I
always love to model unusual or “strange” subjects. Aircraft are not an
exception. This model is a reissue of FineMolds Keiun. In an review of this kit,
it is named as "most unusual and extremely ugly prototype". Though the name
of the plane means "Beautiful Cloud", this comment is completely right!
R2Y1
made its maiden and only flight in May 1945, which was ended with an emergency
landing. The model itself is not an exception, as it made several crash landing
during the construction.
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The
parts were free of flash and have crisp, beautiful details. Construction
is flawless, except the wing – fuselage mismatch! There are
big gaps and the line of the fuselage does not match with the lines of
wings. The wing roots are also molded in a stepped way. Though the
reference photos are not so clear, it is obvious that the roots are not
correct. So you have to use lots of putty and after hours of sanding you
finally have everything in shape.
I
only added seat belts from masking tape and changed the white parts of the
Hinomaru’s with the ones I cut from white decal paper, as the kits decals were
ivory instead of white.
Tolga
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