Subject: Re: 1/48 Tamiya N1K1 "Kyofu" (Rex)
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Tony Feredo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:04:01 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony Feredo 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:33 AM
  Subject: 1/48 Tamiya N1K1 "Kyofu" (Rex) 

    
  1/48 Tamiya N1K1 "Kyofu" (Rex) 

  by Tony Feredo
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  Here is one of my quick builds,  a 1/48 Tamiya N1K1 "Kyofu" (Allied Codename: "Rex" ) floatplane.  Built it straight out of the box and used the kit's decals except for the IFF yellow orange on the wing leading edge and propellor warning stripes which were painted.  Generally there were no fit problems and the parts went together.  I encountered a few tiny gaps on the wings  but they were quickly remedied by applying a few drops of  Mr. Surfacer 500.

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  I painted the model with my own color mix of Kawanishi Dk Green and IJN Grey using Tamiya and Gunze acrylics for the fuselage and Gunze Metalizers for the propellor.   The camo pattern was airbrushed using combination of free hand and soft masking.  I applied a wash to give the model some depth and applied very minimal weathering.

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  As a fan of Japanese WWII aircraft I had fun building this kit. This floatplane is a good break from land based aircraft subjects that I usually build.  I got a few more floatplanes and flying boats on the shelf and I might just build another one soon. 

  Cheers and Happy Modeling!

  Tony

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  Photos and text © by Tony Feredo