Voir et Savoir Plus - Ki-45 Kai 'Toryu' (Nick)

A crisp new box, for an old kit.

Definitely some flash here and there.

Not much for parts, is it?

Time to add some engines.

Nacelles drilled out, wires... wired. DC motors... ready.

Fuselage put together, now just waiting for the CA glue to dry so I can attach the engines.

All the wiring is done... now, where to put it all?

A bit of a tight squeeze, but it's all in there.

Also had to squeeze in some pilots. The gunner had to go on a severe diet to be able to fit, but we got it done!

First coat of paint... needs a bit more sanding work though...

There, that's better. Sanded down the rough spots and added a fresh coat of Japanese Navy grey.

I tried something with the green... not sure it worked, but... well, here we are.

Decals are on... and that's about all I can say about that. I managed to destroy the ones on the right side of the fuselage with my sticky fingers, and the pilot tube gave me fits with the wing-wrapped ones.

Comments

1 16 March 2020, 00:28

Alec K
How is THIS going unremarked?!? Twin engine motors? I am in 👍

18 March 2020, 17:09

Greg Baker
Heh, this little baby is flying under the radar a bit. I just found this kit sitting alone on a shelf, and somehow it jumped out onto my work bench as soon as I got it home. I guess it was just lonely.

26 March 2020, 02:11

Greg Baker
Trying something a bit different with the paint job. This is a project just asking to be experimented upon.

26 March 2020, 14:07

Spanjaard
will you be doing the paint job as in the boxart?

1 April 2020, 00:04

Spanjaard
i see that you are almost there, did you uplaod the pictures while i was typing?

1 April 2020, 00:05

Greg Baker
I gave up trying to follow the box art... and I've almost given up on this one completely. I had a few issues getting the wheel wells closed. Then drilling out the engine nacelles, then the painting went astray... and now I've managed to screw up the decals on the side of the fuselage. The instructions from Aoshima are so basic they don't even include decal placement, so the white "Hinotori" decals on the wings were a real pain to get in the right spot. I had to fiddle with the one on the right a LOT, including flipping it around, to get it in the pseudo-correct spot. After consoling myself that it was good practice for the left wing... and at least that one would look better... I realized the pilot tube was in the way. When I grabbed it... I smudged the side decals, but didn't notice until they were dried... argh!

1 April 2020, 00:45

Greg Baker
Of course... there were TWO kits in that box...

1 April 2020, 00:45