Martin's week end builds

[Martin H]

first up


The AML kit of the North American O-47, started about 1pm saturday, ready for decals 8pm sunday. (includeing a trip to coventry for a spin in a Dakota.) This will be in RAF desert airforce lysander markings when finished.

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This is the Finemoulds R2Y1 built oob but with grey undersides rather than that orange the Japanese seemed to paint most of their prototypes in. I started this one a few months ago, but put it to one side. At the moment im also working on a few other Japanese whiffs, so i dug it out again an bolted it togeather. Basic kit but not a bad one, not much room up front for nose weights, you need to be creative in how u ballast this thing. I have a few more of these in the stash, at least one will I hope be done as the R2Y2 jet powered attack bomber version.

[puddingwrestler]

Darn! A man who builds faster than me! (this is my record)

Nicely done sir!

[sotoolslinger]

Sweet , man I wish I could do that. What the heck is that Japanese prototype. I thought it was a Fisher Eagle when I first saw it.

[jcf]

Sweet , man I wish I could do that. What the heck is that Japanese prototype. I thought it was a Fisher Eagle when I first saw it.

The Japanese prototype is the Yokosuka R2Y1 Keiun long-range recce aircraft.
It was powered by an Aichi (Ha-70) 10 24-cylinder engine made up by coupling together two Aichi Atsuta 30 inverted V-12 engines.
The design was modified to become the unbuilt R2Y2 turbo-jet powered attack bomber.

Jon

[NARSES2]

Nice ones Martin

[sotoolslinger]

Cool that looks good sized .What scale is it.

[Martin H]

both 72nd

[ysi_maniac]

Nice weekend really

[Brian da Basher]

Those are really sweet, Martin and I think you've got a great eye for color as it seems you totally nailed the correct colors for these birds! Looking forward to the final foll-out!

Brian da Basher

[Martin H]

heres the others ive been working on the last few day.

Manshu Ki-98 built oob from the A&V resins kit


Kyushu J7W2 jet Shinden. from the rare (in the UK at least) jet J7 kit from Hasagawa



All three Nips togeather


and lastly a real world one for my IPMS branch display for this years SMW.
The Pavla Douglas O-46. somthing a little differnt for me.

This is a god awfull kit, very little fits were it should. It very nearly hit the wall at high speed a few times, im still not happy with it, but its got to a state were its just about passable.

[John Howling Mouse]

Resin kits!  You're a braver modeller than I, Martin.

[Martin H]

brave?  nah mate, all depends on whos kits your working on, and how old they are. The more recent offerings comeing out of the czech republic could give Tamigawa kits a run for their money, were as the older kits tend to only need a bit more in the way of prep work, and maybe a bit more filler/putty

[Martin H]

Here we go, the end results.


The North American O-47 of 208 sqn RAF, Egypt 1941.


Kyushu J7W2 Shinden. Imperial Japanese navy, home defence forces 1946.


Manshu Ki-98. Unknown Imperial Japanese army unit assinged to Home defence forces 1946.


Kugisho R2Y1 Keiun. long range recon unit. Imperial Japanese navy late 1945.

[van883]

talk about being productive-great job! as our U.S friends say.

Van

[Brian da Basher]

Outstanding work, Martin! That O-47 is the bee's knees!

Brian da Basher