1/48 Hasegawa J2M6 Raiden (Jack) Type 31

by Federico Kunz

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As always, it is a pleasure to build a Hasegawa kitaHa.  Nice quality & assembly.  In this case, my mother-in-law who lives in another city pays us visits around 3 times a year.  That means a new kit to my stock every time! Naturally, she is not aware of any – really – any issue regarding a kit.  So, every time, I get to be surprised by her choices… which have been really great.  This “Jack” was one of them.   At first, a difficult to believe shaped aircraft; my wife regarded it as a cartoon airplane.  The roomy cockpit gives a lot of visibility to detail.  So, for the record, I went through the internet to get some pictures of it.  Building was straight forward with no major events through it.  No filling was needed besides sanding was kept to a minimum.

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I only want to note that the decals a pretty thick; they had to spend a while in water before starting to slide on the base paper.  Once set, it took a while to have them fixed & set, but with the help of Decal Set solution their thickness became less noticeable.  I did perform some paint mixes, especially, regarding the spinner & the yellow stripe on the leading edge.  I have to confess that that last particular item on Japanese aircraft really annoys me through painting.  Now, weathering on these aircraft seems to be an issue, so I went through it based on some logical conclusions & taken away by some artistic license. Though not evident in the pictures, but I did strike the whole airplane simulating striking pebbles effect.  The shades were performed with the Tamiya weathering set – what a great buy!

At the end, it is a great addition to my renewed growing collection.  Thanks to my mother-in-law who is always thinking of me!!  To all of you guys, hope you had enjoyed. Greetings from Mexico City .  

Cheers!!  

Federico

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