>> 1/48 Kyushu J7W1 Shinden - Prototype / Weird Aircraft / Trainers

[T Bolt]

The Fuselage and wings glued up and the wings and elevators test fitted last night

 

[Wurger]

 

[Rogi]

Wonderul kit and great fit

 

[Crimea_River]

Really charging ahead.

 

[Robert Porter]

Fit looks excellent! Really moving along!

 

[T Bolt]

Last update for a while
Did a balance test and added some nose weight and glued on the elevators

 

[Wurger]

 

[mikewint]

Very nice, Glenn, reminds me of the German Do-335 Pfeil. Looking good

 

[turbo]

Looking good Glenn

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff Glenn.

 

[fubar57]

Speedy building, I haven't even looked at my instructions yet. At this rate you should have no problem banging off the rest of them

 

[T Bolt]

The next two builds are limited run kits so won't move along as fast.
I added the wing fins, cooling intakes and started some of the work on the seams but didn't have time to take pictures before I had to leave so pictures will have to wait until I get home the end of next week.

 

[Wurger]

Looking forward to them.

 

[parsifal]

pretty good so far. moving very quickly Glenn

 

[Robert Porter]

Very nice! Look forward to the pictures!

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Glenn!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Keep in mind the prototype was never armed and initially had no wheels under each rudder. The wheels where only added after an over rotation on the first takeoff attempt bent the propeller.

 

[parsifal]

It is certainly valid to take a literal interpretation of the prototype and depict to the point that it was historically completed, that is, with no armament, or in some other state of half completion. but I would not object to extrapolating a bit to say 'this is what she would have looked like if completed". Case in point is the TA183 being built by mike wint , this aircraft was never actually built, but it is quite okay to build in a what it might have looked like configuration. .

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm still debating the guns....added or deleted...may do my 1/32 without and the 1/48 with them or reverse that....??

 

[T Bolt]

I'll be leaving the guns and the wheels on. It flew with the wheels on the second flight, and as for the guns, I like the look of them installed. Besides 2 of them are molded in and would be a pain to take out at this point.
I'm coming home tonight so should be starting up work again soon.