Kyushu J7W1 Shinden - Hasegawa 1/48
Second prototype aircraft used for flight tests at Mushiroda Airfield, Fukuoka Japan, August 1945
Cockpit
Fuselage
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- photo-etched seatbelts installed
- seat back modified to correct shape and seat frame added
- throttle and mixture controls added
- gunsight removed, as it was not fitted on prototyp
Fuselage
- nose gun port covers made from sheet styrene
- all raised panel lines were re-scribed
- engine cooling fan made from sheet styrene
- sliding portion of canopy replaced with vacuform piece
- antenna wire made from stretched sprue
Wings
- pitot tube drilled out
- all raised panel lines were re-scribed
Paint and Decals
- airframe painted with Xtracolor X353 Navy Green, X364 Navy Grey, X11 Trainer Yellow and X103 Insignia Red FS11136
- all markings are painted
References
- Famous Airplanes of the World, No. 129 Kyushu J7W1 Shinden