Hasegawa 091122 - Ki 61 Hien (Tony)

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February 1, 2024
Hasegawa (JT12 / 09112) 1993
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February 1, 2024
MonteX canopy mask & Quinta Studio 3D cockpit decals
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February 1, 2024
Purchased this from a garage sale. The decals were all cracked. I sprayed 2-3 coats of Tamiya Gloss Coat on the decal sheet. Hopefully they will come off without breaking apart. Will need to consider a back up if that happens.
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February 1, 2024
Monte canopy mask & Quinta Studio 3D cockpit decals
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February 1, 2024
Close up picture of the Quinta Studio 3D cockpit decals. Side Note: Since the decal sheet that came with the kit is cracked, I will test if the gloss coating trick worked by using the cockpit panel decal from the cracked sheet. Regardless will use the 3D panel from this sheet.
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February 7, 2024
Needed to sand down the details on the instrument panel and some sections of the side panels for the 3D decals to properly fix in place.
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February 7, 2024
Before and After (First attempt at this being my 12th model build).
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February 10, 2024
Interior is painted with Tamiya XF-78 (Wooden Deck Tan)
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February 10, 2024
Tamiya XF-78 (Wooden Deck Tan)
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February 10, 2024
Interior almost complete, added the tamiya brown panel liner. These are the 3D decals. Have not made an attempt to use the cracked decals that came with the kit.
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February 14, 2024
Kit only came with one canopy (Closed). Given the details in the cockpit, will need to make my first attempt to cut up the canopy into 3 parts. Will use a hot knife blade in my first attempt (more to come...).
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February 16, 2024
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February 18, 2024
Time for some first time hot knife cutting!!!
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February 18, 2024
Not too shabby..some rough edges and lines.. but manageable.
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February 14, 2024
Fuselage in Bare Metal Silver (AS-12) ... spray paint, Fuel Drop Tanks (Flat Yellow XF-3), Engine Exhausts (Dark Iron XF-84), Landing Gear struts (XF-78), and the Tires and Rims ( Flat Black XF-1 & Aluminum XF-16) ... all hand painted.
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February 14, 2024
Tamiya black panel liner into each of the panel lines (light dabs allowing for capillary action to run into the lines).
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February 14, 2024
Tamiya black panel liner into each of the panel lines (light dabs allowing for capillary action to run into the lines).
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February 16, 2024
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February 16, 2024
Spray paint (J.N. Green XF-11) 2:1 thinner ratio
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February 16, 2024
Tried to do a camo pattern and messed it up. So i sprayed the whole top with the XF-11 and since the bottom coat of silver was gloss coated, I was able to create weathering/scratches on the top for wear and tear.
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February 16, 2024
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February 16, 2024
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February 16, 2024
Decal Sheet Update: Well looks like it didn't work...the gloss coat actually sticks the decal to the sheet so the warm water is not separating it for application. Options (a) Buy another decal from ebay, or (b) use leftover decals from other Japanese planes.
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February 18, 2024
Dual color nose cone
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February 18, 2024
Pre-decal...near completion
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February 18, 2024
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February 23, 2024
Replacement Decals are finally here!!
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February 23, 2024
Replacement Decals are finally here!!
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024

Comments

17 1 February, 05:34

Mark Sherwood
I'm in, love Japanese aircraft. 👍🥸🤘

3 February, 16:10

Aman S.
Mark - Same here (and German), I have a Kate, Nick, Zeke, and Oscar lined up as well in my stash.

3 February, 16:33

Palo M
Good luck with the decals, following.

10 February, 06:00

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

10 February, 08:48

Aman S.
Question for Members: In picture #12, what are your thoughts on the two-tone propeller cone (red/white)? I saw a picture of a Me190 with a dual colors (yellow/black). What are your thoughts ... was playing off the Japanese flag colors. The model will be all silver with a dark Japanese green/olive camo over spray on the top of the plane. Leave it in two-tone or color it to brown to match the props?

14 February, 01:25

Jennifer Franklin
I'm sorry about the decals; that is a shame. I will leave the two-tone versus brown decision to some of the more serious and accuracy-focused mates on this site.

18 February, 01:15

Aman S.
Indeed. I did find on eBay a replacement decal sheet that I have ordered. Should have it in about a weeks time.

18 February, 01:19

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Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter Hien Ki 61 (Tony)

(012) Hasegawa HAS09112

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1:48 Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter Hien (Tony) (Hasegawa 09112)

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