Brad Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 The end of WW2 pretty much saw most of the empires of the world fall and the Dutch East Indies was no different. Fueled by 3 years of occupation by the Japanese, who actively encouraged nationalistic sentiments, Indonesia declared independence just two days after the Japanese surrender on August 15th. The result would be a rather nasty conflict that was rather unflattering for the Dutch, who eventually recognised Indonesian Independence in December 1949.There were many Japanese aircraft left in Indonesia at the end of the war and as many as possible were quickly snapped up by Indonesian forces, who managed to gather a surprising amount of serviceable equipment. In early 1946, Dutch intellegence reported 14 Ki-61's were operational with a further 4 unserviceable aircraft, but it is thought that 6 aircraft were acquired with only 1 serviceable. The Dutch called the Ki 61 'Mustang Jepang'; Japanese Mustang. They would have been a formidable opponent for a Dutch Kittyhawk, less so for the Mustangs. Aside from a period water colour painting upon which my model is based, this is all the information known of these aircraft. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckspratt1 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Great subject! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 lovely finish n cool subject rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Nice model and a nice twist on the subject as well! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 nice work, great job on the paint and weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 That's a jaw dropper! Fantastic modelling of an enticingly obscure subject. Kind regards,Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Wow! Beautifully executed paint work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinns Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I like that ! Beautifully executed finish in markings just a bit different. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Interesting historic background and a beautiful model. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Great job on the Tony, camo` looks spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Lovely model and a fascinating story. I wonder how long they kept it or them flying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Excellent, really like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Very purty, Love the Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve190 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Never seen a Tony in Indonesian markings. Beautiful work! Steve 190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Very nice mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Great paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Excellent subject and nice model - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Great! I've learned about those aircraft reading Kecay book "Japanese aircraft in foreign service". From where did you get your informations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 nice to have some back ground on the aircraft, nice paint finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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