F1Boomer Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) The Kit: Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-44-II Hei Shoki (Tojo) The Aircraft: Imperial Japan’s compact Ki-44 (Japanese Army designation "Army Type 2 Fighter") “Shoki” (“Demon Queller”: a very popular character in Japanese folk mythology, Shoki the Demon Queller) was designed as Japan’s first interceptor fighter by Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1939. The concept called for a heavily armed high-speed fighter with a high rate of climb. Maneuverability was a secondary concern. No small radial engine of sufficient power was available so Nakajima designed the small Shoki around a huge bomber engine, the 1,250 Hp Ha-41 14-cylinder radial. It was eventually replaced with the 1,520 Hp HA-109. Add-ons: Montex 1/32 canopy masks & markings Ki-44 Shoki for Hasegawa k32156 Quickboost 32072 1/32 Ki44 Exhaust for Hasegawa I really like the Hasegawa kits, relatively easy to build and pretty good detail. I decided to mask and paint the Hinamaru's and other markings, the Montex masks worked great. The Natural Metal Finish is various shades of Alclad II and Model Master Metalizers. I really enjoyed this kit, fun and looks pretty good in NMF. BTW, anybody else have a parts eating carpet in their bench area? Every build I seem to loose at least one vital piece of a build. In the Ki-44's case, no flaps. Doh! Also, the last couple of photos show the difference in size between the Ki-84 and Ki-44. Edited February 9, 2016 by F1Boomer 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nice finish on them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 fantastic work looks great. nice job on the nmf and very nice weathering.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Beautifully finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Boomer Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks for the comments, was an enjoyable build. I do enjoy Hasegawa kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 One of my favourite Japanese WWII aircraft and you did a brilliant job on it! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Simply beautiful. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 another beautiful japs bird, looks great ! well done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Very nice pair of beat up Jap`s, they look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Nice build You must have a hell of a deep pile on your carpet to loose both combat flaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Boomer Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 I just finished my Mig-29K and had to scratch a arresting hook at the last minute cause I lost the hook. Dork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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