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04-23-2020, 02:19 PM

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southpaw50

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Temporary fitting on pilot's seat & floor. Note that the interior color of Japanese Navy planes are different than their Army counterparts.

A little enhancement on the 3-D printed pilot. Fur lining on the collar ( & flight helmet ) looked more like tapioca, so I used a stencil burner to texture up the plastic. When airbrushed & dry-brushed, it will resemble lamb's wool.

Foredeck under windscreen. More thin sheet styrene w/ hand-hold laminate, ready to be glued down over cavities dug in on the foredeck.

Cemented in place, ready for House Bondo "gasket" to provide more gluing surface for the canopy.

Gasket in place under the canopy which was pre- Vaselined along the edges and taped in place to make an accurate mold.

Same thing for the aft portion of the canopy. Note where the gasket ends to allow for the sliding part of the canopy to move aft when opened.

Foredeck airbrushed flat black. Less "naked" balsa showing and more paint taking over. More photos in the works.

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