dmthamade 3,119 Posted April 9, 2016 Hello all!! After the Tamiya Spit, i wanted a simple build. The Hasegawa kits are nice and simple, but with lots of room if you want to go all out. Not sure of the markings i'll use, good variety to choose from. Haven't been able to find much if any info on Eric Browns flight of this warplane or his opinion. Some aftermarket, Quickboost exhaust, Finemolds belts, and Hasegawa gun barrels that were included with the kit Some thing new i'm trying to organize the sprues is to hang them up. I have a bad habit of throwing out sprues because i don't like the clutter on the bench, unfortunately they sometimes have parts still attached, parts that i needed... I've built one of these before, really enjoyable build. Don 9 mozart, AndersN, Shaka HI and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petrov27 1,798 Posted April 9, 2016 fantastic - love the Tony - will be following! 2 dmthamade and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,390 Posted April 10, 2016 Nice choice, it's a great model. He almost certainly flew TAIC 9, coded 263 while he was in the US. 2 MARU5137 and dmthamade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade 3,119 Posted April 10, 2016 (edited) Nice choice, it's a great model. He almost certainly flew TAIC 9, coded 263 while he was in the US. Did a google for Ki61 263 and LOTS of info came up. Captured in NMF with green mottling, then had a blue scheme, NMF , then all green.... I do have the decals in the IJA scheme from Wolfpack, think i'll do this scheme. Thanks, Brad for the info!!! Don Edited April 10, 2016 by dmthamade 2 MARU5137 and BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,390 Posted April 10, 2016 The blue one wasn't TAIC 9. That was captured on Okinawa and called the Yontan Tony. 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 6,577 Posted April 10, 2016 Good to see you along Don. I know zilch about Japanese aircraft (wrong theatre of war) but that's a lovely looking plane so I'll watch with interest. Like your sprue storage system too! Max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,167 Posted April 10, 2016 Nice choice! Love to see it built, and very nice build you've done! HÃ¥kan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 14,032 Posted April 10, 2016 Don, This should be jolly splendid to follow and watch you build this beauty. Hope you're keeping well, and good choice for Eric Brown tribute build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade 3,119 Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Some progress, completed the pit. Basic OOB pit, only addition being Finemolds belts. Used the kit decals to do the instrument panel. Don Edited April 12, 2016 by dmthamade 6 BradG, mpk, Thunda and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaka HI 5,228 Posted April 13, 2016 Not gonna lie, the cockpit looks great, but the decals just don't do it justice. 3 Zero77, dmthamade and Thunda reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 3,390 Posted April 13, 2016 I think they look good. Perhaps a little dry brushing just to blend in the stark black with the rest of the weathering would work, but once the fuselage is closed up I doubt you'll notice them much. 2 dmthamade and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dodgem37 6,942 Posted April 13, 2016 Seriously nice. Sincerely, Mark 1 dmthamade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dukie99 1,928 Posted April 13, 2016 Great looking pit! I love the chipping. Did you use a chipping fluid? 1 dmthamade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade 3,119 Posted April 13, 2016 I did the decals because i get poor results painting instrument panels.... I'm ok with them but i think i'll stick with the moulded panels from now on. I did the chipping with foam packing material dipped in silver paint and applied almost dry. Drybrushed with the base color to knock it back, then washed with Tamiya Panel Line Accent. I painted the base color with a old bottle of Gunze Sangyo Aqueos, i think the bottle is 20+ years old!! I have 25-30 other bottles, think i'll see how they've held up. Don 4 MARU5137, BradG, Thunda and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azgaron 1,167 Posted April 13, 2016 Nice looking cockpit! HÃ¥kan 1 dmthamade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
