{"id":787,"date":"2010-11-07T01:17:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T23:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modeltalking.hobbyart.sk\/?p=787"},"modified":"2016-06-10T16:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T14:32:12","slug":"nakajima-ki-27b-nate-hasegawa-148","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modeltalking.hobbyart.sk\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Nakajima Ki-27b Nate Hasegawa 1\/48"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>This is my 1\/48 Scale Hasegawa # 09724, Ki-27b NATE.\u00a0Here are some notes and hints for those who will be building this beautiful plane:<\/p>\n

\"Nakajima<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Improvements I have made<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Clear Parts<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe original model canopy is single-pieced and really too thick. So if you are a cockpit lover it would be necessary to modify or replace it. Cutting the canopy into three pieces, then grinding to make it slim, sanding and polishing seemed too exhausting for me. An acetate canopy may be a better way \u2013 the only “dark side” is the necessity to drill an opening into the front window panel (for a tubular gun-sight) and the relatively complicated installation of the gun sight. I used the Squadron Products USA vac-u-form canopy. Rob Taurus makes also excellent ones, as far as I have heard. The original kit canopy has an insection (from its lower edge straight upwards), so you can cement the gun sight onto the model fuselage top and then simply cover it with the canopy. Gun sight will go through the insection. It is simple, but not realistic. According to photographs, the real airplane has the opening in the windscreen (not circular by the way). The tubular gun sight with the cover actuator (a thin rod aligned with the gun sight) goes through this opening. The Gun sight can be seen here:<\/p>\n

The picture source<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> The Gun Sight from A5M2 Claude,<\/span> moskittech.ru<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/address>\n

Considering the scale and the acetate material used, I decided to simplify the opening into a circular shape and omit the actuator.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nakajima<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE:<\/span> The gun sight has two holders. One inside the canopy and another one outside of it. If you choose to use the acetate canopy and to drill a hole into it, you will have to remove one of the holders first and install the gun sight inserting it through the opening. Then, after positioning and gluing it in place, you will simply add the removed holder (I removed the outer holder first. After cementing the canopy in place, I inserted the gun sight from the inside of the canopy and added the outer holder). Take care to have the front canopy part aligned with the gun sight and also with the plane axis (both vertically and horizontally). I was sure I wasn\u2019t going to make it correctly in one attempt, so I used a water soluble glue and tried several times. It looks complicated, but it is not.<\/p>\n

The position lights<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe position lights are a CMK 010 set – the Clear Cast and brush colored by TAMIYA Clear Green resp. Clear Red.<\/p>\n

\"Nakajima<\/a><\/p>\n

The Pitot Tube
\n<\/span><\/strong>The one originally used within the kit looks a little inaccurate, if you look at the photographs. I decided to cut off the straight tubes (both horizontal and vertical ones). Then I used two thin metal pipes (injection needles) attached to the original incurved part of the probe instead of the original.<\/p>\n

\"Nakajima<\/a><\/p>\n

Interior
\n<\/span><\/strong>I used an EDUARD set #48 264 for the cockpit interior.<\/p>\n

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