[HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE)

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 22:40

Hello this time is the big four engined H8K2 the subject of the modeling , it is the old mould made before the new kit appeared.

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 22:43

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the first work was to remove thousands of rivets present everywhere [HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE) Coucou04

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par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 22:44

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then open some small windows not present on the fuselage

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 22:46

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rivets on the wings too

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 22:58

something wrong on ailerons-flap zone [HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE) Coucou04

but the work was too complicate, so I corrected the most evident faults

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here some green on wings and gun carriage for Type 99 20mm gun

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 23:02

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it was a big structure

par paolo liguori Lun 20 Déc 2021 - 23:04

I made it in prevision it could be seen inside the tail....an other modify was to relocate lateral blisters

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....forward and lower

par **Rainbow XF-12** Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 9:44

Hello,

Whhahouu it's a BIG project, great job for detailling. [HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE) Super021

Could it be the Hasegawa model kit ?

At the moment my work at home on H8K2 1/144 LS model:
https://fighters.forumactif.com/t98323-concours-guerre-du-pacifique-1941-1945-kawanishi-h8k-2-mk-12-emily-ls-1-144eme?highlight=Kawanishi+H8K

And breathtaking totally scratchbuit Emily in 1/48th scale, on the Web....
http://www.seawings.co.uk/ModArt-Emily%201-48%20Stefan.htm
...not to miss.

Good continuation.

Olivier

par paolo liguori Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 11:45

par paolo liguori Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 11:47

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the lateral gun support made of metal wire, the pilot cabin assembled, recently I got an Eduard set detail to put in it

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the big model assembled, some green color on it, the Kawanishi green is a bluish semigloss dark green

par paolo liguori Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 11:54

too big to use clothespin nd too hard for scotch tape I had to keep the fuselage in the hands to glue them, then the wings [HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE) NonNon11

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par paolo liguori Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 16:47

par paolo liguori Mar 21 Déc 2021 - 16:49

par paolo liguori Mer 22 Déc 2021 - 10:24

thank you Rainbow I'll see your H8K2...seen , very very good , the madness of incide rivets in 1 144 ! A kit I dont know , good modeling [HASEGAWA] 1/72 - KAWANISHI H8K2 EMILY (VINTAGE) Coucou04

par paolo liguori Mer 22 Déc 2021 - 10:58

paolo liguori a écrit:thank you Rainbow I'll see your H8K2...seen , very very good , the madness of incide rivets in 1 144 ! A kit I dont know , good modeling