KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER : ICM : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW

By Bobby Waldron | 20 April 2024 | Comments Off on KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER : ICM : 1/48 SCALE MODEL : IN BOX REVIEW
Ki-21-Ib ‘Sally’

KI-21-1B “SALLY” JAPANESE HEAVY BOMBER The Mitsubishi Ki-21, formal designation “Type 97 Heavy Bomber” (九七式重爆撃機, Kyūnana-shiki jūbakugekiki) was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including the Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns. It was also used to attack targets as far-flung as western China, India and northern Australia.…

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MITSUBISHI A6M2-N RUFE : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW

By Bobby Waldron | 29 June 2023 | Comments Off on MITSUBISHI A6M2-N RUFE : EDUARD : 1/48 SCALE : IN BOX REVIEW

MITSUBISHI A6M2-N RUFE The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter (零式艦上戦闘機, rei-shiki-kanjō-sentōki), or the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen. The…

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FINAL REVEAL : EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

By Bobby Waldron | 22 July 2022 | Comments Off on FINAL REVEAL : EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.11

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.11 The final episode is here and she is all done, we finalize the build with how to line up your landing gear, taking advantage of thin and thick super glues, we also try out Mr.Hobby’s Flat varnish for the first time to she how that turns out, over all this has been…

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WEATHERING STAGE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

By Bobby Waldron | 13 July 2022 | Comments Off on WEATHERING STAGE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.10

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.10 Into the weathering part of this build now, I start of with showing you how to make your own weathering wash, with some of the best pigments I’ve personally used, Tamiya weathering masters is also a good effect you can make nice easy and fun, and we do some streaking effects with…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

By Bobby Waldron | 22 June 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.9

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.9 We finish of the decaling in this video showing you a hard one that wraps around the fuselage, Mr mark setter and softer are a good one for this decals too, finally we work on masking and spraying our wheels as well as some brush painting. Special Tools: Tamiya : Masking Tape :…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

By Bobby Waldron | 13 June 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.8

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.8 We finish of from the last episode with getting Intermediate gauzy agent sprayed on for a good gloss coat ready for decaling, but before we start the decaling with use Mr.metal color paints for our engine, and finally we begin the decaling stage using the Mr mark setter and softer decaling solutions.…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

By Bobby Waldron | 9 June 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.7

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.7 Now that we are in the spraying stage, we start off with priming the model with some tips like sanding out any blemishes, but with out damaging the primer, this is followed by a nice guide of pre-shading and making sure we don’t kill of the pre-shading work we have done. Special…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.6

By Bobby Waldron | 30 May 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.6

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.6 Its time to get the canopy on now using good old Micro Kristal Klear, after which we will go over some fundamentals of preparing your model for airbrushing, like cleaning, how to mount your little pieces and getting the right color down over your canopy first. Special Tools: Airbrush Consumables: Micro Kristal Klear / XF-71…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.5

By Bobby Waldron | 24 May 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.5

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.5 We got lots of little bits in this episode, but the main features are building the engine cowl, which has a nice template to build it with, and dipping your canopy with Gauzy agent, and all the aspects of masking the canopy as well. Special Tools: Angled Tweezers Consumables: Tamiya extra thin cement Find…

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BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.4

By Bobby Waldron | 18 May 2022 | Comments Off on BUILDING THE EDUARD A6M2 ZERO 1/48 SCALE : EPISODE.4

A6M2 ZERO EPISODE.4 We have some nice basics in this episode, starting with some sanding and how to check your sanding and filling is all good to go for spraying, second we look at the best way to get you going with your scribing nice and easy. Special Tools: Tamiya P-Cutter Consumables: Tamiya Masking Tape Find Products…

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