Kawasaki Ki-61_I hien - RS models 1/72

[BsYamato]

Back to hinomaru affarirs.. just arrived just started this (at view) good and detailed short run kit

As usual box'n'sprues and some detail

















Till now cleaned pieces and glued few of them, asap updater

[Stikpusher]

That looks to be a very nice kit! The Tony/Hien is my favorite Japanese fighter. I look forward to seeing you work your magic on this kit.

[Stuart]

That looks like a nice kit. RS make some interesting subjects.

[BsYamato]

heres two slow sessions

Wings glued after cleaning parts



Added some lever in the cockpit



ready lower cockpit for paint





More levers (stretched sprue) on right wall



The propeller, not easy to assemble



back cockpit glued on a fuselage, as the front nose panel with guns house



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[Stuart]

[Stikpusher]

[speedgraflex]

[BsYamato]

Starting with paint: some dark yellow obtained with mixed colors (about yellow , black, red..)










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[BsYamato]

More works on hien last night

Sealed inner yellow with semigloss coat, clean primered and painted last main pieces (not all in pictures) . Main clean work on the landing gears that have some excess plastic between compass.





















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[Stikpusher]

Looks good! Kawasaki used a really funky interior color!