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Nakajima Ki 84-IA Hayate

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on April 11, 2024 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

Tamiya's 1972 mold shows its age. This 1/48th scale kit provides basic cockpit components and sports minimal engraved panel lines. Nonetheless, the assembled model has the characteristics of the Hayate (Frank) including the purposeful look [...]

Otaki 1/48 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank"

by Bob Torres on February 18, 2023 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Another old build that I decided to do a little work to. This was originally finished as a factory fresh build since the markings are from the second prototype of the Ki-84. This is an Otaki kit that was first released in 1973. Not too [...]

Ki-84 Hayate – Tamiya 1/48 (Original 1972 export boxing)

by Christopher C Tew on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

Last summer I was rearranging a stash shelf to make room for another kit I won’t live long enough to build when I found and opened a box of the 1972 Tamiya Ki-84 Hayate. It had been started so long ago I have no idea exactly when, saw a [...]

E of J Build: Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate

by Eric Berg on September 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 19 ≡

The internet is awash with Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) kits in all scales and brands. Judging by the multitude of completed Hayate photos out there, it seems to me this well designed fighter is just as popular as the Zero, the only other [...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Ki.84-Ia Hayate (Frank)

by Tom Cleaver on October 11, 2019 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

The Nakajima Type 4 Fighter, given the designation Ki.84 and the name Hayate (“Gale”) by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, was the most formidable Japanese Army Air Force fighter of the Second World War, possessing none of the [...]