Tamiya 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id HIEN (Tony).

[Del640]

Tamiya 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id HIEN (Tony).
Piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Shunzo Takashima, 244th Air Group, Chofu base, May 1945.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Beautiful job Del. The wing Camo is superbly done.

 

[Del640]

Beautiful job Del. The wing Camo is superbly done.

Thanks Tim, I have to say it was a pain!!!

 

[Mark1]

Very nicely done.

 

[JR]

Del , stunning mate , esp that work on the wings .
Well worth the



Congratulations

 

[Del640]

Del , stunning mate , esp that work on the wings .
Well worth the
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Congratulations

Cheers John!

 

[colin m]

Great work Del, a very colourful subject. I can easily imagine that camo' was a bit 'testing' !

 

[yak face]

That is gorgeous del ! Always been a fave of mine , probably cause of the name but also a very good by looking aircraft with some wicked paint schemes . Plus I remember getting the Revell 1/32 kit of this from a shop in cleethorpes while on a club trip in the 70s . It was a great kit with one of the first examples of recessed panel lines and rivets , unfortunately young me threw a spanner in the works by knocking over a bottle of liquid cement ( a new thing then ) into the box and melting half the kit ! Ive wanted another one ever since but the Revell kit is an expensive rarity now , something to do with the moulds being lost overboard while being transported at sea ?
Anyways sorry for waffling on , great job , cheers ki61 hien ( Tony)

 

[Del640]

That is gorgeous del ! Always been a fave of mine , probably cause of the name but also a very good by looking aircraft with some wicked paint schemes . Plus I remember getting the Revell 1/32 kit of this from a shop in cleethorpes while on a club trip in the 70s . It was a great kit with one of the first examples of recessed panel lines and rivets , unfortunately young me threw a spanner in the works by knocking over a bottle of liquid cement ( a new thing then ) into the box and melting half the kit ! Ive wanted another one ever since but the Revell kit is an expensive rarity now , something to do with the moulds being lost overboard while being transported at sea ?
Anyways sorry for waffling on , great job , cheers ki61 hien ( Tony)

Thanks, still learning!

 

[Airborne01]

Lovely - could tempt more people to the Dark Wingy Side methinks!

 

[flyjoe180]

Wonderful result Del, that camouflage is very nicely done

 

[Gern]

Beautiful