tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post1077973489272140970..comments2024-03-29T14:37:23.949+09:00Comments on WildEagles: Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 007 - MIKHAIL AGEENKO Arawasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-51102560694694369222018-03-21T14:47:48.041+09:002018-03-21T14:47:48.041+09:00Thanks a lot for the additional information.Thanks a lot for the additional information.Arawasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-73847251871684776272018-03-21T00:54:02.912+09:002018-03-21T00:54:02.912+09:00REVI magazine No. 63.
F6F-5 BuNo. 71441, flown by...REVI magazine No. 63.<br /><br />F6F-5 BuNo. 71441, flown by LTJG Charles V. August, VF-44. Operated from USS Langley CVL-27, crashlanded on Formosa on Jan 4, 1945, moved to Japan later on and finally found by US occupation forces in Yokosuka.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-3975252834987486552018-03-20T11:34:34.706+09:002018-03-20T11:34:34.706+09:00Yes, I would like to know more about this particul...Yes, I would like to know more about this particular plane. A bit of a mystery.... D. Chouinardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-50195239408271095822018-03-20T01:07:13.720+09:002018-03-20T01:07:13.720+09:00Wonderful! Which REVI issue?Wonderful! Which REVI issue?Arawasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-24519943357514124782018-03-19T23:54:44.541+09:002018-03-19T23:54:44.541+09:00This particular Hellcat was downed over Taiwan; th...This particular Hellcat was downed over Taiwan; the detailed story was published in REVI magazine some years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-27007148712089364782018-03-19T07:20:55.446+09:002018-03-19T07:20:55.446+09:00Nice finish. 4.5
Nice finish. 4.5<br />The kit slayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117799303986521561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-76724637582864349952018-03-17T21:32:19.831+09:002018-03-17T21:32:19.831+09:00I could not find any information regarding this pl...I could not find any information regarding this plane which was found in a derelict condition at the end of the war by US forces in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. My take is that the particular a/c crash landed, was captured by the Japanese, was roughly painted with <i>hinomaru</i> and such and was placed on the airfield as decoy. If that's the case then the overall US Navy blue is correct. In any case a very interesting modelling subject. The <i>hinomaru</i> and the rest of the marking were very roughly brush painted and not as clear as depicted in the model. But I like what Mikhail has done in this small scale. 4.8<br />I would like so much one day to see a diorama with this plane in derelict codnition in 1/48... Arawasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-85799225997846845662018-03-16T21:30:03.986+09:002018-03-16T21:30:03.986+09:00I could see this as night fighter paint scheme. I&...I could see this as night fighter paint scheme. I'm surprised it was not painted in the high visibility yellow orange of trainer aircraft so that it would not be shot at by mistake. My vote is 4.7<br /><br />Wind SwordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-36903299840892091842018-03-15T21:30:14.944+09:002018-03-15T21:30:14.944+09:00An interesting combination, this Hellcat owned by ...An interesting combination, this Hellcat owned by the enemy! 4.6 for the model.<br />@ Devlin: I'm not sure if they would have gone thru the effort of repainting the complete plane. The USN glossy sea blue was not very prone to weathering and could be wiped clean easily. The stars & bars may have been removed instead of overpainted.<br />But as you say, it's up for debate.Toryunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-50352792852439451412018-03-15T15:15:56.644+09:002018-03-15T15:15:56.644+09:00A nice build! I have seen this plane in photos and...A nice build! I have seen this plane in photos and lately have given thought about the color. Gloss sea blue would be the first reaction, but photos show no evidence of the US markings being painted out in a different color. The color is too uniform. My thinking was that it was painted in overall dark green and given oversized hinomaru, on the fuselage especially.<br />Even though the color is up for debate, I'll give it a 4.7D. Chouinardnoreply@blogger.com