Flyingbabydoc
Well-known member
Dear friends,
Here I begin my contribution to the campaign.
The first one to be built will be a 1/72 Cybermodel Aichi D3A1 type 99 "Val" using PE and masks from Eduard and decals from Print Scale. I will be using acrylic paints from Mr. Color for the painting, mostly my own blend of IJN grey and Cowl-Black colour.
The plane will reproduce that flown by Akira Sakamoto (pilot) and Yoshio Izuka (Observer) in the first attack wave in Pearl Harbor. This plane (EII-201) was based on the carrier Zuikaku and dropped the first bomb of the pacific war when attacking Wheeler field. Sakamoto was KIA at the battle of Santa Cruz when crashing his Val agains the flight deck of the USS Hornet.
The first pictures. More to come. Bare with me on this one! :drinks
Cheers all,
Alex
Here I begin my contribution to the campaign.
The first one to be built will be a 1/72 Cybermodel Aichi D3A1 type 99 "Val" using PE and masks from Eduard and decals from Print Scale. I will be using acrylic paints from Mr. Color for the painting, mostly my own blend of IJN grey and Cowl-Black colour.
The plane will reproduce that flown by Akira Sakamoto (pilot) and Yoshio Izuka (Observer) in the first attack wave in Pearl Harbor. This plane (EII-201) was based on the carrier Zuikaku and dropped the first bomb of the pacific war when attacking Wheeler field. Sakamoto was KIA at the battle of Santa Cruz when crashing his Val agains the flight deck of the USS Hornet.
The first pictures. More to come. Bare with me on this one! :drinks
Cheers all,
Alex