Ghibli: The Wind Rises (Jiro's Bird Plane)

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August 12, 2017
Had some left overs... hmmm... those sails give me an idea...
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August 12, 2017
Another Academy Spad XIII fuselage to start from.
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August 12, 2017
First thing to do? Move the cockpit back and start filling in holes.
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August 12, 2017
Holes filed, the general shape is sanded, and the cockpit sidewall get some paint. That Mig-21 nose cone came in handy...
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August 14, 2017
Cockpit interior is pieced together. Hope it all fits!
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August 16, 2017
Cockpit stuffed in and putty applied to the shape.
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August 16, 2017
That's a lot of putty, but after all that sanding, I'm hoping it will help with the structural integrity. 😉
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August 17, 2017
Added the wings and the tail.
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August 20, 2017
Lots more sanding, but got the cowling more or less in place and added struts for the wheels.
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August 20, 2017
The cowling isn't quite centred, but this plane is so organic, I'm calling artistic license.
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August 27, 2017
All the parts have been crafted.
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August 31, 2017
After a lot of putty and sanding, she's ready for some paint.
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September 10, 2017
Masked and painted
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September 10, 2017
I think it was the right choice on blue
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017
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October 30, 2017

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A scraftbuilt version of the imaginary "bird plane" that Jiro flies in Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises. Cobbled together using an 1/72 Spad XIII fuselage, sails from a 1/350 Cutty Sark and the nose-cone of a 1/72 MiG-21 (all from Academy).

Ghibli: The Wind Rises

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