Hasegawa Kawanishi Type-94-1 (Catapult with ALF)

[kiwi gav]

Very Nice detail - very professional

 

[Ian]

Thanks guys, appreciate the continued support.

 

[Ravhin]

Keep the quality updates coming

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Decals look great and some nice weathering you put down.

 

[Ian]

Got the plane together this evening and boy was it a pain to line up the wings and get the landing gear on.
I've got an unholy mess of CA underneath now.

 

[JMac]

Good work Ian.

 

[geegad]

superb work bud love the colour

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Looks great Ian! I always hate it when things dont line up nicely but it looks like you worked through it and the kit looks awesome.

 

[JMac]

Hey Ian. Sorry I did not mention this earlier , just didn't occur to me then...

You had mentioned about the problems lining up the wings. When I build a bi-plane, I sometimes make myself a "jig" out of scrap styrene. That's how I built my 1:72 Curtiss H-16. There are adjustable jigs for sale, but the Aeroclub one I originally wanted to get is no longer in production. Eventually (if I get around to designing what I want) I might ask someone cut one out of stainless steel on our laser table at work...

Also, if you check-out the Wingnut Wings website they have a suggestion for using a box top as a jig.
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/hintsandtips

Below are some pictures I found online of some jigs (just as a referance);





Sorry, I don't have pictures of the jig I made for my H-16, I tossed it out at the beginning of this week (room clean-up). It was very similar to the last one shown, just made out of PS. By having a jig with three tiers you could also easily line up the floats also, or just glue them on after the wings have set...

Jason

 

[Ian]

Great suggestions Jason, I'm definitely going to spend the time on a jig for my next bi-wing aircraft build.

 

[Ian]

Done, maybe? Thoughts?

 

[geegad]

yes my thoughts are well simply stunning the colour of the finished build is superb....top marks buddy shes a cracker

 

[JMac]

Done, maybe? Thoughts?

I'm thinking "done". Well done.

 

[Ian]

Sounds good to me. Onwards!

 

[adampolo13]

Ian,

Very very nice work!

Keep 'em coming!

 

[Ian]

Thanks guys! Very encouraging for me to hear.

 

[rookie]

All she needs is a ship to launch from . Nice job Ian

 

[Ravhin]

Excellent ! Can't wait for your next work.

 

[adampolo13]

All she needs is a ship to launch from . Nice job Ian

Now, that is a great idea! Do I hear "Scratch Build" hahahaha

 

[Ian]

My skill set isn't at that level yet!