Ki-43II Nakajima Hayabusa (Oscar) 1/72 Hasegawsa
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23 14 May 2021, 11:27
Guy RumpInside of fuselage painted with Aotake green (Vallejo Model Air) Pilot and cockpit completed. 🙂
14 May 2021, 11:29
Guy RumpTop of fuselage painted Vallejo Model Air Aluminium. Vallejo Chipping Medium added to aluminium and waited to dry. Vallejo Model Air IJA Dark Green added to top of fuselage and then water added and weathering of paintwork attempted. 🙂
28 May 2021, 20:53
Guy RumpThanks Daniel, I used a combination of a tooth pick and a rough brush to get the effects. 👍
29 May 2021, 07:01
Guy RumpVallejo RLM04 yellow added to front of wings. Aotake Green added to wheel wells. 🙂
27 June 2021, 17:58
Guy RumpPropeller added (painted Vallejo Model Air IJA Medium Brown 4 drops to Red 2 drops), undercarriage and drop tanks added. 🙂
4 July 2021, 15:55
Guy RumpWith the decals on and some minor weathering, I have now completed the Ki-43. 🙂
This aircraft denotes that flown by Sergeant Major Tomio Hirohata during 1943 as part of 59 Sentai (Fighter Group) in Papua New Guinea. He was later KIA on 22 Apr 1945. An ace, he had 14 attributed kills. This number, as all attributed kills for the IJAAF and IJNAF, can represent whole, shared, probable, damaged, ground/water & imagined victories.
11 July 2021, 11:36
JohnA lot of Ki-43s on SCM recently - it's certainly a popular subject. Good job. Did you use Vallejo paints during the build?
15 July 2021, 00:38
Guy RumpVery many thanks Mark K, John G & Roland for your kind comments. @John G, yes, the paints were all Vallejo Model Air. 🙂
15 July 2021, 17:23
(Result: 14)