A resin set of control surfaces for the Nakajima Ki-43-II and Ki-43-III Hayabusa in 1:72 scale from CMK. An accessory to the base Special Hobby kit that replaces control surfaces molded in one piece with the flying surface.
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The package contains resin replacement control surfaces, not an aircraft model. They are used by cutting the original plastic part out of the finished wing and tail surfaces and setting a separate casting in its place, which can be glued deflected. On Japanese fighters of the Second World War this operation has a particular justification: the rudders and ailerons were covered with fabric stretched over a frame, and between the ribs the surface sags slightly. Injection-molded plastic in 1:72 scale almost never captures such a structure, while a resin casting does.
The deflection is not arbitrary and it pays to follow the logic of the real machine. On a parked aircraft with no pressure in the system the ailerons droop under their own weight, the rudder tends to be deflected only slightly and the elevator often drops down. If you are building the model in a diorama with a figure in the cockpit, it makes sense to match the position of the surfaces with what the pilot is doing. Do not overdo it: an exaggerated angle looks unnatural and on top of that reveals every inaccuracy in the gluing.
Wash the castings in warm soapy water. Cut off the casting blocks, level the mating edge by sanding and protect your airways while sanding resin. They are glued exclusively with cyanoacrylate glue. Make the cut into the wing along the engraved outline of the surface, with a fine saw and preferably a little inside the surface you are cutting away; you will finish the rest with a file. Fill and sand the gap between the new part and the wing. Apply a primer before painting, and then paint the fabric surfaces together with the rest of the model so that no difference in shade appears.
The set is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The base Special Hobby kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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