Wow, didn’t realize it had been so long since I updated here. Of course, have been updating the other blog (http://x.tesoritos.com/blog) with travels. Was away on vacation for around 2.5 weeks, then away on business for a while, then some more travel. So stuff on the bench sorta fell by the wayside for a bit. I also took up guitar lessons (like I need another hobby) that has distracted me for a bit. Anyway, got motivated recently and restarted working on the Ohka, and finished the cockpit. While it’s really not much of a cockpit, I can take some solace in the fact that it’s 100% scratch-built.
I already commented on the seat and floor. The sides of the cockpit are fairly simple, as they would be since the Ohka was a single-use aircraft. So on the left you have the throttle and mixture controls for the rocket engines. The instrument panel is very simplified, with only four gauges (thanks to Mike Stanley for recommending Mike Grant decals) and the arming switch for the warhead. The right side has simply a single horizon gauge. I need to find out if they used seatbelts, but otherwise I just have to assemble the parts and then prime and paint the exterior. Then more scratch-building for the cart, and of course an adequate base.

Ohka Cockpit - Done!
Also working on a 1/144 scale B-24, which is coming along nicely. Got it mostly painted this weekend, and should be able to get it moving along more through the week. If I get really, really motivated I might be able to finish both the Liberator and the Ohka before the end of the year. Which means I’ll have finished four models in 2009! Of course, I probably bought 10… or 12… oh, shut up…