Allen's 1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi Ki67 'Peggy' Bomber

[Mickc1440]

Good luck with this miniature build Allen :smiling5:

[Ian M]

Well I'll sit in and watch if hats ok.

[Allen Dewire]

Morn All, from a much cooler Bamberg,

A Japanese bomber with a guided weapon is definitely an interesting subject. I guess you'll master 1/72 too! :smiling4:

BTW, just reading the name Stammheim still gets shivers down my spine.

I hope so too my friend! It is tiny compared to 1/32....I think it's time we have a chat about your new day job as poet though Andrea...LOL!!!

Waiting for new glasses before work will resume. I’m hoping by the end of next week. New optician so we’ll see if they’re as good at delivery as they are at prescribing them!!!

Me too Doug! I really need to get my eyes checked as I think I need glasses myself. I ain't getting any younger...

Good luck with this miniature build Allen :smiling5:

Thanks Mick! I see you have also gone with a tiny thang for this GB. Should be fun too, Buddy...

Well I'll sit in and watch if hats ok.

Good to have have you along Boss! I hope not too mess this up...too much...

With all the excitement over the start of Mr.Smiffs GB and all the great builds getting started, that I'll never be able to keep up with, I decided to dive right in. I was going to wait until the 10th to start, but the urge to pop the top off was too great to resist today,


OOOPS!!!..........See you all on the the 10th, I guess.............

Prost
Allen

[Lee Drennen]

Nice Dude I’m seated by Dude II yes I know I’m brave.

[Allen Dewire]

Your Ok Lee. I always do a shakedown at the door before I start a build...Dude 2 is clean.............

I finally played a little with Peggy today, and I started off with something simple to ease into it. I bought paint at the show last weekend, so now I can get to it. The payload,


This is the I Gou type 1 Kou guided bomb. A whopping 10 pcs! From now on, I'll call it #27, from looking at the menu in a local Japanese restaurant....


It went together rather well and with a minimum of cleanup. Last night, I went digging through some old parts boxes and managed to find some seated figs to put in the pit,


The guy on the left w/the yellow melon is out! The brown suited guy is too big and a propeller has chopped off his feet. The 2 on the sprue are from Monogram's 1/72 Do-217 'pencil' kit from 1969. The other 2 are probably from Monogram, but I have no Idea which kit. It looks like I will have to fix the bullet hole in the guy's belly on the left too!!! Painting them should be sooo much fun!.!.!......NOT!!!...

A start, by any other name, is still a start.........More will be happening sooner than later everyone....................

Prost
Allen

[Allen Dewire]

Late afternoon all,

Thanks to the current heat wave, progress has slowed down at the table. I'm typing this and the temp outside is 36° C and probably warmer in here. Anyway, I have cut plastic, assembled some bits and even slobbered some paint about with the hairy stick...

I nipped off and cleaned up the wings to test the fit and see if a lot of work (filling) would be necessary. Only 2 clamps on each and no glue,


A lousy pic, but the fit is rather good. That was a nice surprise and the little gap on the bottom one closes when you press it together. The destructions don't explain everything and there are options for parked in the hanger or mission ready. The MG port on each side were closed in the hanger and opened for the mission. To open them, you have to saw them in half. Out with the razor saw blade and carefully, we cut one in half,


The little circle is the mounting point for the MG mount, with the other end glued inside the fusillier. Letting the nerves calm down from not sawing crooked, I cleaned up some MGs and rear turret parts, along with interior stuff. I then glued some parts in the interior. Let the glue dry and then slapped some IJN M3 Mitsubitchi green int. paint from AK on them,


The paint brushes on very good, but the color is a flashback to a pot of pea soup from years ago. I also will attempt to drill the MG barrels for realism. The top MG with the mount arms has to be cut out and only the mount added. On a mission, the front and rear MG's weren't mounted in the plane. No idea why though...

That's it for now people. Ain't much, but the heat is limiting progress of things. Thanks for looking in and please try to stay cool...

Prost
Allen

[Mini Me]

So Dude1.....how many Wagner's did it take to steady the nerves before making that very precise cut? And may I add that Peggy Sue is looking pretty good so far. Too bad yer working in a sweat shop there in Deutschland. :thumb2:

[Geoffers]

Cracking job cutting the clear parts Allen…..on second thoughts obviously not cracking :tears-of-joy:

Coming along very nicely Allen

Geoff.

[The Smythe Meister]

Hi Allen,
All looking very neat and tidy there:thumb2:.
I'm going to be having a bash at brush painting some AK Kawasaki green later today,did you thin it much,and if so, just with tap water?:thinking:

[Allen Dewire]

So Dude1.....how many Wagner"s did it take to steady the nerves before making that very precise cut? And may I add that Peggy Sue is looking pretty good so far. Too bad yer working in a sweat shop there in Deutschland. :thumb2:

Hey Buddy, I didn't have even one...Too damn hot for beer, so water was the only answer. Thanks Rick and how's the weather in your neck of the woods???

Cracking job cutting the clear parts Allen…..on second thoughts obviously not cracking :tears-of-joy:

Coming along very nicely Allen

Geoff.

Thanks Geoff! You have to love the JLC saw blades. The fine tooth side saws smooth as silk. It's the masking that worries me...

Hi Allen,
All looking very neat and tidy there:thumb2:.
I'm going to be having a bash at brush painting some AK Kawasaki green later today,did you thin it much,and if so, just with tap water?:thinking:

Hey Andy (I'm being nice today), Thanks and I didn't thin the AK with anything. It's straight out of the bottle. I did wet my brush before starting and once in a while during. The paint spreads really well and covers good too. I used a flat brush, if that helps my Friend...

Prost
Allen

[The Smythe Meister]

Hey Buddy, I didn't have even one...Too damn hot for beer, so water was the only answer. Thanks Rick and how's the weather in your neck of the woods???


Thanks Geoff! You have to love the JLC saw blades. The fine tooth side saws smooth as silk. It's the masking that worries me...


Hey Andy (I'm being nice today), Thanks and I didn't thin the AK with anything. It's straight out of the bottle. I did wet my brush before starting and once in a while during. The paint spreads really well and covers good too. I used a flat brush, if that helps my Friend...

Prost
Allen

It certainly does buddy, thanks very much :thumb2:

[Mini Me]

Weather here is fine as a cat's whisker Bro........best time for a beer is when it's hot out, cools me right off. I used to stick one in the freezer just to the slushy point of icing up......then slam it down!

[The Smythe Meister]

......I used to stick one in the freezer just to the slushy point of icing up......then slam it down!

..... Sounds like the perfect conditions for "Brain Freeze" to me Rick!! :dizzy::tears-of-joy:

[Mini Me]

What is "brain"?...... :tongue-out2: :thinking:

[Lee Drennen]

Looks good Allen