1/32 Hasegawa Ki-61 Tei Hien

[Phil Smith]

Superb build!

[Thunnus]

Thanks for the comments and your votes on the canopy!  Although this build is NOT a democracy, the votes just happened to line up with where I was leaning anyway so I'll be planning on open canopy option for now.

 

Still recuperating from the fishing weekend so I'll try to jump back on my builds soon!

 

 

 

[MikeMaben]

11 hours ago, Thunnus said:

                    ... Although this build is NOT a democracy,

             

 

 

 

[JayW]

John - looks like another masterpiece in the works!  Fun to watch, and I know NOTHING about the KI-61.  So Mr. Surfacer 1000.  Surface painting is on the horizon with my you-know-what project.  I will have to use self-etching primer on skinned surfaces.  What are the benefits of Mr. Surfacer 1000?  Over say Tamiya white or grey primer?   

[LSP_Kevin]

44 minutes ago, JayW said:

John - looks like another masterpiece in the works!  Fun to watch, and I know NOTHING about the KI-61.  So Mr. Surfacer 1000.  Surface painting is on the horizon with my you-know-what project.  I will have to use self-etching primer on skinned surfaces.  What are the benefits of Mr. Surfacer 1000?  Over say Tamiya white or grey primer?   

 

They're functionally equivalent, so go with whatever is most accessible for you. Mr. Surfacer has the advantage of being more readily available in jars, and in more varieties, but may not be available where you live. The stuff in jars is easier to dilute for airbrushing, versus having to decant some from a spray can (or spray it directly out of the can).

 

Kev

[Onspring]

Highly impressive cockpit paint job and rivets.  I am unable to leave a like probably due to new around here

[MikeMaben]

36 minutes ago, Onspring said:

Highly impressive cockpit paint job and rivets.  I am unable to leave a like probably due to new around here

 

Hey Onspring  

[Thunnus]

Thanks guys!  And thank you for that explanation of Mr Surfacer, Kevin!  I really can't compare it to the Tamiya White or Grey primer since I've never used those.  Mr Surfacer was the first liquid putty that I tried and have stuck with it.  It can be thinned with Tamiya Lacquer Thinner or Mr Leveling Thinner and used as a primer, which adds to its usefulness.  Mr Primer Surfacer is a more recent variation and can be used as a primer for metal parts.

[Jeff T]

Just caught up with this thread John, absolutely  top shelf work once again!....that Cockpit is just brilliant.

 

Looking forward to the rest of this one.

 

Cheer's,

Jeff.

[Onspring]

On 7/10/2022 at 2:48 AM, MikeMaben said:

 

Hey Onspring  

Hi Mike, thanks! 

[Thunnus]

Jumping temporarily over to the Hien build as I wait for some products to arrive on the Dora build.

A fuel regulator was fashioned from a piece of sprue, a strip of brass sheeting and couple of Anyz line connectors.

 

 

Not knowing what color it was, I decided on red to match the cartoon drawing of the Hien I posted earlier.

 

 

Here's the regulator in place.

 

 

After the regulator was glued into place, I placed some copper wiring to to replicate the two fuel lines.

 

[scvrobeson]

Like it John. It's a nice splash of color that draws the eye in, and fills the void within the rear structure.

 

 

Matt 

[JayW]

John - you are the painting maestro.  Just amazing what you can do with an airbrush.  I have painting coming up on my big project - scaring me to death!

[LSP_Kevin]

This is really coming together beautifully, John.

 

Kev

[Rockie Yarwood]

Beautiful clean work there, John!