Geoffers Airfix 1/72 NakajimaB5N2 “Kate” (Club Edition)

[Geoffers]

Excellent stuff. Yet another one here that had not heard of the surrender markings. The kit looks as good as most 1/48ths to be honest. Looking like it will be a fun trouble free build.

Cheers Tim :thumb2:. Yes it’s a lovely little kit and is going together without any issues so far.

Looking good, coming along very nicely Geoff.

Thanks Ian :smiling4:

Still with you here Geoff! I fell a little behind and really like how this is coming along. Love the seatbelts Sir!!! I haven't even started my Peggy yet...

Prost
Allen

Thank you Allen, don’t worry you’ve got lots of time to catch up :thumb2:

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

All looking tickety boo from here Geoff :thumb2:....
.... Ah,cockpits,the travisty of, "so much effort.....so little to be seen"!!:dizzy:.

[Geoffers]

All looking tickety boo from here Geoff :thumb2:....
.... Ah,cockpits,the travisty of, "so much effort.....so little to be seen"!!:dizzy:.

Thanks Andy :thumb2:

Yes it’s a shame about the cockpit. I suppose we modellers demand extra kit detail from the manufacturer but so much of its wasted :rolling:

Geoff.

[Mini Me]

'sokay Geoff, we all know it's there! Keep it coming!:thumb2:

[Geoffers]

'sokay Geoff, we all know it's there! Keep it coming!:thumb2:

Blimey Rick I’ve just been on google translate to see what “sokay” meant. I thought it was a Japanese word until the penny dropped :surprised::tears-of-joy:

Geoff.

[Mini Me]

Hi Geoff, sorry if I confused ya pard....just some of my folksy humor comin' at ya!

[Geoffers]

You’m alright our kid, it’s was bostin :tears-of-joy:

(a bit of Black Country dialect back at ya :thumb2: )

Geoff.

[JR]

Interesting history to the markings, which like many I'd had never heard of.
Seat thank you , and coffee if on.

[Geoffers]

Glad to have you along John, tea :smiling4: and coffee at the back help yourself to biccies

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

.....help yourself to biccies.....

Too late.... I've scoffed em all

[Lee Drennen]

Looks very I really like the office nice details

[Geoffers]

Looks very I really like the office nice details

Thank you Lee :smiling4:

Geoff.

[Geoffers]

Hello chaps,

Sorry for the long gap since the last update. I have had a real mojo crash and couldn’t garner enough interest to carry on with the build.
However with Autumn rolling on my mojo has improved so I’ll see if I can get it finished before the closing date

With the construction more or less completed it was time to get some paint on my t.
I’ve painted the underside in Vallejo model Air 71. 302 sky type S which is a reasonable approximation of the Airfix call out. It will have white painted on top so it doesn’t need to be too accurate.



The upper side has been painted with Vallejo Model Air 71.124 usaf green with a drop of black added 10/1 to darken it to closer match the IJA green/black recommended in the colour call out.


Some seams need a bit of attention before it gets another spray over with Green.

Once these have had sufficient time to cure it will get its final overcoat of white.

It’s a lovely little kit but one disappointing thing I’ve found is some hair like markings on the canopies.



I was going to have a completely closed canopy but am not happy to use this now. The semi-open canopy option has similar distortions but not as obvious so I’ll use that instead :rolling:

Thanks for looking, another update soon.

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

Hey hey.. Geoffers is back!!
No need to apologise mate,it happens to all of us:thumb2:,
Looking very nice there ... shame about the crack in the canopy bit, nevermind though, I'm sure it'll all be fine .

[Jim R]

Glad the mojo is on the up. Painting looks good. Shame about the marks on the canopy. If it's not actually a crack it might sand/ polish out. Open canopies look good anyway.