Kawasaki Ki-61
"Hien" (Allied codename: Tony) 3rd
Chutai, 18th Sentai, Japanese Army Air Force Angeles
West Airfield, Pampanga Luzon,
Philippines November 1944
Here is my Hasegawa Ki-61
"Tony" in 1/48 scale. The kit required minimal filling and
sanding. I used Eduard PE for the seatbelts and other than that, it was
a straight forward build for the rest of the parts.
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After assembly, I painted
and masked the wing leading edge IFF, fuselage stripes and tail
emblem of the 18th Sentai. The model was given a primer of semi
gloss black in preparation for the over-all NMF. I sprayed Gunze No.
8 (Silver) over the entire model and as soon it was dry, I painted the
fabric covered control surfaces with my mix of IJA Grey. I applied
the kit decals except for the fuselage where I had to use hinomarus
from Techmod. The anti-glare panel was painted in black and
afterwards came the camouflage. I used Gunze No. 130 (Kawasaki Dk
Green) for the camo and used a variety of squiggles and irregular
patterns. The model was then given a light wash and applied some
weathering.
The "sugar
cane" pattern is a field applied camo by the ground crews to
simulate the terrain. Sugar cane was plentiful in the Pampanga
province and in Negros Island where the unit was later assigned.
Cheers and Happy
Modeling!
Tony
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