H8K "Emily"/ Hasegawa

Holger Kranich
Hi Roland! I´m quite exited how this model will turn out! Good luck with it!

Roland Sachsenhofer
By now, the Alclad "White Aluminum" surface is prepared with Maskol liquid masking solution, this should lead to a neatly chipped surface. Next I will spray the yellow leading edges, followed by shades of Grey and Green for the under- and upperside.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello Holger, hello Michael,
oh yes, measurement and topic are definitly thrilling... Pleasing to see this build is of interest for you!

Philip De Keyser
I'm tunes, greetz Phil

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello folks, have updated some pictures.
I think, I will rework the extend of the chipping a little bit per airbrush- final decision about that will be made after having applied the decals. Washing and dusting was done with pastell colours.
Cheers

Holger Kranich
Yeah, Roland, it rocks!🙂

Philip De Keyser
Hi Roland, great result with your chipping, i'm looking forward to the next pic's, greetz Phil

Wilfried Bogaerts
This is really really good, very convincing. I like it!

Aghis Barberopoulos
This is one aircraft I would love to make! The weathering is very realistic. I believe it will look great once finished. Good job rubbing down the unrealistic surface detail.

Urban Gardini
She's gonna be a beauty. Look at those rivets you've sanded down, they would make good ol' Airfix proud...

Holger Kranich
Oh Urban, i´m laughing my guts out!!!!!!Haha🙂

Urban Gardini
🙂

Holger Kranich
But you are right, Airfix´s rivets where sometimes as big as an horse´s ass😢!

Urban Gardini
I'd say even bigger like an Mammoth's ass...

Holger Kranich
But fortunately not so hairy...😢

Urban Gardini
🙂

Dave Flitton
You are brave. I have this one, I started by replacing the missing rivets where the decals go. I also plan on buying a few brass cannons to go where the lumps of plastic, that are supposed to be guns, are placed.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello Dave,
you did right... in general I have erased all the rivets, but on some areas I just tried to reduce their extent to conserve a certain kind of texture. All the visible panel lines are masked and painted on.
Good luck with your Emily!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello,
I have added some pictures of the recent building status: decals are added and the surfaces have found there final finish; all that is left are the wiring of the antennas and finsh touches to the guns, gears... and so on. The radar-complex and the watering gear have been scratched in wide parts. I think, the building is finally coming to an end!

Holger Kranich
Its looking great, so far! Well done!

Christian Meyerhoff
Hello Roland!
As all the models i have seen build by you, this one is no exception. Clean built, perfect paintjob and weathering. Outstanding work!
Did you ever decide to do an amor vehicle? Up to your skills it would be worth to do something different. And would be nice as well 🙂

Christian Lehmann
Hi Roland,
looks impressive. Will you place it on a base (water)?

Holger Kranich
I totally agree with Christian! Woul be a very nice to see a nice weathered Jagdpanther, f.e.! I can imgine, it could be a nice try for you?

Philip De Keyser
Great job Roland, Greetz Phil

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello folks,
many thanks for your kind and encouraging appreciation! Christian, I am not planning to build a dio around my H8K yet. It´s a suggestion well worth thinking it over, but I have not found a method for me to obtain realistic and coherent surfaces of other nature than the skins of aircraft. But I am working on it?.
The suggestion on making armour will be realized the near future. Not with a weathered Jagdpanther, but with a characteristic tank of British origin, a Churchill Mk III from AFV Club. Will be my first piece of armour- so look out 😮)))

The H8K is finished by now. Considering this ancient giant originates from the dawn of modeling, it was not all too bad to build. Further detailing and correcting some time-specific features (operations code-name: ?rivets?) is obligatory, on the other hand you have a well dimensioned representation of a really rare and seldom seen aircraft. If you would like to see the original kit parts and the working process, have a look at the JAM forum: razyboard.com/system..93655-5788773-0.html
After nearly three years of building and putting it beside, a lot of workspace will be free on my workbench!
I have put in some pictures of the finished model. Thanks for watching and your interest!
Roland

Holger Kranich
Hey Roland, it was a pleasure to have a look over your shoulder! I´m looking forward to see some armour from your bench and all your next projects!
Greetz to Austria!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Lieber Holger, da sag´ich dankesehr... Deine Worte freuen mich sehr- das mit dem Panzergerät wird wahr gemacht, zwar parallel aber hintangestellt zu zwei "großen" Ar-196 von Revell, die als nächstes auf die Werkbank kommen.
Greetings from Austria to your beautiful island!
Roland

Holger Kranich
Ar-196? Na des hört sich doch ganz guad on!😢 In beiden, im Kit vorliegenden Versionen? Oder welche Markierungen möchtest Du verwenden?

Bill Gilman
Roland, this looks amazing! Great job on a subject that you don't see too often. I think you have the paint chipping technique down to a science - very nice!!

Aghis Barberopoulos
Very nice job reviving this old kit! End result is very satisfying.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hallo Holger, ich werde ein Exemplar in den fränzösischen Marinefliegerfarben versuchen, welche die Arado des Hilfskreuzers "Widder" im Jahr 1940 kurzfristig einmal gezeigt hat. Das bedeutet "Silber" über alles... Die wenigen dafür erforderlichen Decals werde ich mir selber drucken. Die zweite bekommt die üblicheren Farben einer in der Ägais stationierten Ar 196- diesmal ist das eine im Bausatz vorgeschlagene Variante.
In diesem Sinne... bis bald!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello Bill, hello Aghis! Thank you for these words... I´m quite happy, this long and endurance-straining build has come to a rather good end. Nothing for the exalted rivet counter, but it had given me quite a good modeling time 😮)

Holger Kranich
Hallo Roland,

möchtest Du die Arado´s in 1:32 bauen?

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hallo Holger, genau- zweimal die Arado in 1:32. Vielleicht lege ich eine 48er Ausgabe von Italeri auf den Werktisch dazu, wäre ein interessanter Vergleich. Diese würde dann in den "japanischen" Farben des Aufklärers an Bord der "Thor" aus dem Frühjahr 1942 gestaltet werden. Allerdings haben die beiden 32er Arados Vorrang, übernehmen möchte ich mich ja auch nicht... 😮)

Holger Kranich
Moin Roland, ich glaube ich würde mich schon mit einer Arado übernehmen...😉

Roland Sachsenhofer
Lieber Holger,
habe ja auch nur gesagt, dass ich mich nicht übernehmen MÖCHTE... was dann wirklich geschieht, kannst Du ja sozusagen live miterleben 😮)))

Holger Kranich
Oh, das werde ich, Roland, das werde ich!😢

Olivier
The result of heavy weather is impressive. Pity the images are not bigger.

David Januska
Nice job, especially the weathering is impressive?.

Roland Sachsenhofer
It's been quite a while since the building - nine years! - so I'm all the more pleased with your words! Thanks to you!

John
Excellent work on that ancient Hasegawa kit. Late war IJN/IJA aircraft weathering is challenging enough on a fighter, but a 4 engine sea plane...wow.

Miro Herold
Also lieber Roland, wie du die Lackieung gemeistert hast ist schon wahnsinn.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello John, hallo Miro, I am very pleased and quite honoured that the old building has received such kind praise. Thank you!