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Ki 27 cockpit
Posted by tenthumbs on Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:52 AM
I am dry fitting the Hasegawa 1/48 "Nate". Either I am missing something, or the fit to the cockpit/fuselage assembly is real flimsy and does not fit well, or I am missing an important step. Anyone built this before?
thanks Dan
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:33 AM

I've built two if them.  One years ago when it first came out & one earlier this year when it was re-issued.  The fit of the cockpit isn't as positive as most modern kits, but I don't recall any problem that CA couldn't solve.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by tenthumbs on Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:36 AM
Thanks Rick, It looks like I could glue the fuselage together and then insert the cockpit from the bottom. Great weathering on your Nate. dan
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Posted by mucker on Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:48 PM
I think you've figured it out. I build one recently and approached it the same...inslatted the cockpit from the bottom.

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Posted by cardshark_14 on Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:19 PM

Absolutely, you've gotten good advice from Rick and Charles...it seems like every Hasegawa kit has a trick somewhere...Let us know how she turns out!  Thumbs Up [tup]

Cheers,
Alex

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Posted by tenthumbs on Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:04 PM
thanks for the help, so far I have the fuselage together without serious gaps or steps and will try to insert the cockpit after a night of drying. Dan
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  • From: Monterrey, Mexico
Posted by zhuravlik1 on Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:21 PM

Nice mode! Could you share information about this scheme (camouflage patterns, colors, decals,please? I received the Hasegawa 1/48 kit as a gift but it has a boring overall gray scheme

dmk
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Posted by dmk on Monday, January 17, 2011 10:47 AM

zhuravlik1

Nice mode! Could you share information about this scheme (camouflage patterns, colors, decals,please? I received the Hasegawa 1/48 kit as a gift but it has a boring overall gray scheme

There are aftermarket decal sheets available for this aircraft. I have an Arawasi sheet for mine and I believe Aeromaster made a few.  Search Ebay, they pop up now and then.

 I've been looking for a sheet of markings that place the aircraft in the CBI theater in early 1942 (fighting against the AVG).  In my search, I've passed up quite a few nice sheets of colorful Ki-27s that served elsewhere.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Monday, January 17, 2011 1:49 PM

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Posted by waikong on Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:46 AM

I've built that kit also, the cockpit location is a bit vague as you've noticed. But it does build up to a nice looking plane. I've built mine as one in the Manchukuo service if you are looking for something unusual.  It's overall gray, but the Kanji characters and the Manchukuo markings makes it standout a bit.

if interested, I have a writeup of the actual build on this page http://waihobbies.wkhc.net/Nateki27.html.  The decals came with the Hasegawa kit in one of it's many boxings. But I've also seen it in aftermarket decals.

 

 

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