1:72 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka, Okinawa early 1945

Simon Nagorsnik
The finished assembly- only a few parts but a lot of sanding😏

Mark
👀 Neat.

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic work, Simon (what else could be expected 😉 ) I know these kits very well as I assembled both training versions (i.e. single and tandem seat), and they are quite demanding...

Simon Nagorsnik
demanding...you say it robert!
this was my first brengun kit and didn't know what to expect
a quick built was planned, however, it was a little more!
after sanding it was necessary to rescribe the panellines- I'm already curious what it looks like after the primer
this are the reason why i normally prefer vehicles... 😉

Robert Podkoński
For the same reason sometimes I take some AFV on my bench as rarely, if ever, there are complex surfaces to deal with... But planes are aesthetically more appealing to me still... 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Oh watching! 👀

Simon Nagorsnik
I don't really know if i like how the pre-shading tuns out🤔
I imagined it to be a little different but soon we will see how it works.....
Ps. Nice that you're in whitglint!

Alec K
Nice progress so far Simon. I do like your preshading aporoach 👍

Jan Peters
Watching with interest, I have it in my never shrinking stash 🙂

Simon Nagorsnik
Hi alec and jan, nice that you are there!

Simon Nagorsnik
...the ongoing painting process...

Spanjaard
very nice

Marius
Lovely finish!! A little gem.

Simon Nagorsnik
Baka Bomb!😂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Sweet paintjob and shading! 👍

Daniel Klink
Very cool result...Love it!

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you marius, whiteglint and daniel!
Your words give me a lot of motivation😃
Now i have to think about the scene, how i'd like to present the whole thing, so it's not finished yet....

Maxim Malparte
Great work! Seems to explode at any moment. All those scratches and heavy contrasts bring out a very dense 'last-ditch-ness', to me at least. Just thinking, it could be mind-blowingly cool in an A2A dio being dropped by an IJA bomber against... maybe an Essex class in 2000nd.

Jiri Vybihal
Nice and clean. It is obvious that you are skilled in painting.
My personal feeling is that on this particular model there should be less shading because Ohka was a suicide machine so there was no chance to dirt it, there should me minimum of some scratches, oil stains etc.
And it is my recomendation for everybody - pre/post-shading looks very good but let´s keep it realistic.

Robert Podkoński
All has been already told above, so I can only say: fantastic! Congrats, Simon!

Murad ÖZER
realism, according to who?

besides it's a scale model, unless a commission build made for the specs of the customer it's nothing but for the builders own enjoyment. if Simon chose to he could very well paint it purple and be fine with it...

criticizing the application of a technique is one thing, but basing it in terms of realism/realistic appearance is something entirely else.

Spanjaard
it is an opinion Murad, and Jiri is certainly entitled to one 😉

Jiri Vybihal
I agree Murad. If Simon would have want the model purple it would be ok. But it is not purple, it is in color of original machime. If you are doing purple planes than it is a toy, not a scale model. There is simle theorem - have a look on real plane from 72m distance, or imagane it - what defects or shading you will see? Non. And this is realism according to reality. I know that without any shading or defects the model could be boring so we are doing it. All I´m saying is that in some cases the less the better. But again - it is my personal feeling and my point of view. There is a defference between criticism and constructive criticism - it is not bad but next time you coould try it in other way, then compare the results and you´ll see...

Simon Nagorsnik
At first: thanks to all and your comments!
@max: i've got the same idea! That would tell the story of this bird exactly but i've got the trolley and some ground personal in stock, therefore she will stay on the ground!
@jiri: i know what you mean. I also remind that could be some scratches to much for a once used plane.
I find online some pics which shows it on transport through the jungle- so these could be transport damage.
Further i normally build afv's, so i used a style that's mostly not used for planes.
@murad: i'm close to you!
Allowed is what you like, i think!
In my opinion i want to create interesting surfaces and optics.
I'm not always use the exact colors, but i try getting close to them.
Our hobby is just a kind of art, so we've all possibilities!
@jd and robert: thanks for your nice words!

Rui S
Very nice weathering 👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you rui!😄

James C
Nicely done and I really like the display base as well. Awesome 👍

Maxim Malparte
Another decent little dio. Pretty convincing I'd say.

Simon Nagorsnik
Thanks for your comments james and max!
It's always a good feeling when a project is finished🥳

Robin (WhiteGlint)
This is great! Beautiful result and a very nice base. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic dio, Simon. I am soooo impressed!

Jan Peters
Great job on the kit and the base Simon!

Cuajete
Very nice and original dio... Fantastic result. Congrats!

Simon Nagorsnik
I'm very enthusiastic about your words mates!
Thanx w.g., robert, jan and cuajete!
And thanks to all who liked my work😄

Spanjaard
Excellent presentation, beautiful vignette

Moritz Fentzahn
Great work Simon, love that presentation

Neuling
Even small things can be great .......👍

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you mates! It's nice to read your comments!
I'm glad that you like it🙂

Jiri Vybihal
The display is great!

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you jiri!
Just a simple groundwork but quite close to my reference pics.
The base is made of cardboard roll covered with thin wood sheet and tinted with acrylic washes, the decal is self printed on white decal sheet.

Lochsa River
Lets do a caption contest.....I vote for "I thought YOU were going to fly this thing....I got a date."

Simon Nagorsnik
😂you say it lochsa, this has certainly been discussed many times!

Chan Li
Man I have to tell you the Chinese characters around the Japanese sun flag were all laterally reversed.
But it's alright cuz they lost the war anyways.

Simon Nagorsnik
oh man, i knew i can't trust google😂
somehow I already thought so!
anyway thanks for bringing this to my attention.
the next time i do something like this i have to get the advice of a native speaker😄

Chan Li
It was great job no matter what.

Simon Nagorsnik
Thank you so much that you like it and thanks for your feedback!

Sebastian Meyner
Great build and paint job combined with a beatiful diorama 👍

Chan Li
Haha no problem man, you can name your dio "banzai in a mirror".

Vincent
Very nice base and model!!!

Spanjaard
take a picture on a mirror 😉

Simon Nagorsnik
@chan li& spanjaard: take a look at pic 22!
maybe it's better now😁
@vincent: thank you mate!

Chan Li
It makes a lot more sense now!
Reading the words I can tell this flag is right about suicide attack pilots.
The handwriting was fairly good, they must be well educated at that time.

Simon Nagorsnik
good to know that it wasnt completely wrong!
thank you for your translation, if I ever need a Chinese translation for my work, I can hopefully contact you 😄

Spanjaard
👍

Chan Li
Sure thing Simon

Łukasz Gliński
That's the tricky thing with Asian characters 😉
Still, awesome build and dio. And it's soooo tiny 😮

Simon Nagorsnik
Thanks lukasz!
it is always difficult to work with a language that you can neither speak nor read😅
but i still satisfied with my first airplane theme