Hey everybody. I've been working on this Ki-61 Tony, detailed with the Eduard "Big Ed" set. This was a really fun build, but the Eduard flap set was very fiddly, and required a lot of patience. But I'm glad to get it all done, and I hope you all enjoy reading about it and looking at the pictures.














Thanks for looking in
Matt

wow,really nice looking Matt.
I like it very much!

Kind regards,Sven.

No arguments from me either Matt, I love it !!

Well done sir.

Cheers, D

One of these days I'll get brave enough to do a NMF... You did a wonderful job on yours but I do see one major problem with it.

THERE IS NO OVERALL PICTURE!!!

Dave Shaw

Thanks for all of the great comments guys. I really enjoyed the build, but here's an overall picture for you guys.






Matt

Very nice but there is one thing I noticed. It's really pedantic and not a criticism but since you have extensive weathering and paint chips. This would enhance that. You have lots of paint chips on the front of the propellor but almost none on the rear. In fact the rear of the prop blades suffer the most wear and tear particularly near the tips. I rarely see this featured on models and in fact I only became aware of it myself when I found myself operating a parachute aircraft off a rough stoney strip.

It's all to do with aerodynamics, essentially the airflow over the front of of the blade never touches it so neither does the stones or dust or bugs. So apart from the leading edges the front of the blades remain relatively clean. But the rear of the blade gets hammered, covered in nicks, the paint wears off and the dead bugs accumulate particularly towards the tips. Of course I haven't got a photo to hand, but will post one as soon as I can if you like.

Other that I particularly like your model.

Thanks for the nice comments. I think you're right about the prop blades, I will be sure to fix that before my next comment on Saturday.

Thanks for reading in on the build, and for commenting.

Matt

Great job! Your paint chipping is superb. The P/E in the flaps really make the model.

Beautiful work Matthew looks more Italian made than Japanese! what did you use for the silver portions of the A/C?

Hey there. Sorry it took so long to respond. The silver is Alclad exclusively, it's all I use for metal work. It really works the best, and is so easy to use. i started with a few basic shades, and just mixed up what I needed to do the different shades.

I agree, it really looks like something the Italians would have come up with, has to be the license built DB-605 engine up front, just like what powered the Mc202/205 and the later 109s

Matt

Thank you Frederick! I'm glad you like it! The PE was really fiddly to work with, but I agree that it really sets this plane apart from other ones that I've seen. i'm just happy I got this one up on the shelf, with no big problems.


Matt

Hi!

I just found your nice Ki-61 here. Very nice work! I really enjoy it.

Servus,

Sebastian