Completed 2/14/18 Valentine Day Tamiya 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony)

Way to go Toshi on a awesome job on a tricky camo finish

Nice finish!

I must admit though that when I click on the pictures I'm a bit distracted by the cute Asian girls . It may just be that those ads are for those of us who don't have a PostImage account but I don't know....

That is fantastic Toshi!!  Ace work!  

Completed!

Decal application in progress.

crown r n7

Toshi that camo looks great. thats a tough one to tackle you did well

 

Your friend, Toshi

Toshi that camo looks great. thats a tough one to tackle you did well

1943Mike

Good work on the camo paint job. Coming along very well indeed. Did you use a combination of hand brushing and air brushing on this aircraft or is it all airbrushed?

 

The Vallejo Metal Color Chrome (NMF) was shot between 15psi to 12psi.  The Vallejo Camouflage Olive Green was shot between 8psi to 5psi.  The Vallejo Metal Color Chrome was shot straight out of the bottle as it’s AB ready.  The Vallejo Camouflage Olive Green was mixed with Vallejo AB Thinner 71.261 at a ratio of 60% paint 40% thinner.

I needed to make the Vallejo Camouflage Olive Green on the slightly thicker side as I couldn’t afford to have the pigment run.  With the 60%-40% mixture, the pigment bind and held on the NMF.  That was the issue with the NMF, I could not get the mottle to stick to the NMF.  That was a huge challenge.  

Thank you for your interest and support in this project, it’s greatly appreciated!

Your friend, Toshi

 P.S.  The entire aircraft was then sprayed with Testors Lacquer Clear Coat to prevent any scratching of the mottle.

fotofrank

Yeah, I've built a few Phantom Mustangs over the years. Even built Monogram's 1/32 scale P-51D and put the Phantom Mustang guts in it so the finished kit would look like a Mustang being serviced.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Good work on the camo paint job. Coming along very well indeed. Did you use a combination of hand brushing and air brushing on this aircraft or is it all airbrushed?

Yeah, I've built a few Phantom Mustangs over the years. Even built Monogram's 1/32 scale P-51D and put the Phantom Mustang guts in it so the finished kit would look like a Mustang being serviced.

mmthrax

Great work Toshi.  Another one for the Great Wall. 

What's next on the agenda?

 

As for the next project, it is a Trumpeter 1/32 Me 109 G6 Late Version.

Thank you mmthrax for your support in my projects!  It’s greatly appreciated!

Your friend, Toshi

BrandonK

The paint looks stunning, Toshi. I love it. You've made this one look far easier than I believe it was. Well done!

BK

 

Humbly yours, Toshi

Great work Toshi.  Another one for the Great Wall. 

What's next on the agenda?

The paint looks stunning, Toshi. I love it. You've made this one look far easier than I believe it was. Well done!

BK

On its legs.

fotofrank

Toshi, this is your second build with a clear fuselage half is it not? Didn't you do a B-17 in a similar fashion? It's interesting to see the innards of the completed model. Who makes these kits and where did you find them?

 

Monogram has made quite a few that are out of production but are still obtainable at a reasonable price point.  The Phantom Mustang, the Visible submarine, and the visible workable V8 engine.  There’s a few more that don’t come to mind but they’re out there.  Good luck.

Your friend, Toshi

Toshi, this is your second build with a clear fuselage half is it not? Didn't you do a B-17 in a similar fashion? It's interesting to see the innards of the completed model. Who makes these kits and where did you find them?

mustang1989

Good goin' on the paint job Toshi! I do enjoy these unusual patterns on late WWII birds. I think all the Axis powers got a little crazy with the camo at that stage of the war. Looks good buddy.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Good goin' on the paint job Toshi! I do enjoy these unusual patterns on late WWII birds. I think all the Axis powers got a little crazy with the camo at that stage of the war. Looks good buddy.

Model Maniac

 

 

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Very well done, Toshi! I've been away for quite a while (over a month) and I'm glad to see your Ki-61 at near finish stage. I think it's about 70-80% complete now. Last month I got a new PC, they are so cheap these days. A Lenovo PC with AMD quadcore CPU running at 3.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, a DVD Drive, complete with keyboard and mouse costed me only 8,990.- Baht (about $280). With fiber Internet connection (30M/5M) and a LAN cable from router, uploading of files is many times faster than in the past.

Last month I also built a lot of kits (total 41), mostly armors, figures and warplanes in 1:72 scale, all without an airbrush:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1676009865752692&type=3

 

That sir is quit the haul with great amount of a haul of finished kits this is such a great amount of kits!

Your friend, Toshi

Greg

Good to see you back, Toshi.

 

Your friend, Toshi

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Very well done, Toshi! I've been away for quite a while (over a month) and I'm glad to see your Ki-61 at near finish stage. I think it's about 70-80% complete now. Last month I got a new PC, they are so cheap these days. A Lenovo PC with AMD quadcore CPU running at 3.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, a DVD Drive, complete with keyboard and mouse costed me only 8,990.- Baht (about $280). With fiber Internet connection (30M/5M) and a LAN cable from router, uploading of files is many times faster than in the past.

Last month I also built a lot of kits (total 41), mostly armors, figures and warplanes in 1:72 scale, all without an airbrush:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1676009865752692&type=3

Greatmaker

Looking great Toshi. I have this one in my stash as well. Looks like it’s gonna be a peach to build

 

Your friend, Toshi

Good to see you back, Toshi.

Looking great Toshi. I have this one in my stash as well. Looks like it’s gonna be a peach to build