1//32 Hasegawa Ki-61-1 Tei Hien

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Thanks guys!

I've tinkered together the radiator/oil cooling intake. The leading edges have been thinned.
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To match the rest of the aircraft, I'm going to apply rivets to this assembly. Here's the before pic...
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Based on my reference drawings, I'm adding a panel line to the rectangular housing.
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Here's the area after the panel line addition and rivets.
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Mulling over how to thin the trailing edges... it might be do-able with some careful sculpting.
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I’m sure that you’ll figure out a way to thin down those trailing edges John. Everything that you’ve added is looking great and really improving the overall appearance.
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Thanks Carlos!

It's time to start gluing the fuselage components together.
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First up is the Wolfpack resin nose. I've test fitted it multiple times and am ready to glue into place using Black CA glue.
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The starboard side butts up together very nicely.
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There is a bit of a gap on the port side. I've filled this using more Black CA glue. To minimize the sanding, I used a cotton bud moistened with CA glue debonder to level the glue gap.
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Thin CA was seeped into the other contact joints and the gaps were touched up with Mr Surfacer 1000. This usually takes a few iterations and in the process, the panel lines and rivets were cleaned up as well. This is what the joint currently looks like with a thin coat of Mr Primer Surfacer 1000.
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Another task that I was able to complete while waiting for the putty to dry was fabricating the wing gun barrels using brass tubing.
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I decided to rivet the wing tops at this time. Rivet lines were laid out using a soft leaded pencil.
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The Galaxy rivet tool in 1.00mm pitch was used to punch the rivets along the drawn lines.
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The riveting process creates small mounds of plastic around each rivet hole.
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I choose to sand these mounds away, leaving just the hole.
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After a little more work on the resin/fuselage joint, I'll be ready to glue the wing spar and the fuselage bottom into place.
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John, I truly enjoy watching your step by step work coupled with your in depth explanation of your methods of construction. This project is another slow feast to watch and learn from.
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Stikpusher wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:03 am John, I truly enjoy watching your step by step work coupled with your in depth explanation of your methods of construction. This project is another slow feast to watch and learn from.
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Very nice! I started using the black superglue and I love it!
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Thanks guys! Slow is right because I've not been on the bench as consistently as I have been in the past. Lots of things on the plate right now so I'm having to squeeze in the bench time whenever I can.

Like the wing tops, the wing bottoms have been riveted.
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I'll have to pay special attention to the surface of the wing bottoms since natural metal finishes will reveal even the smallest imperfections.
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I've glued the wing spar and the fuselage bottom into place. The rear joint will be addressed now but I may wait to do the front joint after the wing bottoms are attached.
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The clear parts have been dipped into Future and masked using Eduard masks.
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Before I attach the windscreen and rear canopy, some final shots of the cockpit. If you remember... I fabricated an oxygen mask from the pilot figure and laid it upon the seat.
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That cockpit :bow:
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Very nice John. I hope that cockpit is visible when she's all buttoned up.
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