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--- en:records:he115b_reform:original_02 [2026/05/23 09:03] – admin
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   * Original post text: Kazu Fukuda
   * English translation and page organization: Japanese Solid Model Archive
+===== Original Record Navigation =====
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+[[en:records:he115b_reform:start|He-115B Reform Record]]
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_01|Original 01]]
+｜ **Original 02**
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_03|Original 03]]
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_04|Original 04]]
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_05|Original 05]]
+</WRAP>
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+Previous: [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_01|Original 01 — Initial condition, dismantling, and problem recognition]]
+｜ Next: [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_03|Original 03 — Joining, surface preparation, panel lines, and trolley work]]
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The upper half of the nose bombardier’s canopy has been joined.
+The upper half of the nose bombardier’s canopy has been joined.\\
 The remaining part is the forward rotating gun position canopy.
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 ===== [2007-11-27 18:03:38] No.642 =====
-==== Installation of interior parts for the nose bombardier’s position ====
+==== Installing the interior parts of the nose bombardier’s position ====
-{{:en:records:he115b_reform:nose_interior_install.jpg?nolink&700|Installation of interior parts for the nose bombardier’s position}}
+{{:en:records:he115b_reform:nose_interior_install.jpg?nolink&700|Installing the interior parts of the nose bombardier’s position}}
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The lower canopy of the nose bombardier’s position was installed, and the interior parts were fitted.
+The lower canopy of the nose bombardier’s position was attached, and the interior parts were installed.\\
 Next, the upper canopy will be attached, and finally the forward rotating gun position canopy will be installed.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The parts to be installed in the nose bombardier’s position have been finished.
+The parts to be installed in the nose bombardier’s position have been finished.\\
+The part visible at the far right is part of the wooden former used to heat-press the canopy. After this, the parts will be installed and the canopy will be attached.
-At the far right is part of the wooden former used for heat-pressing the canopy.
-After this, the various parts will be installed and the canopy will be attached.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-This is the rotating gun position canopy fitted at the tip of the nose bombardier’s position, together with the internal rotating ring.
+This is the rotating gun position canopy fitted at the tip of the nose bombardier’s position, together with the rotating ring fitted inside it.\\
+A 7.9 mm MG 15 machine gun will be mounted at the center of the rotating gun position.
-A 7.9 mm MG 15 machine gun will be fitted at the center of the rotating gun position.
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 ===== [2007-11-15 10:35:52] No.638 =====
-==== Trial fitting of the upper canopy ====
+==== Trial fitting of the upper fuselage canopy ====
-{{:en:records:he115b_reform:fitting_canopy.jpg?nolink&700|Trial fitting of the upper canopy}}
+{{:en:records:he115b_reform:fitting_canopy.jpg?nolink&700|Trial fitting of the upper fuselage canopy}}
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-When the new upper canopy for the fuselage was trial-fitted, slight gaps appeared in some areas, so these were corrected with polyester putty.
+When the new canopy for the upper fuselage was trial-fitted, small gaps appeared in some areas, so they were corrected with polyester putty.\\
+After this, the canopy will be removed. Once painting has been completed, the interior seat parts will be installed, and the canopy will then be attached permanently.
-The canopy will be removed again after this.
-Once painting has been completed, the interior seat parts will be installed, and the canopy will then be attached permanently.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The nose bombardier’s canopy has a complex shape, and it is difficult to form it as a single piece, so it was heat-pressed in upper and lower sections.
+The nose bombardier’s canopy has a complex shape, and forming it in one pull would be difficult, so it was heat-pressed in upper and lower sections.\\
+The upper and lower parts will eventually be bonded together and finished as a single canopy, so a bonding flange was attached to the upper part in advance.
-These will eventually be joined together and finished as a single canopy, so a bonding flange was attached to the upper section in advance.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-All canopies were made by heat-pressing.
+All of the canopies were made by heat-pressing. The transparent areas were masked with cellophane tape, leaving the window frame areas exposed.\\
+From left to right: the forward nose rotating gun position canopy, the upper nose canopy, the upper half of the bombardier’s canopy, the lower half of the bombardier’s canopy, and the upper fuselage canopy.\\
-The window frame portions were left exposed, while the transparent parts were masked with cellophane tape.
+The bombardier’s canopy is difficult to form in a single pull, so it was divided into upper and lower sections.
-From left to right:
-the forward nose gun position canopy,
-the upper nose canopy,
-the upper half of the bombardier’s canopy,
-the lower half of the bombardier’s canopy,
-and the upper fuselage canopy.
-Because the bombardier’s position canopy is difficult to form in a single pull, it was divided into upper and lower parts.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-Once the wooden former for the nose bombardier’s canopy had been completed, additional wooden formers were made for heat-pressing the hemispherical rotating gun position canopy at the nose tip, the upper nose canopy, and the upper fuselage canopy.
+After the wooden former for the nose bombardier’s canopy was completed, additional wooden formers were made for heat-pressing the hemispherical rotating gun position canopy at the nose tip, the upper nose canopy, and the upper fuselage canopy.\\
+From left to right: the former for the nose tip gun position, the former for the nose bombardier’s canopy, the former for the upper nose canopy, and the former for the upper fuselage canopy.
-From left to right:
-former for the nose tip gun position,
-former for the nose bombardier’s canopy,
-former for the upper nose canopy,
-and former for the upper fuselage canopy.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The nose section was trial-fitted to the main body.
+The nose section was trial-fitted to the main body.\\
+Taking into account the thickness of the PVC sheet to be heat-pressed, the width and height of the nose section were made smaller than those of the main body.
-Taking into account the thickness of the PVC sheet that will be heat-pressed, the width and height of the nose section were made slightly smaller than those of the main body.
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 **Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation**
-The new nose section was shaped.
+The new nose section was shaped.\\
 This will also serve as the wooden former for heat-pressing the bombardier’s canopy.
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   * [[en:records:he115b_reform:start|He-115B Reform Record]]
+===== Navigation =====
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+[[en:records:he115b_reform:start|← He-115B Reform Record]]
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_01|← Original 01]]
+｜ **Original 02**
+｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_03|Original 03 →]]
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+Original Record Pages:
+[[en:records:he115b_reform:original_01|01]] ｜ **02** ｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_03|03]] ｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_04|04]] ｜ [[en:records:he115b_reform:original_05|05]]
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