Tamiya Model Magazine – September 2019

FULL-BUILD: WORLD WAR TWO AXIS AVIATION

WINGSY KITS 1:48 MITSUBISHI A5M4 CLAUDE ● KIT NO.D5-02

56 September 2019 TMMI 287

For the black engine

cover, the 'wash required

a little more work. Firstly,

I took Neutral Wash from

Mig Productions, then in

some places, I applied a

light blend of my own,

made from oil paints for a

better effect. As a result, the

blackness was significantly

softened and the recesses in

the 'sheet metal' and rivets

became more visible.

STAINING AND DUST

In the next stage of

weathering, I focused

on showing

the subtle

effects of dirt

accumulation

along the sides

of the fuselage and

wing-roots. For this purpose,

I used a light brown paint

which I applied locally to the

model using an airbrush.

I also gently shaded the

white band around the

hinomaru on the fuselage

and the black undercarriage.

After changing the colour of

the paint to dark brown, I

applied an some simulated

dust on the lower surfaces.

That is where my

adventure with the first

Claude from Wingsy Kits

ends. Because I was so

impressed by the quality of

the model, I could not resist

the temptation and I bought

another kit, this time in the

A5M2b version. I recommend

this kit to everyone; in

my opinion, every fan of

Japanese fighters should

have at least one! ●

V

Tamiya’s new-tool 1:48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia is as close to perfect that a model kit gets, but

there’s always room to add aftermarket items because modellers love them! Eduard have created an

entirely new cockpit in resin and PE for the model that completely replaces the kit parts, comprising

sidewalls, seat, instrument panel and more. The detail incorporated in the sidewall parts is astonishing

and also carries the inner faces of the airframe riveting which is quite apparent on the real thing.

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