1/32 Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-44 II Shoki of the 246th Flight Regiment.

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Moving on to the next build, this is a Nakajima Ki-44-II Shoki of the 246^th Flight Regiment. One of the characteristic features of this aircraft is the big radial engine pulling 1250hp. Thus radial engine drove the big nose fuselage section.

As the design requirement was a high-speed fighter, due to the big engine cross section small and thin wings were required to fulfil the specifications. This resulted in an aircraft with high landing speed. Special flaps called Butterfly flaps were designed although this measure the aircraft was still having problematic landings.

This is the Hasegawa kit, released in 2009. I’ll use the Eduard detail set for the cockpit including harnesses.

Painting is metal finish and after George Preddy Cripes A Mighty 3^rd I’ll use Alclad II.

Here we go hope soon I’ll have first advancement in the front office.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Live_bait