Hi all. While doing my Miyazaki-themed scratchbuild, I just couldn't resist the urge to break this kit out and give it a shot. I'd been saving it until I thought I could do it justice, and I'm feeling like that time has come... famous last words I bet!
Anyway I've heard a lot of good things about the hand/glove fit of this kit... and I have to admit, actually just having to follow the detailed instructions OOB is a nice change of pace.
Alright... so here's the box...
...and here's what's in the box...
...and, shockingly, I'm starting with the cockpit.
One nice little blast of Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow and we're off to the races!
I decided to try and stick to the paint callouts as closely as possible - going so far as to check the 1/48 instructions to see if they were more detailed. The one main difference is that the 1/72 calls for X-7 Red for the main fuselage, while the 1/48 specifies the Italian Red spray can (TS8?). I went for the gusto and got the spray can since I'm also planning to build the Macchi M.52r som too. I've never really used cans before, so I'm a bit nervous, but hey... wouldn't want to have it too easy, right?