Padraic Conway Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is great! Really looking forward to seeing how your project moves ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 You're aware that Hasegawa also does the N1K1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, LSP_Typhoonattack said: You're aware that Hasegawa also does the N1K1? Nah, theirs is the N1K2 low-wing version. Kev Thunda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nah, theirs is the N1K2 low-wing version. Kev Oops, yes. My error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora9 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Revell Japan did one a long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 9:17 AM, thierry laurent said: I do not know if you know that: https://www.shapeways.com/product/2GKAK6XA2/1-32-ijn-kawanishi-n1k1-kyofu-kit?optionId=63965669&li=marketplace https://www.shapeways.com/product/2VMBQ5ZH7/1-35-ijn-kawanishi-n1k1-kyofu-trailer?optionId=63980490&li=marketplace Hth Thierry The guy missed a "small" detail from that conversion though - the entire rear fuselage and tail with it's noticeably different shape compared to the land-based version! I contacted him about it a few months ago and he said "give me the dimensions" Inferring from that response - if he doesn't have the revell kit to work from, how are we to assume that this expensive set fits the kit, or on the other side, he did crappy research to start with if he doesn't have those dims to work from. LSP_K2 and thierry laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Yes, conversion missing tail changes. I am going to try and work with him to see if I can help him make it better - and I have a Revell kit, and some reference material. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I guess I should ask Thunda if he is going to make this into a kit? If so I won't push so hard on the designer. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Wait - I am confused. CAD pics are of a N1K1-J, but pics in ref's and much of discussion is for a N1K1 Rex. Which one are you going to do? LSP_K2 and alaninaustria 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thunda, please check your PMs. Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hi All- yes, sorry for the confusion- Im doing the land based N1K1-J. I know that Revell did the much fabled very short run kit from the 1970's- long out of production and virtually unavailable secondhand. Ive always preferred the look of the K1- it was shorter, different tail, mid winged and more pugnacious looking than the later K2. More updates to follow..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Small update on work on the cowling air scoops- we will be thinning the edges and the fillets within the scoops: AlexM, Gazzas, alaninaustria and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdodj01 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Really amazing work! How do you overlay and draw over a line drawing or blueprint? Wanting to try this for a kit conversion Thunda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Wow, really amazing!! Thanks for sharing! Cheers Alan Thunda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, docdodj said: Really amazing work! How do you overlay and draw over a line drawing or blueprint? Wanting to try this for a kit conversion Its a huge program, and difficult to describe in a sentence or two, but very roughly, with a side view, you import the drawing into your 3D program (Rhino in this case) and assign it to the 'X' axis, then you can start marking reference points on it. The program will draw lines between assigned points and fill in areas between them. You can also draw lines between two points then 'drag' a curve by moving the mouse. You can also 'group' reference points and move them together or assign behaviours to them. To make a 3D object from the drawing, you need to have points on the 'X' and the 'Y' axis joined up. I dont know if that makes sense- like I say, its difficult to describe in a few sentences! Edited September 20, 2018 by Thunda Dan Paxton and docdodj01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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