I think I have finally figured out how to scratchbuild the stand-by compass in the back cockpit for the TA-4H. I have tried to build the bracket that holds the assembly repeatedly but it's sheer delicacy, without photo-etch, is beyond my skills. So I always managed to destroy it before finishing it.
Well the Hasegawa TA-4J kit has given me an idea. Parts E23 and V23 are the stand-by compasses for the front and back cockpits and mounted in the canopy frame. Hasegawa just molds little square blocks of plastic with raised dial detail. I plan to sand at a 45 degree angle the back portion of V23 to simiulate the bracket profile.
For the TA-4H I will just take a similar block and do the same 45 degree sanding. Then paint on the instrument dial and white details. Then attach to canopy. And finished with this one vexing problem.
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