Kawanishi E7K1 Alf (Hasegawa 1/72)

[sharkman]

Out of the frying pan, into the fire!

I was tempted to drop out of this because I still have a few in the queue to finish and a busy month but what the hey!

Got this for $7 at the LHS.



I was originally thinking of a more colourful scheme for this one, but given the short time I might stick with an overall silver version or one with a red tail like the box art.

The obligatory shot!



Picked up a Maru Mechanic book for a reference



The only issue with the kit is there was a piece missing (prop shaft) and the prop was broke. Should be able to fix that!

 

[jknaus]

Kawanishi E7K1 Alf (Hasegawa)

Bummer about the prop. Will watch with interest.
James

 

[razordws]

Kawanishi E7K1 Alf (Hasegawa)

Nice!

 

[sharkman]

Kawanishi E7K1 Alf (Hasegawa)

Got a little start while the baby napped,

This is all that is provided for the pit. Will probably add a few extra details in there.



added some lead to the floats!



and added some railroad bolts for access caps to the floats. Should have these done soon!

 

[lupanzer]

...cool!...

Luiz

 

[Dave The Chef]

What an interesting subject - will be watching this one

 

[Sherman 18]

OHH adding bolts :yipee

Now you have me hooked

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Am wondering why the weights in the floats. While it would tend to set on the back parts of the floats anyway, Has me wondering what you are up to. :hmmm

 

[sharkman]

Am wondering why the weights in the floats. While it would tend to set on the back parts of the floats anyway, Has me wondering what you are up to. :hmmm

Nothing special here Paul, I do that to all the float planes I build. They do tend to be tail sitters so I always add a bit of lead to keep the nose down and give them a more natural set.

I probably could have got away without adding any weight to this one but it never hurts to add some just in case! I'll try and scratch a trolley for this one later.

Thanks for looking in though, hope that helps!

 

[sharkman]

Floats are done for the moment... there are a lot of mold seams to remove!



I started on sprucing up the interior a bit. Added some frame work, new seat, etc... I remember why I don't like 1/72 scale! Just have the front position almost done for now.








I'll try and work some more on it this weekend.

 

[phantom II]

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Nice little details Warren

 

[ij001]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeOSOe4GmQ

What Darth said.

Ian.

 

[sharkman]

Thanks Chris and Bob!

 

[sharkman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLeOSOe4GmQ

What Darth said.

Ian.

One of my favorite quotes from ESB!!!

 

[sharkman]

Interior updates are pretty much done. Just need to add the observer windows and some lap belts. I'm not trying to be 100% accurate here, just adding some detail from the Maru Mech reference to liven things up!

Port side



Starboard



new wheel





decided to add a couple more details to the floats



cut up the tail



and I solved the problem of the broken prop. The one I am doing, Yo 121, has a two bladed prop.



Next, some paint!!

 

[lupanzer]

Very nice pit!

Luiz

 

[sharkman]

Very nice pit!

Luiz

Thanks Luiz!

 

[sharkman]

Bought a flexible curve for scribing some of the panel lines on the wing tips. Worked out pretty well! Also started to see what she'll look like mocked up (on the left!)



I re-scribed all the panel lines in the wings and the body!



And painted the pit.







I was going to add some belts but at this pint I might leave them off. Just have to put in the observers windows and then I can button up the fuse tomorrow!

17 days and counting!!!

:frantic

 

[moon puppy]

Go Warren!