1/32 Zoukei-Mura Ta152H-0 White 7

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Thanks guys! Moving along now... the cockpit parts have been assembled. As you can see, I installed the big fuel tanks under the cockpit as it will make placement of the cockpit tub into the fuselage a little easier. They will completely invisible after the fuselage is assembled.
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Thanks guys! Now that the cockpit tub is completed, I can glue the fuselage together. This assembly is made more complicated by the fact that it is a triangular affair... two fuselage sides AND the fuselage bottom. It made dry-fitting of the cockpit parts a headache so I'm eager to put this teepee together and move past it. One last look at the fuel tanks before they go bye-bye.
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The cockpit tub fit better into the port side so I started off there. I put tube glue on all of the interior contact areas and then topped it off with Tamiya Extra Thin on the joints that I could reach from the outside.
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After the left side was taken care of but not completely cured, I attached the starboard fuselage side. Now could pinch the two fuselage sides together to get a good connection.
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The bottom was attached last.
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I set that aside to dry. The next step in this build (per the instructions) would be the engine. Since I am replacing the kit prop with a resin prop and spinner from Henri Daehne, I wanted to make the necessary adjustments to the kit parts.
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I didn't make any precise measurements but to my eye, the kit prop and spinner look pretty good.
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Where the H.D. prop outshines the competition is the surface quality and the amazing details found on the prop hub and spinner.
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Once the prop is assembled, you won't be able to see much of the hub detail, unfortunately. Since the Ta152H has a cannon firing through the spinner, I won't be able to fashion a pop-off spinner using magnets like I did on my last Fw190D-9 build.
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The main modification to the kit parts is to enlarge the holes for the prop shaft. H.D. includes a 3mm diameter brass tube and the kit parts need to accommodate this wider shaft.
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Once I have verified that the brass shaft is now accommodated, I can set this aside and move on with the build.
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After the fuselage was assembled, I wanted to check the fit of the gun/engine cowling. This large piece has internal ribbing and unfortunately, has sink marks on the exterior side corresponding to those ribs.
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Strategic application of Mr Surfacer should address the sink marks.
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Jumping over to the wings, the bottoms of which need modification to backdate this H-1 kit into an H-0.
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I created masks using the Silhouette Portrait cutter to help position the new access panels and panel lines. It's not just for paint masks!
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I've sprayed the proposed panels with a light coat of Mr Surfacer. This now gives me a guide on where to eradicate existing panel lines and where the new panels and ports should go.
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In preparation of the imminent filling operation, I've taken a stab at making a batch of sprue goo (actually white sheet styrene).
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The fuselage assembly went together fairly well, requiring a small amount of filler on the fuselage spine. What are the odds that the Revi 16 gun sight gets knocked off before I can attach the windshield?
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You're on a roll! That prop is very nice, does he make anything for 1/48 scale? The body also came together very well, shame that them fuel tanks will be hidden they look very nice.
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Fantastic progress John - you're the man with PE.
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:shocked: Absolutely incredible!
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Medicman71 wrote::shocked: Absolutely incredible!
Copy that. Unbelievable...!!!!
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Your builds are always a sheer pleasure to watch come together. Brilliant work!
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Thanks guys! Appreciate the input!
Floki wrote:You're on a roll! That prop is very nice, does he make anything for 1/48 scale? The body also came together very well, shame that them fuel tanks will be hidden they look very nice.
As far as I know, Henri only does 1/32 Luftwaffe props. His work is fabulous... I've never seen resin so smooth and shiny as his.

portman wrote:Fantastic progress John - you're the man with PE.
I actually dislike working with PE. It's great for certain things but I find it difficult to work with. For a cockpit upgrade, I'd much prefer resin than brass.

After dry-fitting the instrument panel hood, I figured out that the IP is set too far back and will have to use additional spaces to push it forward. So I've already pulled the IP out for now.
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