sharkman
Master at Arms
I'll use this thread for some off hand whiffers from now on!
B)
So, what do you do with a spare set of floats sittin' in the spares box?
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They are from an Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul). Got these a little while back from Dave to try on another project but they were a bit small. Can't have them go to waste though, can we??
After playing around I though, "what if Nakajima was looking for a successor for the A6M2-N Rufe?" :hmmm Lets stick these babies on a FW-190 for fun!
Nakajima A190-N (artists impression)
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The kit
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Got the wings together and have to plug up the wheel wells
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Got to work sanding these
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drilled out the vents for the dive brakes
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and a quick mock up. WIll have to find the best location for the floats so it looks somewhat natural.
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B)
So, what do you do with a spare set of floats sittin' in the spares box?
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N3_zpsgpbwwwsa.jpg&hash=f57bd663e5d489a8591728b8d3517552)
They are from an Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul). Got these a little while back from Dave to try on another project but they were a bit small. Can't have them go to waste though, can we??
After playing around I though, "what if Nakajima was looking for a successor for the A6M2-N Rufe?" :hmmm Lets stick these babies on a FW-190 for fun!
Nakajima A190-N (artists impression)
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N1_zpselz4eo7z.jpg&hash=f0391b49f0be159dff5fff295b858f05)
The kit
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N2_zpsjgwiduuk.jpg&hash=c97ddde39d0942eadba99cf98324f465)
Got the wings together and have to plug up the wheel wells
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N4_zpsv33bhmdy.jpg&hash=1c73bacd2234efac9d96427e817e8a4b)
Got to work sanding these
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N5_zps2v1qhd3l.jpg&hash=201bf66470eda0aa9995992a287c8b23)
drilled out the vents for the dive brakes
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N6_zps8bqcodgf.jpg&hash=f0dabe8eb0b328b618e1939e556b4f7a)
and a quick mock up. WIll have to find the best location for the floats so it looks somewhat natural.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff500%2Fakasharkman%2FA190_N7_zpscqqvp3mj.jpg&hash=964b7ab2dc2649e5793dc4d7dcdd1087)
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