CTA Entry Nerdling Nakajima Ki-27

[nerdling]

Well now that everything is finally all setup here and I have my new compressor I can finally get back to building. Since I can't find the P-40 kit right now I decided to start building on a 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-27 instead.

For being such an old kit this thing has some nice detail

I've read that the True Details cockpit is way better. But with the tiny opening for the cockpit you really wouldn't see anything anyways. I think this looks just fine.

 

[moon puppy]

No no noo...you have to spend 3 weeks working in a cockpit that will never be seen. Oh wait, that's my curse

Git'er done Ryan

 

[jknaus]

Nice
James

 

[nerdling]

Did some more work on her the past few days. This is turning out to be a nice decent kit.

The landing gear have no real positive fit location. It is more of a butt joint. Also for some reason the fuselage ended up bulged near the wings and it forced the wings to lose some dihedral. I think what the rear wall for the cockpit was to large. Honestly if I was to build this again I would just leave that out since you can't even see it. Now time for putty and sanding.

 

[nerdling]

Now that I am back home from Christmas I can start working on this one again. I've got her all primed and ready for paint today.

 

[SA Dave]

Really cool little plane Ryan

 

[jknaus]

Looking good.

James

 

[moon puppy]

 

[Dragunov]

Looking good

I don't now much about aircraft, but it looks a bit like a Japanes Stuka :idonno

Keep those pics comming!!

Erik

 

[moon puppy]

That's ok Erik, to us Aircraft geeks a Panther looks like a KV1...

 

[Ruben Lopez]

Looking very good!

 

[Iron Mike]

That's ok Erik, to us Aircraft geeks a Panther looks like a KV1...

I agree with Ruben, looking good!

 

[nerdling]

Thanks guys. Well I finished her up today. Not my best model. But I tell you this thing fought me every step of the way. It looked great in the box, but the fit was bad. The decals were terrible as well. Somehow I managed to get the cockpit in there crooked since there was no positive location for it. I think that is where the wing dihedral got messed up. I went with this scheme because all of the other decals were just destroyed. A few of these broke apart in water also, but I was able to make them work.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[jknaus]

James

 

[Duke Maddog]

Way to go! That is an attractive little plane. I understand about the fit issues; it is a Hasegawa kit after all. You won this fight.

BTW, what scale is this? I'm guessing 1/48.

 

[nerdling]

Thanks guys. Yep it is 1/48. Actually after some further reading this kit came out back in the mid 70s. It was originally a Mania kit. Not heard of them. But they lasted about a year and then Hasegawa bought the molds.

 

[Phil]

Nicely done Ryan, unusual and a seldom seen scheme to boot