I was thinking of trimming these thick edges and perhaps adding some faux cockpit detail before joining the fuselage halves together and before attaching the canopy. If all goes well, the canopy will be opened-up (see reference image).
Note: The seating assembly and crew are rather chunky anyway and not that well detailed. Just looking to better represent the following image with a little extra wherever my capabilities might allow.
Jake is an iconic recon plane. I do not know much about its cockpit. I’d probably paint it black and add whatever better looking figures to represent the crew, add the canopy, and make the rest of the finish look at good as possible.
@ Fred (JPTRR). I’m certain I’ve visited that site before — even got it bookmarked. I must not have dived-bombed deep enough to see that particular thread… or was it hiding in plain sight? A lot does tend to get past me in my elderly state. Anyway, I do recall some of the issues mentioned and now there’s more good info. for me to take in. I suppose at this stage, I’ll just carry on to make the Jake as correct as possible.
Really appreciate your input.
—mike
PS: Wish I could just reach out and grab those canopy masks off of a store shelf. This international online shopping often becomes a real anchor.
