1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion
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More shaping...(why did I start this?!)
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Looking great!
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Thank you sir!
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Extended the rear decking forward into the cockpit area to give myself a lil more leeway for sizing...
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Had to refill my glues...
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More vert progress...
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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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Mark in Cleveland, Tn. wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023 22:49an 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

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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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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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.Mark in Cleveland, Tn. wrote: ↑24 Feb 2023 00:00Does 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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Still more vert stab progress...
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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...
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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Re: 1/72 J7W2 Shinden Kai Conversion
Wow; - who is your manicurist?
sorry; - wonderful modeling; - please go ahead.(-

(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
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Thanks for the good laughTanzania wrote: ↑16 Nov 2023 13:30Wow; - who is your manicurist?
sorry; - wonderful modeling; - please go ahead.(--)
(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
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The Shinden's were to be equipped with four Type 5 30mm cannon.