Mitsubishi G3M3 Nell

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modifications for in-flight were quite straight-forward, although not specifically catered to by the kit
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The Eduard mask set CX114 is well worth it, given the expanse of glass in this plane..
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testing the motorised engines
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wheels up mod
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All the main parts prepared for fuselage assembly. I didn't bother with much interior detail as it won't be very visible
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The plane will be mounted with 1.5mm annealed florist's wire from Knorr Prandell (secured with hot glue inside the fuselage)
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Not sure if the crew was normally 5 or 7 (sources differ), but I'm doing a selection to crew the ship...
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The trusty Japanese Navy Airmen Set from Hasegawa .. always seem to turn up in my builds for some reason!
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I'm using a simple 555 timer circuit to provide variable speed PWM control. A quick protoboard layout..
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There's just enough oomph in 3V batteries (2xAAA) to power the props.
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And installed in the frame...
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Mitsubishi G3M3 Nell, motorized and mounted in-flight for the #risingsungb

Comments

15 28 September, 02:53

Snake Plissken
Motorization is top tier. Love how you handled the power supply with a picture frame. The wiring looks fairly sophisticated; is it simple on/off or are there any special features? 😎

28 September, 05:56

Dave Flitton
Excellent work!.

28 September, 06:17

Paul Gallagher
Thanks Dave, Snake. I used a simple 555 circuit to drive the motors with variable PWM; nice to get the props spinning at just the right speed. Circuit details are on my project page: leap.tardate.com/kra..ishig3m/g3m3model23/

28 September, 12:51

Snake Plissken
Glad you used a lower speed. Some of these DC motors can really fly at 10K+ RPM and we know that's far from scale. 2,500 RPM is probably a typical propeller speed for a piston engine plane.

29 September, 19:38

Project info

Mitsubishi G3M3 Type 96 Land-Based Attack Aircraft Model 23 'Kanoya Flying Corps'

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1:72 Mitsubishi G3M3 Type 96 Land-Based Attack Aircraft Model 23 'Kanoya Flying Corps' (Hasegawa 02218)

1:72 Japanese Navy Airmen Set (Hasegawa 35116)

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