Zoukei Mura 148 Wwii Japanese J7w1 Shinden Review

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J7W1 Shinden

Zoukei-Mura 1/32 J7W1 Shinden Build Review

Past Rob Pollock

Date of Review	November 2013	Manufacturer	Zoukei-Mura Inc.
Discipline	J7W1 Shinden	Scale	one/32
Kit Number	32001	Principal Media	Styrene
Pros	Best Shinden kit in whatsoever scale	Cons	See text
Skill Level	Experiened	MSRP (Yen)	¥9800 (under $120.00 USD)

Build Review

For a look at this kit out of the box, expect here.

Here is Zoukei-Mura'due south J7W1 Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) in ane/32. For an aircraft that reached just epitome stage (the only remaining airframe languishing in pieces in the Smithsonian Museum), it has attracted a surprising level of interest from model manufacturers over the years. Zoukei-Mura themselves have recently released the Shinden in quarter-calibration. ( Click here for a look at our 1/32 J7W1 Shinden First Look)

The 1/32 version was reviewed here in December 2010, and the strengths of the kit were noted. Having congenital the kit, I agree that in that location are many fine details that all the same can even so be farther enhanced with judicial utilise of unproblematic cables and wiring furnishings. A example in point is the engine, which builds into a wonderful mini-kit itself; there are several dozen parts. As well as wiring the engine, I also added farther detail to the wheel wells, cockpit, and gun bays. At that place are now available several aftermarket sets to enhance detail across the scope of the build, but frankly I believe ane would just be 'gilding the lily'.

In promotional photographs, Z-Yard prove the kit in its skeletal stage, with the frames, braces, and engine. This office of the build is in fact straight forward if the modeler exercises caution and patience, and the engineering associated with this early part of the build is first-rate. Nevertheless, as noted past several modelers, the complex curvatures and inter-linking details of many of the panels tin can prove a frustrating modeling experience.

Considering of the wealth of detail in the engine compartment and gun bays, I chose to leave off 3 panels, to better view the details beneath. Two of these panels would have dropped into place without issues, had I chosen to set them, because of the time I'd spent preparing them. That said, I had some difficulty reconciling panel-to-console fit in other areas, even though individual units settled in their corresponding rebates well plenty. It's paramount that the modeler follows the carpenter's mantra: measure twice, cut once. Patience and care applied to each panel should result in clean lines. The Cybermodeler rating of 'experienced' for this kit is right.

For painting, I used White Ensign IJN grey underside, and the remainder of the model was painted using Vallejo Olive Dark-green with a affect of Vallejo Burnt Umber to accept down the OG a trivial, with other details picked out equally required. To note, the decals aren't good, which was a surprise and disappointment for a kit of this item (and expense).

The Cybermodeler review referred to the kit instructions. These are in Japanese, with the occasional English language give-and-take actualization at odd places (not necessarily helpfully). The instructions are diagrammatic, and while this should 'translate' into a universally understood set of instructions, information technology's not always the case. I used the Concept Notes #1 volume (purchased separately), which was helpful in the explanation of certain details, and also included a walk-around of the Smithsonian airframe and a gallery of builds by Japanese modelers. Oddly, I noticed that some sections of the CN build differed from the kit instructions, merely they got there in the end.

At a model show recently, where this build was on brandish, I overheard one modeler's annotate to another, that, 'It's nice to see ane of these actually finished!'

A great kit? Yeah, in parts. The best Shinden? Yes, definitely.

J7W1 Shinden