Tag: Hasegawa

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Preview: 1/72 Hasegawa ASF-X Shinden II

Kit Info Manufacturer: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Parts: 130 The Subject In 2008, Taiga Heavy Industries was commissioned by the Ministry of Defense to begin developing the ASF-X. By 2016, there were 4 prototypes built for testing: two each CTOL and STOVL variants. Unique to the Shinden II were the forward swept wings and...

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WIP : 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk ‘TOPGUN 56’ Pt. 1

This one’s been in the backburner for awhile (what else is new?) so it’s time for it to see the light of day again. The plan is OOB with decals from TwoBobs Decals. Back when the US Navy ran the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School aka ‘TOPGUN’, it operated A-4 Skyhawks in the role …...

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My Builds

Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 General Galaxy VF-22S Sturmvogel II

The Subject The VF-22S Sturmvogel II is the mass production version of General Galaxy’s entry in Project Super Nova, the YF-21 ‘Omega One’. The YF-21’s brainwave control system was dropped and replaced with conventional controls. However, the active stealth and payload capabilites were retained. The VF-22S has...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.14

Last few things to complete. And as usual, a minor disaster… I sprayed the exhaust in Alclad Jet Exhaust and I found the color abit too dark. Given another go, I think I’d have gone for gun metal color. I attached the exhaust petals with cement and carelessly got the cement onto the Alclad. Sigh… …...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.13

The end is in sight! After leaving the kit to dry for more than 24 hours, I sprayed on a semi gloss coat of Future mixed with some Tamiya flat base (to of course, flatten the finish). Note near the wingtip a somewhat big glob of black oilpaint which I missed out when I was …...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.12

DAMN! Missed some painting. For lack of a better word, the chevrons on the engine housings need to be painted. The instructions called for a silver color but I chose black gray instead. There are also what looks like gun barrels on each side of the housing that needs to be painted. The shape of …...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.11

Time to gloss up the kit to prepare for decals! For the top, I sprayed on Krylon Preserve it!. It however didn’t layer on very smoothly. It’s smooth to the touch, but it doesn’t LOOK smooth… strange… I decided to try using Future Floor Polish for the bottom. Now I’ve never had good experiences...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.10

So after having a talk with some buddies, I decided to repaint the bottom color of the VF-22S. I originally used Gunship Gray. I replaced this with Vallejo Model Air Black Grey which is basically FS37031. Now it matches the line art more. I think I like this better! 🙂 Build Log Part 1 | …...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.9

Managed to get some work done tonight. I’m on a roll I guess. 🙂 First I laid blutack around the demarcation lines. I originally laid some masking tape over the darker gray before the blutack to prevent overspray. Too much work though so for the rest I just went straight with blutack. To make sure …...

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WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.8

I’ve decided on the color scheme! Nope, not going with splinter camo this time… 😀 For the darker shade of gray, I’m using Life Color Light Gray (FS 36251). The camo was done freehand. This is actually my first time I’m airbrushing Life Color and I have to say that while it hand brushes very …...

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