A cut of masks for the cockpit glazing of the Japanese J2M6 Raiden interceptor in 1:48 scale. It comes from the Hasegawa molding and deals with the framing from both sides.
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The Raiden was designed by Jiro Horikoshi's team as a counterweight to the Zero fighter: a short, robust machine with a massive Kasei radial engine, which instead of agility was to offer rate of climb and speed against high-altitude bombers. The aerodynamically refined nose with its extended propeller shaft took the view away from the pilots, though, and it was that which led to late modifications of the cockpit. The J2M6 version received a canopy with a raised spine, which improved the view forward and to the sides, and it is therefore different in shape from the earlier forms. The radial engine drove the propeller through an extended shaft and used a forced cooling fan, which was an unusual combination on Japanese fighters at the time.
A raised canopy has more frames than the simpler variants and their width is not the same along the whole length. Measuring such framing out by hand means working with millimeter strips that twist when bent. Pre-cut parts do away with that step: they are laid on dry, the seating is checked and only then are they pressed down. The whole preparation of the glazing is thereby cut from an hour to a few minutes and the result is repeatable on a second example too.
After spraying, the masks are lifted with pointed tweezers from the edge toward the middle, while the paint is freshly dried.
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