Kamikaze
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9 12 May 2019, 20:52
Łukasz GlińskiThanks, I haven't invested too much effort in the cockpit as not much will be visible once the canopy is glued into place.
13 May 2019, 13:55
Łukasz GlińskiWelcome and enjoy the latest update. Canopy has been masked (what would I do w/o the Aizu tapes?) and I primed it twice. Hope to spray it around the weekend or next week.
15 May 2019, 19:24
Łukasz GlińskiThanks. The canopy wasn't that bad actually. OK, except for the windshield part. The rest was done using stripes of Aizu tape. For the side windows I used two single 2,5mm stripes, placed along the fuselage and cut afterwards to fit each of the side windows. Top of the canopy is a bit tricky, as the windows get smaller towards the fin. So I placed two thinner Aizu stripes (0,7 or 1mm), overlapping each other and then cut them similar way as the side windows. That's the whole story 🙂
19 May 2019, 12:39
Łukasz GlińskiMain spraying completed, the blue/silver border needs minor retouches, but I'm satisfied with the result. First I used Hataka's silver, but it's too translucent for me, so I went for the leftovers of Mr hobby H8 which I found in my stash 🙂
24 May 2019, 19:40
Łukasz GlińskiThanks, hopefully I'll have time to do the corrections over the weekend
25 May 2019, 14:46
Łukasz GlińskiSprayed, corrected, varnished and decalled 🙂 Today is the washing day!
28 May 2019, 18:04
Łukasz GlińskiThx Dave, it's not that bad, goes rather quick. Of course washing will take me some time as I always find the panel lines too shallow😉 Aside from that it's really a quickbuild kit.
28 May 2019, 20:31
Łukasz GlińskiCompleted. I'm happy with the result, especially with the blue - I love it and I need to build more blue planes 🙂
And once again, to my disappointment, I have to admit: washing is my weakest point, I still can't learn proper pin-washing 🙁
29 May 2019, 18:35
Alec KLooks great, I really like the blue as well. The hangar pics are super well lit IMHO 👍
30 May 2019, 11:06
Chris GreathouseI love the craftsmanship and all those sunny photos! #35 is my favorite, it really looks like you're rolling out of a hanger.
30 May 2019, 19:11
Daniel KlinkWonderful result Lukasz.. This is a rather old kit and especially the canopy is not that easy to paint.
You did a great job with this! 👍 Glad that the kit wanderes in good hands...🙂
5 June 2019, 22:27
Łukasz GlińskiThanks Daniel, that was rather quick and relaxing build, probably the shortest one I have had 🙂
6 June 2019, 02:02
Łukasz GlińskiThank you mates, that X-4 blue is my favourite indeed - I try to use it everywhere I can (see my Jetstream) 🙂
26 January 2021, 13:27
