Official Kawanishi N1K Shiden (George) Painting Thread

[Zoe Brain]

Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai from HBM

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[Blackronin]

Beautiful, Zoe! These are also some of my favourite.

[Diamondback]

Minor trivial note: N1K2 would be a floatplane, N1K2-J was the landplane version.

IJNAF designators, using this as an example...
N 1st letter = original design mission (N=floatplane fighter)
1 1st number = design generation (1st round of floatplane fighters)
K 2nd letter = manufacturer (K=Kawanishi, IJN seldom bought Kawasaki aircraft IIRC)
2 2nd number = variant of base design
- marks suffix added for repurposed mission
J suffix = new mission (J=land-based interceptor)

Another example, the J1N1-S Irving:
J = land-based interceptor
1 = 1st generation of them
N = Nakajima
1 = 1st variant
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S = land-based nightfighter

[Zoe Brain]

Thanks for the correction!

[flash]

Sorted ;)

[DarrylH]

Here are two Ni1K1 Violet Lightnings somewhere near the Philippines, late 1944. Shapeways WSF models by New Aragon Mechanical Works (Carlos was kind enough to do a re scale of his 1/285 version), radio masts added, Tamiya and Vallejo paints, Miscellaneous Miniatures decals.



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[Caveman]

Nice job Darryl. Really good looking aircraft.

[Naharaht]

Good work, Darryl! :thumbsup:

[DarrylH]

Thanks, David.

[Caveman]

284219284220 Aircraft are Blood Red Skies, Paints are Tamiya, and decals are Miscellaneous Miniatures

[7eat51]

Great work, Dave. Very nice collection.

[Caveman]

Thank you Eric.

[flash]

Great job Dave :thumbsup:

[Caveman]

Cheers Dave

[Teaticket]

Great flight of Georges Dave. I don't think I've seen this thread before, damn, more planes to acquire!

They look great. How are the BRS to scale?

[Caveman]

284222 BRS claim 1/200 scale and as far as I'm concerned they fit right in with Ares.

[Teaticket]

Good to know as these are not done by Dave at AIM. BRS might give us more planes not available elsewhere, I really like that possibility.

[Caveman]

They are metal, so when you put the ball on them it better be dead on balanced so they don't tip on the magnet. I missed-placed several and just went to flat magnets.

[Marechallannes]

Nice flight, Dave!

[Caveman]

Thank you Sven

[milcoll73]

those are very colorful dave!

[Caveman]

Thank you Phillip. Glad you like 'em.