He-115B Reform Record — Original 02

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Previous: Original 01 — Initial condition, dismantling, and problem recognition ｜ Next: Original 03 — Joining, surface preparation, panel lines, and trolley work

[2007-11-29 11:42:31] No.643

Nose bombardier’s canopy

Nose bombardier’s canopy

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

The upper half of the nose bombardier’s canopy has been joined.
The remaining part is the forward rotating gun position canopy.

[2007-11-27 18:03:38] No.642

Installing the interior parts of the nose bombardier’s position

Installing the interior parts of the nose bombardier’s position

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-24 14:23:28] No.641

Interior parts for the nose bombardier’s position

Interior parts for the nose bombardier’s position

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-16 13:56:32] No.639

Forward rotating gun position canopy and ring

Forward rotating gun position canopy and ring

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 rotating ring fitted inside it.
A 7.9 mm MG 15 machine gun will be mounted at the center of the rotating gun position.

[2007-11-15 10:35:52] No.638

Trial fitting of the upper fuselage canopy

Trial fitting of the upper fuselage canopy

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-08 09:50:42] No.636

Nose bombardier’s canopy

Nose bombardier’s canopy

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-08 09:35:46] No.634

Heat-pressed canopies

Heat-pressed canopies

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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 bombardier’s canopy is difficult to form in a single pull, so it was divided into upper and lower sections.

[2007-11-04 10:38:19] No.633

Wooden formers for the canopies

Wooden formers for the canopies

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-01 09:03:54] No.632

Trial fitting of the nose section

Trial fitting of the nose section

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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.

[2007-11-01 08:56:02] No.630

Shaping the new nose section

Shaping the new nose section

Original post text: Kazu Fukuda / English translation

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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