1/48 Tamiya Gekko Irving

by José Luis Martínez

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Here it is my recently finished 1/48 Tamiya Nakajima Gekko "Irving" nightfighter, this model is just like the last one I did ...my “1/32 Tamiya Zero”.  This one includes electric motors for props, lights inside the cockpit, lights in wings and tail.  These are connected by optic fibers, I don’t know, why before I buy a kit I always wonder where can install the battery, lights and electric motors? I don’t like the models always to be static.....I like them to do something.

After using my imagination to find out where I had to place each component, I begun to arm the model the first thing to do is install electric motors inside the plastic engines the armed of the cockpit was finished according to the instructions of the box.  The model was painted with Tamiya paints after I installed all the lights in the wing's top and bottom (connected by optic fiber), light inside the tail, light inside the nose cone, lights inside the cockpit put an on/off switch in the middle of the fuselage, make the batteries compartment, I made the fuselage assembly and the panting. 

 

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I applied decals, I put the props and all accessories.

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And now it is finished, check it out.

My next project will be a helicopter AB 204 B 1/72....I’m trying to put lights and an electric motor, but it is very small, I don't know if I can do it.

Jose

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Photos and text © by José Luis Martínez