Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - and the winner is....

JEAN BARBY - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/48 -
4.9/4.9/5.0/5.0/4.7/4.9/5.0/4.9/4.9/4.8/5.0/4.7 - 4.89

 

ROBERTO ANDERWILL - Aichi Mi-Go “J-BAWI” 1/72 -

4.8/4.9/5.0/5.0/4.7/5.0/4.9/4.9/4.9/4.8/5.0/4.8 - 4.89

 

MARK JAHSAN - Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" 1/48 -

4.8/4.0/4.7/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.8/4.7/4.7/4.4 - 4.56

 

CALIN UNGUREANU - Yokosuka E14 "Glen" 1/72 -

4.8/4.9/4.9/4.7/4.7/4.8/4.9/4.9/4.6 - 4.8

 

DIZZYFUGU - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/72 -

4.0/4.5/4.7/4.5/4.5/4.6/4.6/4.5/4.0 - 4.43

 

ALLAN JEFFERY - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/48 -

4.6/4.7/4.7/4.6/4.7/4.3/4.8/4.6/4.6 - 4.62

 

JACOB TERLOUW - Kawanishi N1K1 "Kyofu" 1/72 -

4.8/4.8/4.7/4.8/4.8/4.7 - 4.76 

 

FABIO BALZANO - Aichi E-13 "Jake" 1/72 -

                                   5.0/4.7/4.5/4.9/4.7/4.5/4.9/4.8/4.5 - 4.72

                                  - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" -

                                   5.0/4.8/4.9/4.7/4.9/4.7/4.9/4.9/4.7 - 4.83

 

DEREK COOPER - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/72 -

4.5/4.6/4.6/4.0/4.6/4.9/4.8/4.7/4.6 - 4.58

 

PAT DONAHUE - Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete" 1/48 -

5.0/4.9/5.0/5.0/4.9/4.4/5.0/4.9/4.9 - 4.88

 

CARLO REITA - Kawanishi E8K1 1/72 -

4.5/4.7/4.6/4.6/4.5/4.6/4.5/4.3 - 4.53

 

Prof. NEMISIS GOOSEHABIT - Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" 1/50 -

4.5/4.5/4.6/4.7/4.5/4.7/4.7 - 4.6

 

CAMERON LOHMAN - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/48 -

4.6/4.8/4.5/4.6/4.8/4.7 - 4.66

 

MIKHAIL AGEENKO - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/72 -

4.5/4.8/4.8/4.7/4.7/4.8/4.7/4.7 - 4.71

 

ERIC VOGEL - Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" 1/48 -

5.0/5.0/4.9/4.9/5.0/4.9/5.0/4.8 - 4.93    

 

ERIC VOGEL!!!

who gets a book and kit from our on-line store, free of any charge, courtesy of Arawasi.

 

Every other contestant gets a free decal set courtesy of Arawasi.

Thank you all for your contributions and participation with comments and voting.

 

The theme for the next online model contest is "Japanese Prototype & Experimental Aircraft" (no what-ifs) and starts from October 1.

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - ERIC VOGEL

I finally managed to finish my Rufe.
Last year I showed some work in progress pictures, HERE.

It was a slow progress because of too many modelling projects on the workbench.
The figure is from the Rabaul set of Modelkasten, these figures are nicely detailed.
The "sea" is made of epoxy components and  the waves added on top are made of modeling gel.
Despite it took a little time I enjoyed it very much working on this Rufe.

 

- Eric Vogel - 

 

 

 

  

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - MIKHAIL AGEENKO

1/72 Hasegawa A6M2-N of 802nd Flying group. Was completed OOB.

 

- Mikhail Ageenko -

 

 

  

 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - CAMERON LOHMANN

Here is a 1/48 Hasegawa  A6M2-N Rufe. I tried a lot of different shading and weathering on this one. The stripes on the propeller are decals otherwise it's all painted. I'm one of those strange builders that just can't get enough of the Zero and this was a fun version to try.

 

Cameron Lohmann "Fluffysmodels", Florida, USA

 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - Prof. NEMISIS GOOSEHABIT

This is the old (1967) Tamiya 1:50 scale "Pete". Straight out of the box build. I used this build to learn and see how I would weather my later Hasegawa (1:48th) offering. The weathering has all but disappeared in the photographs but is quite distinct when viewed in daylight. 
As a learning tool it was a fun build and showed how much Tamiyas, engineering has improved over the 50 years since they issued this kit.

I also found the colour scheme interesting as it was from a profile showing the only "Pete" that featured an all black cowling. Every other picture I could find had an overall green or grey. I also liked the idea of the unpainted center float.

Hopefully I'll be able to finish my "Rufe" before the deadline and if anyone knows more about the cowling colours on the "Pete" I would be most interested.

- Prof. Nemisis Goosehabit -  http://plasticnostalgia.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - CARLO REITA

Here's my entry for the contest. I wasn't sure if I should submit it as the quality is well below par compared to some of the other models in this contest, but at least it's something out of the ordinary: the 1/72 Kawanishi E8K1 by Choroszy Modelbud. It is my first resin kit and I assumed it was easier.....

The build was complicated as the parts, although very detailed, are very fragile and the instructions sparse. I ended up using a lot of putty and lost some of the details. The interior is also detailed but once finished practically invisible. The only two photos I found were black and white and as I didn't have anything else to go by I painted it according to the instructions: aluminium (XF-16 by airbrush) nearly everywhere and black. Used the Gunze cowling colour for the cowling and the Hinomaru were obtained by masking and spraying an equal parts mix of H3 and H86.

 

- Carlo Reita -

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 005 - MICHAEL FURRY

1/48 Hasegawa E8N1 Dave

A Dave from Hasegawa? I did not expect that but it was a nice change from their continuous re-releases with different decals.

 At first glance one notices that this kit has multiple insert pieces and that usually means trouble. Not so, dry fitting has proved thus far that the engineering is quite precise. The directions have you assemble the cockpit tub then fit this into one fuselage half and finally, close up the other side. Doing this would have left noticeable gaps between the fuselage sides and cockpit sidewalls. I glued the cockpit sidewalls to the fuselage halves using clamps(this made paining easier too). Dry fitting proved that the floor and bulkheads can be sandwiched between the fuselage halves and more or less "float" without using glue. I made a bulkhead to blank off the rear of the fuselage and used Eduard photo-etch seat belts. I did not spend a great deal of time detailing the cockpit since very little can be viewed, even though it is an open cockpit. I pre-shaded the cockpit parts black then mixed RAF interior green with some dark green for the cockpit color. I used a mix of green and black water color to highlight the shadows, then dry brushed light gray and finally dark gray to simulate some wear.  

Thank you for looking,

Michael Furry, Harrisburg, PA, USA

 

WIP Pt#2
First off, a thank you to George! This kit was a prize from the previous contest and is very generous. 
The engine is a simple assembly that basically requires careful painting. I added ignition wires and deepened the exhaust openings to enhance the overall look. I painted the pushrods black and the rest of the engine with gunmetal metalizer. The exhausts were painted gunmetal as well and then treated with brown, orange, blue, and tan pastel chalk.The cowling is in three pieces and you must trap the engine inside. Test fitting shows that engine and cowling fit quite well together. The other photos show what the cockpit sides and floor look like since very little is visible once the fuselage halves are closed up. As stated in my previous update, the engineering is very well done with this kit, the only tricky areas are some of the sprue attachment points. Some of these are in areas that could result in damage to the part when removing them from the sprue.