Banzai!…1/48 Nakajima Ki-84-I Hayate “Frank”, Imperial Japanese Army
Also built in 2015.
Hasegawa kit (9364), added brake lines, aerials and landing gear indicators, painted with Gunze and Tamiya acrylics, Tamiya Aluminium for nmf.
The model shows the a/c of Corporal Noboru Naito, 520th Temporary Interceptor Group, late ´44 to early ´45.
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Haslam Yeoman said on December 13, 2020
That is seriously good work with the airbrush Reinhard.
Marvin Reyes said on December 13, 2020
Great job on the Frank…the paint work is spectacular. Also, I like how you have you have built the kit with raised flaps, which looks so much more realistic.
Excellent work…Congratulations.
Merry Christmas!
Stephen W Towle said on December 13, 2020
Impressive. Some strong airbrush work.
Two thumbs up.
Louis Gardner said on December 13, 2020
Reinhard, @grimreaper
This is a magnificent looking build. It’s perfect in every way, and I like everything about it. I have also pressed the “liked” button. Well done my friend !!!! 🙂
Brian Riedel said on December 13, 2020
Love it!
dale travis said on December 13, 2020
Great looking Frank. I especially like your camo scheme.
Tom Cleaver said on December 13, 2020
That paintwork is flat-out superb @grimreaper.
Eric Berg said on December 13, 2020
That is one beautifully done Frank! Amazing cameo.
John vd Biggelaar said on December 13, 2020
That is a fantastic build, Reinhard.
The camouflage is very nicely applied.
Great handling of your airbrush.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on December 13, 2020
Very attractive aircraft and model. One of the more catching paint jobs this year.
Spiros Pendedekas said on December 13, 2020
Totally agreed with gents above, Reinhard.
Excellent job and superb airbrushing!
Greg Kittinger said on December 14, 2020
Wow – I absolutely love the paint finish on this one! If I thought I could achieve that in 1/72, I would try, but I doubt my AB skills at this point would allow me to pull that off in 1/48! A real beauty.
Colin Gomez said on December 14, 2020
Really fine airbrush work on the squiggle camo. One of the nicest versions of the green over metal finish I have seen done in any scale.