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N1K2-J build

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It's now sealed within the fuselage, 90% of it completely out of sight - shame that, eh?
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Yes,but you (and we now) know what's in there! Some nice work. I do sometimes wonder why I'm making straps for rudder pedals and the like:confused:

Cheers

Steve
 
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Hope someone can help with this..........behind the N1K2 canopy, rear fuselage, there's a clear rectangular piece with oval ends to be fitted - what the hell is this, and is it supposed to be left clear? WWII photos don't show the correct angle well enough. Cheers
 
Beats me alex, all the pictures i can find dont show anything behind the canopy. If nobody comes up with an answer , just stick it in and paint it LOL!!! cheers tony
 
Hi Alex,my knowledge of Japanese aircraft is pretty minimal but at some time in the past I acquired copies of more than 200 pages of badly photographed but beautifully drawn blueprints and plans for this very aircraft. I can't see anything on these that suggests any kind of clear panel in the rear of the fuselage. Maybe someone who knows more about Japanese aircraft will correct me but otherwise I'd go with Tony's advice above.

Cheers

Steve
 
Hi Alex

Great detail and yes it's out of sight but you know that you put the effort in and there's satisfaction in that.

Vaughan
 
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Cheers, guys. I want to prime today so think I will just spray over it. I can always carefully scrape away the paint in that area if needed : )
 
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Put it this way, if no-one on here knows what it is, especially Stona, who on earth can say there is anything wrong with what ever you decide to do with it!

Great price for a Tamiya 1/48th kit by the way and just goes to show that if you keep your eyes open you might just strick it lucky and get a bargain. Maybe if you could post a picture of the piece in question we might be able to suggest some 'educated' guesses?
 
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P.S. It's a Hasegawa kit. And you're right, it's so hard to find a bargain on ebay these days, so this was a lucky find.
 
Despite Richard's undeserved praise I really don't know much about these Japanese macines! I'd love to understand them better but I just don't have the time,or money for all the expensive references I'd soon discover I "needed" :sad:

It would be a slippery slope,next the Soviets:ohno:

However does that clear piece look to be sitting proud of the fuselage in the photo posted? If it does then I think it is something modern. It is inconceivable to me that Japanese (or anyone else for that matter) would not have either made it fit flush or faired it.

Honestly I have no idea what it might be.

Cheers

Steve
 
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All I can add is this:

If it's clear then it's for looking through. If it's for looking out then it could be a camera port, but you wouldn't expect that on top of the fuselage so perhaps for weather observation. Clutching at straws I know.

If it's for looking in then it must be for looking at something that you need to see regularly from the outside without having to remove covers etc. How about a fuel gauge or something to do with the status of the engine?

Only chucking thoughts into the ring to generate further ideas.
 
I've seen pictures of the one on display in Japan and one of the ones in the U.S. (not sure which) and can't make this panel out on either.

On more familiar ground some german aircraft used clear panels over certain direction finding and radio devices (Peil Gerat EZ6 for example) but the one on this aircraft doesn't look big enough.

Steve
 
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Thanks for the ideas, Steve and Richard. I reckon some sort of inspection window too, although it still seems a little peculiar to me. Still, I'm sure the designers knew what they were doing, after all, this was one of the Navy's best fighters. : )

I've had a good look through photos and it seems this clear part is on some N1K2 a/c, but it's impossible to say if it's on all.

I've read everything I can find and no mention of it anywhere. I finally looked at models built by those who specialise in Japanese a/c, and many have the 'offending' piece showing.....so I decided they know something I don't. In fact I've already primed and used some liquid mask to protect the clear panel.

As a side note, there were also many scale models of the same aircraft with no sign that the panel had ever exisited on the rear fuselage............very strange indeed!
 
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Thanks, Vaugan! Funnily enough, that's the same photo I found and used as a reference. I hope mine comes out half as good as the one in the photo.
 
Hi Alex

That guy took two years! to build his albeit that it was put back in the box for some time. I hope your quicker it will be good to see some images of your progress.

Vaughan
 
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I hope I'm quicker, too, Vaughan! It's only my 2nd airbrush use and 1/48 build, so I'm being extra careful to try and make this my best one so far.

I've primed it up, so next I'll be spraying the NMF. I might try some salt chipping before I put the top coat of green over the silver. Trying to fathom the correct green is like opening a can of worms, however, I understand it was fairly dark, with just a hint of blue. I'm going to order the Vellejo Air colour after this : )

Alex
 
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