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WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:34 pm
by Nils
I decided to do an opponent for my B29, and choosed the Shiden Kai, as I guess it was one of the few japanes fighters that could reach it's altitude long enough to do any kind of resistance(Ki45 too perhaps?) in addition to that I think the Shiden Kai is a great looking plane :D Building it reminds me a lot of when I did the Fw190A series..
Now texturing will be a different matter as from what I can understand, japanese war paint wasn't of very high quality and weathered quickly, so I'm really looking forward to start chipping paint :lol:
So here what my model looks like at the moment:
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Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:49 am
by Nils
Modelling is now done. UV'ing next up..
newest update:
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Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:31 am
by denders
Nice looking Nils!

Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 2:04 pm
by kevjon
Nice choice of subject Nils.

It looks great but leading edge of the fin looks too thick and the leading edge of the wing looks a little too sharp.

Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:42 pm
by Nils
I will check the fin, the wings leading edges are not that sharp, must be the light ..

Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:07 pm
by Neilo92
Looking good Nils - kinda like a Thunderbolt.

Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:21 am
by cobra6
Lovely model Nils!

Didn't know much about this one and then I fell in love with it when I played War Thunder years ago, such a nice plane :)

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Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:06 am
by Nils
Thanks, I feel it’s a nice mix between Fw190 and P-47 somehow

Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:23 am
by cobra6
Because it very likely is, Germany and Japan were most probably sharing designs and the Japanese also saw the performance of the P-47.
It has the bathtub kind of hull of the P-47 and the big scale, while also having lines and design hints from the FW-190.

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Re: WIP Kawanishi N1K-2J Shiden Kai

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 7:06 am
by Nils
Update on the colour scheme, now the fun begins to weather it :)

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