The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
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This is the Tamiya 1/72 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien.
KAWASAKI Ki61-I Hei HIEN (Tony) 1/32 scale model, Hasegawa kit. Built out of a box, except the aftermarket seatbelts, copper wire brakelines and MM gun barrels.
6th "Shinten Seikutai", 18th Flight Regiment, Lt. Mitsuo Koyake, [...]
Here are mine:
1/72 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "Tony"
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1/48 Tamiya Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate [...]
Finished. Tamiya Kawasaki Ki-61-1 Hein "Tony" . 68th Hiko Sentai, New Guinea December 1944 flown by Susumu Kajinami. Surviving the war, he claimed 8 victories in New Guinea, with a total of 24, till the end of hostilities.
I [...]
Our club contest theme for 2020 is "Made In Japan," and this is the first of 3 or 4 planned theme builds. Pretty much OOB, except I added some fins to the air intake on the fuselage side. I didn't intend to leave it a [...]
Probably one of the best models I've ever built. Tamiya has really upped the game with this kit, with the engineering being amazing. Very little putty is required, and the kit falls together.
The only complaint I can point at, are the [...]
This is a model that I finished up a few days ago. It also happens to be my favorite Japanese fighter from the War. It's so elegant and streamlined... I call it the "Japanese Spitfire".
The Tamiya model fit together perfectly, [...]
Another of my "skeletons in the closet". I also made a model with a 10-year pause. I was afraid of those green spots. I created the interior from EDUARD, which is very good. I sprayed the green stains from my hand, so maybe it [...]
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 [...]
Christmas present from my wife 🙂 i don’t build Japanese Planes ussualy so i tried do my best 🙂