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1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44 II Hei Shoki 70th Sentai "Ogawa" Finished

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Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, December 31, 2021 2:10 AM

Hoss WA

Chipping looks great along with the entire package. Another top shelf build.

 

Thanks Hoss

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Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, December 31, 2021 2:09 AM

waikong

oh man, what a beautiful  finish! 

 

Thank you!

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Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, December 31, 2021 2:09 AM

knox

Stunning work in every way imaginable.  I guess a new entry to my bucket list will be, “owning a model built by lawdog 114”.  Thanks for posting.  

                               knox 

 

Thanks Knox.....and your welcome

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Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, December 31, 2021 2:08 AM

Gamera

Again that's simply beautiful!!! Heart

Love the chipping and wear on the white 'bandage' home defense markings!

 

Looking forward to the Ki-84- one of my favorite WWII fighters!

 

Thanks Gamera

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Posted by waikong on Thursday, December 9, 2021 11:29 PM

oh man, what a beautiful  finish! 

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Posted by Hoss WA on Sunday, November 28, 2021 5:59 PM

Chipping looks great along with the entire package. Another top shelf build.

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Posted by knox on Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:59 AM

Stunning work in every way imaginable.  I guess a new entry to my bucket list will be, “owning a model built by lawdog 114”.  Thanks for posting.  

                               knox 

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, November 25, 2021 9:55 AM

Again that's simply beautiful!!! Heart

Love the chipping and wear on the white 'bandage' home defense markings!

 

Looking forward to the Ki-84- one of my favorite WWII fighters!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:24 AM

Justinryan215

This is amazing!

 

Thank you Justin

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Posted by Justinryan215 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 5:58 AM

This is amazing!

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:48 AM

plasticjunkie

Great job done with the metallic tones and chipping. 

 

Thanks bud

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:47 AM

disastermaster

Just gota love those worn and weathered warbirds.

http://www.chitown-angler.com/1fish/images/smilies/goodjob.gif Very, very, very  well done!

 

Thank you

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:46 AM

goldhammer88

Nicely chipped and weathered for a late war bird.

 

Erickson collection has a KI-43 that has the "green blotchy" camo over bare metal.  Well worn, have some pics of it in my computer files.  Can look for them if needed.  They put a p/w in it, as an original engine couldn't be located.  Is one of the few airworthy Oscars.

 

Thank you.  I'm doing the Ki-84 next.  

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:45 AM

fox

Very nice work lawdog! Toast Toast Toast

I keep trying to accomplish that finish and maybe one day it will happen.

Jim Captain

Stay Safe.

 

Thanks Jim

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Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 2:44 AM

MR TOM SCHRY

WOW!  Excellent natural metal finish.  The tonal differences between the various panels is outstanding.  Definitely a "gold medal" in any contest that you'd enter it in.  Your base and figure just add to its presentation.

TJS 

 

Thanks Tom

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, November 19, 2021 6:48 AM

Great job done with the metallic tones and chipping. 

 GIFMaker.org_jy_Ayj_O

 

 

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Posted by disastermaster on Friday, November 19, 2021 1:00 AM

Just gota love those worn and weathered warbirds.

http://www.chitown-angler.com/1fish/images/smilies/goodjob.gif Very, very, very  well done!

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
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Posted by goldhammer88 on Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:00 PM

Nicely chipped and weathered for a late war bird.

 

Erickson collection has a KI-43 that has the "green blotchy" camo over bare metal.  Well worn, have some pics of it in my computer files.  Can look for them if needed.  They put a p/w in it, as an original engine couldn't be located.  Is one of the few airworthy Oscars.

fox
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Posted by fox on Thursday, November 18, 2021 8:35 PM

Very nice work lawdog! Toast Toast Toast

I keep trying to accomplish that finish and maybe one day it will happen.

Jim Captain

Stay Safe.

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Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Thursday, November 18, 2021 6:32 AM

WOW!  Excellent natural metal finish.  The tonal differences between the various panels is outstanding.  Definitely a "gold medal" in any contest that you'd enter it in.  Your base and figure just add to its presentation.

TJS 

TJS

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Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:22 AM

keavdog

Turned out really nice.  The NMF tones look fantastic.  Curious how you are chipping the decals.  BTW what color do you paint the landing gear?

 

Thanks bud. The tonal variance between metal colors is a little bit much for my liking. I was hoping The subsequent washes and stuff would tone it down. Oh well. The #2 and kill eagles came chipped up. A nice touch by Lifelike. The gears are painted Alclad aluminum. 

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Posted by keavdog on Thursday, November 18, 2021 4:53 AM

Turned out really nice.  The NMF tones look fantastic.  Curious how you are chipping the decals.  BTW what color do you paint the landing gear?

Thanks,

John

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  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44 II Hei Shoki 70th Sentai "Ogawa" Finished
Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, November 18, 2021 3:02 AM

Hello, here's my latest experiment that I thought I would share.  After finishing the Raiden, I wanted to continue practicing the chipping technique(s), that being the use of liquid frisket and hairspray chipping.  I figured what better than another Japanese subject, the Hasegawa K-44 in natural metal.  I had yet to build one of these and I had two in the stash.  It looked like a simple straight-forward build. 

The Shoki (Demon) or Tojo (the Allied code name) was a subject I've always kind of liked.  Perhaps I find the racer look appealing. I'm not far off as it was designed for speed and rate of climb instead of being nimble like the Ki-43.  It was a pure defense interceptor against bombers and had some success here, especially in the right hands.  I had decals for Makoto Ogawa's 70th Sentai "Black #2" which had the white defense bands.  I have yet to do these on a Japane machine. 

Ogawa was a skilled pilot and would shoot down 7 B-29 bombers and 2 P-51 fighters.  He did survive the war. 

I built it pretty much from the box.  I did throw PE belts on an Ultracast Ki-84 seat I had in the stash (the seat looked similar). I rigged up the radial and gear legs with lead solder.  The black 2 and "kill eagles" were provided by Lifelike Decals.  Everything else was painted on.  I used a mixture of Alclad and AK Extreme Metal. Weathering was with AK Interactive and Mig Ammo enamel washes. 

I'm thinking a Ki-43 or Ki-84 will be next.  Practice makes perfect..... 

A few in-progress pictures.

 

 

     

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