DoogsATX Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 After 51 days on the bench, my Hasegawa Ki-84 is complete! Mini-Review Though I've dogged Hasegawa in the past for a tendency to put in what seems like a somewhat antiseptic, just-enough-to-get-it-done engineering ethos, I have to say the Ki-84 is fantastic. Well detailed (mostly), extremely well-engineered, thoughtfully laid out and so on. I honestly think it'd take a Tamiya effort to unseat this one. Aftermarket Used The Frank is a solid kit, but it can definitely stand for improvement in some areas. Eduard Interior PE: To me this is a must for this kit. The Hasegawa seat is a joke that, even to my lax accuracy standards, had to go. Eduard includes a very nice PE seat, their instrument panel is top-rate, and lots of little bits and bobs round things out nicely. Eduard Exterior PE: Primarily used for the landing gear (awesome oleo scissors), gear bays and the chin radiator mesh (I used lead wire for the engine wiring). Added awesomeness were the little PE holes for the tail and antenna mast for a more realistic aerial rigging situation. Montex Masks: The marking options in my Hasegawa boxing sucked, so I went with Montex instead. Never again. The way they laid out their masks, apart from the "24" on the cowl and tail, I'd have been better off just using tape. Despite all of the hinomarus being on white Home Defense band-aids, some of the masks included the white hino border, which is thin and a pain to keep circular (and pointless for this scheme). Stuff that should exist: Brass or resin replacements for the Ho-5 cannons in the wings. The kit parts suffice, kind of, when drilled out, but nothing beats well-turned brass for such prominent armament. Paints and Techniques and Stuff Paints were primarily Gunze all around, with Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver and Alclad Duraluminum used for the metal undercoat. Tamiya paints got some workout (exhaust stains), as did Vallejo and Model Master (small detail work) Liquid frisket was used for the chipping effects. Next time I will combine the frisket for the larger areas with salt for a bit more randomness. The underside used a primarily black coat beneath the Gray Green. The upper surfaces used extensive pre-shading with black, engine gray, IJN Green and Sea Blue. Surfaces were faded with salt weathering, then with oil dot filtering, and panels washed with Flory Dark Dirt and (on the green) Flory Black. Final clear coat was Gunze Flat Clear Enough talk, on to pics... Thanks for looking. Original build thread can be found here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=46310&hl= Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Well, let me be quite FRANK - wonderful model, Matt. I followed this in progress and learnt a lot - thanks for sharing your talent and tricks of the trade so freely. Look forward to the Greek lawn dart next. - er, should be GREAT JOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 What a great model Matt! Really impressive painting and weathering, and well up to your usual standards. And you just know that I'm going to ask if I can publish it on the website! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean1968 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Great to see her completed. Outstanding work from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Great build..realy love it Dejan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Matt Outstanding work. Fit and finish are spot on and look absolutely terrific. :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango1 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 That is a beautiful build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Truly a nice build, i like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticsurgeon Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Wow, that is one very nice Ki-84! Awesome job you've done, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Excellent Hayate, Matt! This was a fun build to watch. Thanks for posting it! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Very nice finish overall Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Excellent model, love the lines of Hayate..................might get one soon. Dejan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That looks fantastic. Stunning finish and photography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogsATX Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks all - definitely a fun build! What a great model Matt! Really impressive painting and weathering, and well up to your usual standards. And you just know that I'm going to ask if I can publish it on the website! Kev Kev- I'd be honored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks all - definitely a fun build! Kev- I'd be honored! And here it is! http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=1812 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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