My second Jim Sullivan build will be a Piper NE-1 based on another pic from Jim's Golden Wings 1941-1945 book.

The kit:
Hobby Craft, 1/48, J-3/O-59 Cub.

Not sure of mods yet but I'm pretty sure I will be adding an interior.

Excellent choice, Gary @gwskat

Looks good in the box, my friend @gwskat! Practically unstarted.

gary sausmikat (@gwskat)
I'll echo the comments made above. The only other model plane I have seen with a transparent fuselage is the 1/48 Tamiya Ki-61 Hien, and it only had one half as a clear part.

Luckily the real Piper has a very simple cockpit, so it shouldn't take too much to make it look like the real thing... my famous last words.

I can remember as a kid, going to the old Piper factory at Lock Haven in your neck of the woods. It was closed down for good by this time, so basically we went on a road trip there and didn't get to see anything other than the country side... which was beautiful by itself and well worth the drive.

Speaking from experience of 20+ J-3 hours, the interior is really simple, @gwskat. It definitely needs it! It's a fun kit, but for those who would like a J-3 without the effort, the new Special Hobby Cubs, starting with an L-4 and now a J-3, are the best and easiest out there.

Finally back on the NE-1 build...well sort of.

So, after getting into the Hobbycraft kit I decided it was too much effort for me at this time. It happens...
Put the HC kit back on the stash.
Took Tom C's advice and purchased the Special Hobby, J-3 "goes to war" kit. And I'm glad I did...Thanks Tom!

I also purchased the Special Hobby L-4 kit, to be built in tandem with the J-3, and the masking set. The L-4 masking set negative was applied to a sheet of Tamiya mask and I cut out the inner and outer masks for the NE-1. I had to do some of my own masking for the rear curved window not on the L-4.

Deviating from the kit instructions I decided to build a sub-assembly of the upper cockpit parts. This will allow me to paint the interior and remove the masks prior to assembly.

Next up will be to work on the interior parts.

Great progress and superb masking approach, my friend @gwskat!

Thanks, All.

George, when I first saw the set was interior and exterior my brain started formulating "HOW THE ___!"...LOL. I was not about to try and pull them off from the outside.
Lets see how this all works out.
And warming up in the bullpen is the L-4 which has many more windows than the NE-1/J-3
Have to keep reminding myself of my moto...KEEP IT FUN!