Pretty much perfect straight out of the box. No painting or decaling required. Mostly snap-fit but some parts need glue. Probably the most difficult part is gluing in the microscopic pitot tubes.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
1/144 Tomytec Gimix Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey
This is the 1/144 scale Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey from Tomytec's Gimix line. In comparison to the F-Toys V-22 Osprey, this kit is much more complex and significantly more expensive. However, the level of detail is incredible.
Pretty much perfect straight out of the box. No painting or decaling required. Mostly snap-fit but some parts need glue. Probably the most difficult part is gluing in the microscopic pitot tubes.
Pretty much perfect straight out of the box. No painting or decaling required. Mostly snap-fit but some parts need glue. Probably the most difficult part is gluing in the microscopic pitot tubes.
1/144 F-Toys Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor military aircraft that is currently in service with the US Marine Corps, US Air Force, and US Navy.
The model seen here is a 1/144 scale partially-built pre-painted kit (aka. shokugan/食玩) from F-Toys. Straight out of the package, this was very not one of F-Toys’ better quality kits. Paint app quality was rather poor and the seamlines were terrible. As a result, some putty and sanding was needed, as well as a complete repaint. Good thing all of the markings were provided as water-slide decals. The panel-lines were accentuated with a 0.3mm mechanical pencil.
The model seen here is a 1/144 scale partially-built pre-painted kit (aka. shokugan/食玩) from F-Toys. Straight out of the package, this was very not one of F-Toys’ better quality kits. Paint app quality was rather poor and the seamlines were terrible. As a result, some putty and sanding was needed, as well as a complete repaint. Good thing all of the markings were provided as water-slide decals. The panel-lines were accentuated with a 0.3mm mechanical pencil.
1/144 CafeReo H6K Mavis
The Kawanishi H6K is a multi-engine flying boat which saw service with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II for maritime patrol missions. The Allied codename for the aircraft was “Mavis”. The official IJN designation was Type 97 Large Flying Boat.
The model you see below is a 1/144 scale partially built pre-painted kit (aka. shokugan or food toy) from the maker, CafeReo. However, I have re-painted all of the green color with ModelMaster’s IJN Green as the green paint color that originally came in the package was not to my liking. A coating of Dullcote was also applied.
As with most CafeReo kits, a bit of glue is require here and there to keep things in place. This kit was particularly more finicky than most other CafeReo kits due to the number of struts that needed to be glued in. The fit of the struts are not precise and I recommend that one drill or open up the fit points a tad to make the buildup easier.
I probably should have filled in the join-line gaps of the wing but eh, it wasn’t something that bothered me so I just left it as is. :P
The model you see below is a 1/144 scale partially built pre-painted kit (aka. shokugan or food toy) from the maker, CafeReo. However, I have re-painted all of the green color with ModelMaster’s IJN Green as the green paint color that originally came in the package was not to my liking. A coating of Dullcote was also applied.
As with most CafeReo kits, a bit of glue is require here and there to keep things in place. This kit was particularly more finicky than most other CafeReo kits due to the number of struts that needed to be glued in. The fit of the struts are not precise and I recommend that one drill or open up the fit points a tad to make the buildup easier.
I probably should have filled in the join-line gaps of the wing but eh, it wasn’t something that bothered me so I just left it as is. :P
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