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Kawasaki Ki61/Hien (Tony)

October 17, 2018 · in Aviation · 1/48 Hien Ki-61 Tamiya Tony · 7 ≡ · 1.8K

My first attempt in metallic finishes, many lessons learned, many more yet to learn.
Didn't use rondel decals, line decals etc... I've made them by masks I've previously made.
Excellent fit and details.
Every comment is welcomed 🙂
Cheers 🙂

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1/48 Hien Ki-61 Tamiya Tony

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Craig Abrahamson said on October 17, 2018

Turned out really well IMO...nice work! And welcome to iModeler, too.

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Greg Kittinger said on October 17, 2018

Very nice! One of my 2 favorite Japanese fighters (Raiden is the other). Turned out looking great!

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Pedro L. Rocha said on October 17, 2018
Djordje, your Tony looks very nice, and the painting is spotless. I have however 2 questions that intrigue me:
- why don’t the Hinonarus overlap the lower side surface of the ailerons?
- did the actual plane had that stained look on the underside right after the central radiator? I don’t recall seeing any wartime photo on the underside of a Tony, hence my question. Thanks and welcome to iModeler, looking forward to see your future projects
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- Djordje Colovic said on October 18, 2018
  
  Thank You very much !
  I've been trying to find pictures of real Tony from WWII and I had no luck, only one picture shows underside and it looked oily and stained after radiator so I tried to achieve that look 🙂
  
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Kyle said on October 17, 2018

Amazing Job with building and painting this Ki-61!

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Jeff Bailey said on October 17, 2018

Djordje, welcome to iModeler! Your Tony looks great. It looks like you've done metallic finishes for quite some time, not the first time.

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George Henderson said on October 25, 2018

Welcome and a very nice finish

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