@Tank_1812:Thanks for the tip. I would have tried this with a simpler shape, but this one is quite square and large.
Got some paint and decals on it. Its a nice little plane and would have been a simple build if I had not started to open it up 
Cheers
Tom
And the finished BF-108 in Sonderkommando Blaich colors.
Do you see the crack? After carefully checking old photos and existing aircraft i realized that they had some kind of sunblinds (which make even more sens under the african sun. I used very thin tissue paper to replicate some sloppily opened sunblinds.
Hope you enjoy the pics.
Cheers
Tom
Great finish, Tom! Congrats on finishing 
Thanks SGTJKJ!
Hi all,
Well, I’ve been modeling along, and not really updating anything! Let’s fix that. Shanghaied, great save on the canopy! A good modification that works!
So, last update I had an airframe that needed some more filling and sanding. The ghost seams were filled using super glue and sanded smooth. This turned out rather well. One thing I noticed is that much of the rivet detail had been lost along the seams of the fuselage. So I got to use my RB rivet tool, something that I’ve been practicing with, and am becoming much better at using it.
So, here’s how it looked pre-painting.
Next up was painting this small aircraft, though prior to doing this I laid the fiddly landing gear out, and glued it together as opposed to constructing post painting. This turned out to be a good call on my part. I primed the bird with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black, after it was dry I gave the whole thing a wipe down using an old tee shirt turned into modeling rags. I was rewarded with a very nice smooth finish to lay down the colors.
I painted the underside using Mr. Color (MC) 8, silver. giving a nice dull metallic finish. For the uppers I used MC 15, IJN Green (Nakajima), mixed with MC 1, white at a 2 parts green 1 white, then thinned 1:4 with ML 400 thinner.
I black based the green and it turned out very nice. I did have a little fun with color, behind the cockpit is a covered area, where it can sort of be seen. While in all likelihood, the cockpit and associated areas were bare metal or painted the same color as the uppers. I figured that since this was going to be the prototype plane without the shock absorbers, why not make it per factory specs. Hence the cockpit done in Nakajima interior colors, and behind the cockpit I used my own mix of Atoke. I also painted the interior of the cowling this color. Fun, but not really noticeable, modeling humor is very subtle.
After this dried, I clear coated using my Future mix (70% future, 30% IPA, 1 drop of dish soap), giving it a total of three coats. Put the decals on, there’s not many, and this was done in about two hours. I sealed them with another coat of Future, and followed this up with an oil wash of burnt umber, then clear coated using a semi-gloss to tone it down a little.
Fiddly bits went on with no issues, and the build ended nicely, with one little whoops. I managed to knock off the pitot tube so I stretched some sprue to size and drilled out the area and replaced it. No problem.
Up next will be some final photos and comments, till then have fun!
Looking very nice and clean, John. Looking forward to see more
Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from this campaign. My daughter, my job and my health make it impossible for me to work regularly on my models.
And I had to make a deal with my wife: empty my workbench before “bravo bravo 2” is here 
fret not, this too shall pass, and you can always finish and get credit on the Hangar Queen 12 campaign! Take care, get better, enjoy the holidays!
Hi All,
I’m calling this one done! This represents the Ki-115 prototype that was tested, and eventually modified to include landing gear with shock absorbers for take off. Production variants were produced (~119) and shuttered off to secluded caves and areas near the Japanese coast in anticipation of an invasion that never came.
This was a fun little kit, and everything needed except paint and glue were included. Overall fit is good to excellent, detail is excellent and very buildable. I was surprised at how fast the build went, it seemed that once the cockpit was complete I was painting! I do recall it being rather hard to find, and a little pricey (~30 USD a few years back). If you’re looking for an Imperial Japanese aircraft that was designed for use in a nonconventional strategy, then this would fit the bill. I think it’s historically significant in demonstrating the lengths that some will go, and fortunate for both sides that it never saw use.
Great build, John! Looks clean and new. Very appropriate for a more or less one way weapon.
Congrats on finishing.
Thanks Jesper! I’ve come to like it’s looks. It’s a pretty good kit, despite being an older (2004) Eduard kit.
