Mitsubishi Kaisen (finished page 2)

Tophe · September 25, 2020, 05:11:40 AM

Today, I have received a kit (Unicraft 1/72) of Mitsubishi Senden Kai (jet version of the J4M1 Senden). I am going to make an asymmetric version I think.
According to Wikipedia and Google Translate (thanks), Den means Lightning (which is very good for a twin-boomer!), Senden means Flashing Lightning, Kai means Times, Kaisen means Seafood and I like that!

zenrat · September 25, 2020, 05:19:13 AM

When applied to an aircraft name like that I was under the impression that "kai" meant improved or modified.

Tophe · September 25, 2020, 05:31:51 AM

Google confirms at "meaning of kai in japanese aircraft name" that it is "improved".

While I prefer my civilian seafood

Tophe · September 25, 2020, 06:04:43 AM

Here is what my project could look like (I will not use the thermoformed canopy):

Tophe · September 26, 2020, 04:30:01 AM

I have cleaned a little the main parts that I am going to use.
This is not what-if yet (I mean: asymmetric, as this airplane has never been accepted to be built scale 1 so it is itself a whif)

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Tophe · September 26, 2020, 09:12:07 AM

Here is my project aspect, as slanting view:

Tophe · September 30, 2020, 11:51:46 PM

I needed to buy again cyanoacrylide glue, now I can start the build:

(this is not what-if shape yet)

$:-\$

ericr · October 01, 2020, 03:00:49 PM

a bold one, on several aspects (Unicraft can be a challenge)

NARSES2 · October 02, 2020, 07:38:43 AM

Quote from: ericr on October 01, 2020, 03:00:49 PM

a bold one, on several aspects (Unicraft can be a challenge)

That wins a prize for understatement

However they can be strangely satisfying as well.

Tophe · October 03, 2020, 06:20:23 AM

Yes, I am used to be satisfied to make something from Unicraft kits. Now the Jet-Senden "almost real" source is destroyed into a what-if glider (to finish someday), and that makes me smile:

Tophe · October 05, 2020, 04:50:17 AM

The first putty is on:

I am satisfied up to here (in PSR pain, the first Putty is not a problem, Sanding-Repeat is the unpleasant part...)

Tophe · October 08, 2020, 01:15:47 AM

I have added more putty, not started sanding, and I show the general intended layout (without glue yet):

Tophe · October 13, 2020, 10:27:31 AM

First sanding, then starting to add putty again:

Tophe · October 15, 2020, 12:12:34 AM

2d sanding, then 3rd putty addition (on this side first):

Tophe · October 16, 2020, 09:37:39 AM

Sanding the main fuselage is finished

But the little boom will require PSR to join the wing I fear...