1/48 Hasegawa Ki 43 II
Additional work to the kit includes:
Seat belts, Eduard
brake lines, lead wire
flaps sanded flush and installed in the closed position
markings done by homemade stencils and paint, no decals used
Plane represents an aircraft from the 77th Sentai, Burma, 1943
Now, that is one great looking model. It is pretty, colourful, interesting, elegant, and not worn to bits.
Thanks very much Stellen!
Sharp work, Dale. I like the subtle camo.
Thank you John.
Beautiful. Very tastefully painted with just the right amount of wear and tear. I think making your own markings, particularly the hinomaru circles is the way to go. Far more realistic than decals.
Glad you like it Eric.
Agree with the gents above, Dale: an excellent model!
Thanks much Spiros!
Very nice build Dale. I love that camo!
Thanks Ben!
Great stuff!
Appreciate your comment Eric!
That is a seldom seen camouflage in Hayabusa models, tbh I don’t recall seeing one painted this way until yours here. Also not usual is the very well kept look of the plane. Excellent work overall but especially on the tail markings, bet it was not easy getting them done Dale
Thanks Pedro! I got this scheme from a SAMI magazine and really liked it as unusual schemes are what motivates me to do a project.
You knocked it out of the park, dude. Great model build, photos, and responses. Keep 'em coming. Especially good work on the icons/flag symbols.
Thanks very much CJ
Very nice scheme Dale.
Paint job and weathering is really great.
Markings do indeed look much better than decals.
Appreciate your comments John!
Nice job. Subtle paint work and weathering.
Thanks Gary.
That's a real looker! Love the camo scheme you selected, and you executed it beautifully.
Glad you like the camo Greg! It was a fun project.
Super paintwork on this.
Thanks Tom.
A sharp looking build!
Thanks Robert!
Dale, This looks really nice. The paint scheme is very attractive and realistic looking. Very Well done !
Thanks a lot Terry!