Aichi D3A1 Val

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January 2, 2022
Made a proper start over "twixtmas" - bit of priming, bit of paint, bit of glue here and there. Have raided the spares collection for a rear-mount gun and bomblets for the outboard wing positions...
2
January 2, 2022
The cockpit was completely bare (thanks, 1965 Airfix!). Seats are all wrong and pilots look like Biggles, but ignored the seats and tried to de-emphasise the handlebar moustaches on the "Japanese" crew. Then hit the spares collection again to add some "interest" in the cockpit, scratch building my take on the signature telescopic sight for the rear position with sprue and some photo-etch, ditto an aft-bulkhead. Stuck some PE seatbelts vaguely on the crew too, and have tried to give a hint of aotake under the interior green paint. Most will be hard to see when all sealed up (although it's an open cockpit), so it's all a bit "greeble" really.
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March 31, 2023
Love that green
4
March 31, 2023
Cockpit all closed up
5
March 31, 2023
Oooh, some of these decals are right fiddly so-and-so's.
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March 31, 2023
We have take off!
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March 31, 2023
One Aichi D3A1 Val. Cute gaiters on the wheels 🙂

Comments

2 2 January 2022, 15:21

Gordon Sørensen
Great looking cockpit detail! I like to add a bit of scratchbuilt detail to my old Airfix kits, too, although in reality little to none will probably ever be seen!

16 February 2022, 18:58

Villiers de Vos
Coming along nicely.

17 February 2022, 06:11

Russ Haines
Yep, sadly sealed it all up last night with the canopy too. I know it's there though 😉

17 February 2022, 06:31

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Trying to make something vaguely presentable out of the venerable Airfix kit (pretty box notwithstanding, it's a 1965 moulding, so 7 years older than even me!).

Aichi D3A1 Val

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