Mitsubishi Ki-46 Shitei III Dinah Recon Plane

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January 9, 2020
started with the main landing gear, doesn't always have to be the cockpit...
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January 9, 2020
can be bettered in a simple way I think, just scraped the seams...
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January 9, 2020
Some scraping with the tip of a knife later...
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January 9, 2020
same trick here
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January 9, 2020
and this could also be made a bit better...
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February 14, 2020
Resin Cockpit set.... missing and broken parts
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February 14, 2020
parts fairly equal
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February 14, 2020
but resin part has shrunk
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February 14, 2020
Plastic part fit is ok. So time to make some hybrid cockpit parts
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February 14, 2020
original cockpit section
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February 14, 2020
started the rumble
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March 1, 2020
ready for paint
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March 1, 2020
ready for paint
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March 1, 2020
ready for paint
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March 1, 2020
ready for paint
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March 2, 2020
prepared the flaps
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April 21, 2020
Added the brake waire and some bands in tape
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April 21, 2020
Lost the original part, so remade it, could be done better, but it is hardly visible in the end
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April 21, 2020
ready for primer
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April 21, 2020
and afterwards
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April 21, 2020
rear cockpit in base colors
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April 21, 2020
Front cockpit in basecolors, a lot of details to be added
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April 21, 2020
Seats in basepaint
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April 21, 2020
the knobs, a lot of these to go around... tried painting them first and thicken the knobs before placing them
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April 21, 2020
10 on this piece alone... Honey, what did you do all evening, well euh, I detailed a few mm's..
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April 21, 2020
all knobs in place and touched up ...
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April 21, 2020
engines ready for mounting... after mounting, hardly anything will be seen
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April 21, 2020
started rivetting the wings
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April 21, 2020
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April 21, 2020
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April 23, 2020
interior received some chipping and a wash
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April 23, 2020
Photographer station ready for mounting
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April 23, 2020
cockpit too
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April 23, 2020
and the IP-panel
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April 23, 2020
dryfit
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April 23, 2020
dryfit
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April 23, 2020
dryfit
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April 23, 2020
dryfit
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April 23, 2020
dryfit
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April 28, 2020
for rivetting, draw the lines on the hull and wings with a pencil
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April 28, 2020
then follow the lines with a rivetting tool
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April 28, 2020
removed the wingtip lights
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April 28, 2020
dryfit of the main clear parts, looks like an aircraft now
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April 28, 2020
little distortion
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April 28, 2020
here too, surprise !!!
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April 28, 2020
even within a half a mm...
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April 30, 2020
replacement wingtip light, basic shape, drilled a small hole and painted it red for the light
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April 30, 2020
glued in place and ready to sand
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April 30, 2020
underway
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April 30, 2020
and ready
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April 30, 2020
canopy taped in. maybe correction needed on one sticker
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April 30, 2020
hopefully a better view on the rivetting
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April 30, 2020
last dials added
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April 30, 2020
other glass parts added
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April 30, 2020
PE-plates for flap-housing added