya I agree Neuling. SHIDEN & SHIDEN-KAI's Hinomaru on the top of wing had no white border and "16" on fuselage HINOMARU was written by white chalk for identification from ground.

Guy Rump
Very nice 🙂

akira kita
Thank you Guy.

akira kita
For Shiden of the 343 Air Corps, the last air battle was on March 19, 1945.
On this day, seven Shidens fought the F6Fs of the VBF-17 USS Hornet.
Shiden elements, which were on airborne early warning, shot down one and forced one to land on the water for the loss of one.
Since this day, the 343 Air Corps had operated only Shiden-kai till the end of war.

Daniel Klink
The Shiden-Kai was indeed the best Japanese Navy fighter in the conflict.
Curious when you consider what the Designs origins were 🙂

akira kita
Currently, there is no real Shiden in the world. The Revell kit is old but has good shape, fortunately I was able to get this kit,🙂 so I chose the famous 343 Air Corps in Japan by referring to the attached decal.
From the material of Japan center for Asian historical records National archives of Japan
, I confirmed that the code "343-B-16" was not used for Shiden-Kai.

akira kita
Go for it ! Shohei & Hideki !! 😃