1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 12 Feb 2023, 11:20

More shaping...(why did I start this?!)
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J7W2, roughing in the upper rear fuselage...

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by JonOlsen234 » 12 Feb 2023, 17:42

Looking great!


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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 12 Feb 2023, 21:53

JonOlsen234 wrote:
12 Feb 2023, 17:42
Looking great!
Thank you sir!

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 21 Feb 2023, 10:44

Extended the rear decking forward into the cockpit area to give myself a lil more leeway for sizing...
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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 22 Feb 2023, 02:54

Had to refill my glues...
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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 23 Feb 2023, 01:55

More vert progress...
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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 23 Feb 2023, 23:49

an FYI here is one for sale fropm a very well honest dealer,have used him to sell old kits I comeacrosshttps://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=5 ... inden-1189 and I have built this exact kit along time ago, fits quite well but qweirdly out of scale on some sections

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 24 Feb 2023, 00:07

Mark in Cleveland, Tn. wrote:
23 Feb 2023, 23:49
an FYI here is one for sale fropm a very well honest dealer,have used him to sell old kits I comeacrosshttps://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=5 ... inden-1189 and I have built this exact kit along time ago, fits quite well but qweirdly out of scale on some sections


Thx, I recently picked up a 5th 1/72 Shinden (Why did I do that :? ) I do plan on doing some larger scale Shinden's in the future, just need to keep chuggin' through this project though.

This kit is on the list -> https://www.zoukeimura.co.jp/en/product ... en_cl.html
I love the insane level of detail!

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 24 Feb 2023, 01:00

Does the Nippon brand LS make a Shinden at one time, as their kits are very well done and detailed I have several of their old kits still in box for resale in thew future.

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 24 Feb 2023, 01:08

Mark in Cleveland, Tn. wrote:
24 Feb 2023, 01:00
Does the Nippon brand LS make a Shinden at one time, as their kits are very well done and detailed I have several of their old kits still in box for resale in thew future.
IDK if LS ever made a Shinden, in the past I had 5+ unbuilt LS Ki-46 Dinah, 3 versions. I built the LS Ki-109 & Ki-67, both have been lost to the sands of time.

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 26 Feb 2023, 23:43

Still more vert stab progress...
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J7W2 Vert airfoilin'

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 07 Aug 2023, 06:42

Micro update, added material to fit intakes, top edge. Added material to push the intakes out roughly 3" scale inches per side, partially to account for intake area lost by reducing intake height by roughly 6-ish" each side and obviously because its where the engine needs to be fed from.

The counter weights and tips have been removed from the canards to add material to the tips and more...
Span, chord and profile will be changed...
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J7W2 Intake and canard update...

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by Tanzania » 16 Nov 2023, 14:30

ShindenKai wrote:
26 Feb 2023, 23:43
Still more vert stab progress...
Wow; - who is your manicurist?

sorry; - wonderful modeling; - please go ahead.(- :thumbsup: -)

(It would be interesting to know what type the 30 mm M.G. were intended for)
Couldn't find anything here either: http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/Japanese.htm

Regards Holger
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palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary” – G. ORWELL 1984

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by ShindenKai » 18 Nov 2023, 22:20

Tanzania wrote:
16 Nov 2023, 14:30
Wow; - who is your manicurist?

sorry; - wonderful modeling; - please go ahead.(- :thumbsup: -)

(It would be interesting to know what type the 30 mm M.G. were intended for)
Couldn't find anything here either: http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/Japanese.htm

Regards Holger
Thanks for the good laugh :D

The Shinden's were to be equipped with four Type 5 30mm cannon.

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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 11 Dec 2023, 07:12

this should be of interest to you shinden fan-boyshttps://www.facebook.com/tzescalemodels

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