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ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 7th, 2020, 10:36 am

Really sorry to hear about your mum, John and I send my best wishes for her speedy recovery.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » November 7th, 2020, 10:57 pm

Not nice news to read. Best wishes to you all.

Nigel

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » November 8th, 2020, 2:07 pm

Truly sorry to hear about your Mum Johnsan!
I hope everything goes as well as possible.
Take care and stay strong!

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » November 9th, 2020, 2:37 pm

Yeah, take care of that stuff first. All the best.

johnsan · Post by **johnsan** » November 10th, 2020, 11:56 pm

Thank you, gentlemen.

She is in hospice right now. It's just a matter of time. She is not going to recover, but she had a good life and is surrounded by family. Well, sorta in these covid days.

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » November 11th, 2020, 1:35 pm

Sorry to hear that Johnsan, I know how devastating strokes can be.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 11th, 2020, 6:24 pm

Really sorry to hear that, John.

johnsan · Post by **johnsan** » November 13th, 2020, 4:12 am

Thank you. I really appreciate your support.

She passed away this evening and I feel ok with that. This last week has been very difficult for her and for us.

I have some logistics here tomorrow, but should be back home Saturday.

Clashcityrocker · Post by **Clashcityrocker** » November 13th, 2020, 5:49 am

Commiserations on the loss of your Mum. It's not good even when it's sometimes inevitable. Take care of yourselves.

Nigel

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 13th, 2020, 1:40 pm

My deepest sympathy, John, to you and your family, look after yourselves.

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » November 13th, 2020, 3:14 pm

Sympathies bud, not much help I know but we all feel for you. Hopefully, as my Dad says, she has no problems now.

johnsan · Post by **johnsan** » November 15th, 2020, 3:51 am

Thank you, again. Death is something we all face, be it a loved one or eventually our own. While her last days were geavily medicated, it was not an easy passage for her or for us. I'm must glad iit is over for her.

So. I've been back at the bench and have slapped some paint on the Zeke. In this case it was AK Real Color's IJNAF D1 dark navy green. I like AK's rendition of this color. I then gently lightened the paint with a spot of white and sprayed the topsides with this through a texture template.

This photo is larger than life size. The effect is subtler than it appears hear.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » November 16th, 2020, 1:15 pm

Excellent paint work John.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » November 16th, 2020, 6:09 pm

Indeed the paint is looking good, John.

johnsan · Post by **johnsan** » November 21st, 2020, 4:33 am

Thankyou for the kind encouragement. The paint scheme is a bit unusual for this one. I understand this is not a nightfighter scheme but one used for intruder missions in low light conditions. The unit is the 261 Naval Air Group AKA the Tora Butai or Tiger Unit. This was a short lived unit that spent most of its live on Saipan. The 261 NAG was mostly wiped out at the Marianas Turkey Shoot. The markings are interesting. Decals are from PHU Decals and there are 4 planes from the 261st included.

I'll be adding decals over the weekend.

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