Ki 43 Oscar cockpit finished

[BillL]

Here's the latest pics of my most recent project, Hasegawa's 1/48 Ki 43 Oscar. I'm using Eduard's PE detail set.

I finished the cockpit today. Plenty of PE and added wiring and hoses. Eduard only includes an instrument panel for the top, so I had to use the kit's lower panel. The refief is pretty sharp, and I don't think there's too much difference between the two. It worried me a little that the plastic one would detract from the rest of the 'pit.

The cockpit opening is pretty small, so some of this will be difficult to see once I close the fuselage. I'll know it's there, plus I've got the pics !

The previous pics are here: http://www.pix.prettyneatinc.com/oscarbuild.htm

Thanks for letting me share it with you !

[jug-junkie]

Hi BillL,

That pit looks the stuff, hope you'll post regular, i'd like to see the rest. ;)

Geoff

[Arseny]

Bill, the cockpit looks just PERFECT to me!!! ;)

[FrankC]

Bill,

that looks great!

great pit! :o

--Frank

[BillL]

Thank you Geoff, Arseny, and Frank !

Here are the pics of an original, unrestored Ki 43 cockpit that I used for reference, in case anyone has one of these to build:

Thanks again for the kind words !

[centaur567]

Hopefully you finished the Oscar. Great work so far. Thanks for the real aircraft interior shots. Very helpfull!!!! I have an Oscar in the stash and was just looking at it the other day. Thanks Gary