OK... That didn't take me as long as I expected. Here are the various color call outs used on IJAAF drop tanks.

http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/02/ki-43-iii-ko-colours-part-3.html

Hope this helps my friend.

@lgardner - thanks for the info via link. That page is new to me but I believe it was also in that website that I read about the non yellow drop tanks colours. It was a statement from veterans from one of the units based in New Guinea if memory serves me right. The colours listed were grey (perhaps that “neutral grey” listed on the link page) and the yellow green Ki Midori Iro. Perhaps the trainer yellow or even red could be used in other units later in the war, given the lack of aluminium by then.

Some oil wash over those brown(ish) areas to pop up details. All that remains is to paint those same details all over the cockpit structure. For the IP I’ll be using Airscale instrument dials.

Now you might remember me talking about reshaping the main air intake filter of the DB engine that powered the Ki-61... here’s how it turned out

Finally just as a teaser, I’ve been working seriously to finish this shelf queen

Great change to the intake Pedro (@holzhamer)!

Great detail work , Pedro. That intake filter detailing will look fantastic in the competed build. Some tiny details look so convincing and realistic on a model simply because they look too small to have been reproduced at that scale. Well worth the effort. I like the oil wash on the cockpit and well details too. I will have to try that some time. Looking forward to seeing more of your Tony and the P-47 as well.

Good stuff Pedro. Love the innards

This is a great cockpit, Pedro @holzhamer.
About the rudder cut and the following wishes, you are talking to homeopaths!
I love all these improvements: they make a model stand out!

Pedro, @holzhamer
I like what you have done here with your Ki-61 Hien build. It looks very good, especially the pilot's office. It looks very good, especially the IP. Too bad the canopy is one piece on this kit. It would look better if the sliding portion was open so you could see all of the work you have put into it.

The little teaser with the P-47 caught my eye too ! It is such a huge plane when compared to the smaller Hien. It's a big plane when compared to most of the single seat fighters of the era... I would really like to see more of this one too. 😉

I think that we all suffer from this plastic model building /collecting / obsession / syndrome... Those who are afflicted the worst often make the best models. You fall into this category.