Just ordered one of these from Amazon for $23! I just saw Godzilla Minus One and was quite pleasantly surprised to see that the characters in the movie, with Japan lacking any combat aircraft after the war, find the only remaining Shinden in an abandoned hangar to use in the final battle against the Big Guy. Nice little historical artifact that they worked into the plot! But it makes me wonder how many people who see the movie will think it was a fictional aircraft made up for the movie and not realize that it was a real plane, just because it was such an advanced design for the time period. As for my build (whenever that happens) I think I'll try to track down some instrument decals for the cockpit, which I've used on other builds.

I just built my one, bloody nice model and very easy to assemble.

Thank you for a very interesting video. I have had this kit for a number of years in my stash. I have seen the original many years ago. It could have been a very formidable adversary with a properly trained pilot. Thank you for sharing your skills and expertise and for inspiring me to build my kit. Lord knows they don't build themselves.😎😎😎😂😂😂

I've just got this kit from Amazon. Though I intend to paint it as a sky pirate.

Hello gary.nice job done.as all your work.with sticky greetings. Christian

Surely the best model club on the air. You do an awesome job 👏 😅.

MYSTERY BOX NIK HERE. LIKE THE FACT YOU SEEM TO BE GETTING INTO PRE SHADING, JUST GETTING IN TO IT MYSELF. GREAT BUILD.

Great looking plane

Superb Gary 😊😊

It sure is a stunning design. You’ve done a great job, there, Gary. And you’re better at figures than I am. Time to bust one out and practice.

Believe it or not, this kit came out in the early 1980's! The 1/48 F4U-4 came out at the same time. Although not as highly detailed as today's kits, as you found out it is very well worth building.

Should check out the Rutan VariViggen (inspired by SAAB's Viggen fighter). Designed as a home built a/c in kit form. It appeared, for those old enough to remember, in the 1975 film, 'Death Race 2000', with David Carradine. Very cool.

Thanks for the vid, I have this kit on the short list to build so this will help alot.

Hasagwa made 1/72 scale of the aircraft that i''ve built. I reckon the Shinden must be one of the very few tricycled undercarriage piston powered aircraft that doesn't need any added nose weight. The 1/72 kit I think must have been produced later, as it has all recessed detailing and panel lines, the fit on the 1/72 model is just as fantastic as your 45th scale one. About the only difference between the two kits is that the 1/72 model has a much simplified cockpit, and a single piece nose gear and wheel assembly it also has identical decals only smaller of course.. I first became aware of the Shinden way back 9in the late 50's or early 60's when "Flying Review' did an article on canard designs from WW2,.and the information back then was was basically what you said, only with some estimated performance figures, but nothing about any remaining or replica aircraft. Thank for these Shinden videos as it's always been an aircraft that's fascinated me, and even 60 years later still does. JtP.

Lovely looking kit Gary, can't help feeling that if it had ever gone into production, that front undercarriage leg would not have lasted long. It certainly looks no where strong enough to have coped with landing on deck if a navel version was produced.

Beautiful build 👍

Hi Gary great video as normal just to let you know for Monday matters lidl has its starter kits back from the 27/7 not sure what they are. Love the channel ✈️

That fitted together very nicely and the pre-shading looks good too your new airbrushes are coming into their own looking forward to your next build 👍

Great build and presentation. I built the same kit about 8 months ago.

Very nice build, Gary 😊

Thank you Gary, just caught up with the video, a nice build and very nicely finished aircraft, whatch doing the pre shading, you it look easy, I think I might try on the next build a saab Draken, as matter of interest what brushes where you using? A good easy listen channel.

Its a lot larger than i thought the figure gives a good scale comparison , top work marra . Regards Gav.

A good kit despite the raised panel lines, sparse cockpit and overscale joystick. The Zoukei Mura 1/48 is much more detailed but is a complicated build. I love them both. You did a great job on the Hasegawa kit Gary. 👍🏻👍🏻

Lovely job Gary.

Lovely work there Gary! 👍 A very interesting subject, beautifully built... 🙂

that kit looks beautiful to go together Gary !! and what a job lad .....👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Looks like an amazing kit, great job. I have a Hasagawa CF-104 in Tiger Scheme sitting in my stash that I need to get at, and I hope the fit is as good your Shinden was.

Love it, Gary!

Good video nice build thanks Lee

Very cool Gary! Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

Great paint job!

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A tip I saw yesterday was to use a tiny drop of clear coat glue - used for gluing clear parts - on instruments to simulate the lenses in front of them. Nice effect. [Edit: Ahah.. I see Gary used PVA for the same effect :) ] For the under-painted shadowing on the panel lines, if you don't have an airbrush, could you use a heavy dry brush along the panel lines to create the same effect?

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Odd looking design. I built one of these back a few years ago.

I enjoy your channel, Gary but PLEASE ditch that cheesy background music. It sounds like what they pipe into the dining room of the cheap Greek restaurant around the corner from me. It's enough to drive you absolutely nuts...which is why I only order takeaway from them.

Wouldnt it have been better to paint the upper wing decals Gary?