Volksjager Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 This one has been my labour of love over the past few weeks. This kit was also the first I have created a work in progress topic for, which can be found here: Anyways, the kit itself from Hasegawa is good & could be super detailed if you felt so inclined. I was happy with a mostly out of the box build, adding only some Eduard belts & resin MG's in the nose. The fit was ok, needed some test fitting & some adjustment but nothing to over the top. Hardest part was the canopy, which was squished and did not fit the opening at all. I was able to get it back into shape with some hot water but there are some slight stress marks in the plastic. Brake lines were also added to the landing gear as well as ignition wires to the engine using fine copper wire. All markings were painted on using self cut masks, the only decals used were the cockpit IP & a few stencils here and there as well as the red stars over the wing cannon. The paintwork has all been fully painted with SMS paints, the underside being Super Silver & the topside is my custom mix of "Ohryoku nana go shoku" or Khaki Drab. Tamiya panel line wash was used to help bring out the tones & the Tamiya weathering pastels were used for the exhaust staining. The Aircraft depicted here is #47 which was captured after the war on Ashiya Airfield, near Fukuoka in September 1945. It was an early build Ki-100, being converted from an existing Ki-61 airframe, something I wanted to show through the cockpit & airframe stencilling & well as the paint fade & weathering Enjoy 😀 49 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Stunning paint job! Weathering is perfect to my eyes, really good job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Remarkably good, I like it very much! 🙂👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Very nice "Go-Shiki"and you have painted the horizontal stripes on the tail surfaces, often forgotten by modellers! So Kudos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 A magnificent work!!! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Having followed your WiP, I'm most impressed by the skills you brought to this & the outcome you got, quite superb. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I follow very few builds on here anymore but I have your's and it's been very enjoyable. Excellent result and modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Wow! As near to perfect as it can be! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 18 hours ago, Zigomar said: Very nice "Go-Shiki"and you have painted the horizontal stripes on the tail surfaces, often forgotten by modellers! So Kudos. Many thanks & yes I agree with you, a detail that is quite often missed. Many thanks to @Nick Millman as he helped me with a few of my questions & he reminded me of the horizontal stripes 15 hours ago, stevehnz said: Having followed your WiP, I'm most impressed by the skills you brought to this & the outcome you got, quite superb. 👍 Steve. 13 hours ago, tank152 said: I follow very few builds on here anymore but I have your's and it's been very enjoyable. Excellent result and modelling. Thank you both @stevehnz & @tank152. During the work in progress thread I wasn't sure anyone was following along but it's a relief to know you guys were & appreciated it . I might have to do some more now. @Farmerboy, @Remus389, @mick, @Roberto, @billn53 & @Toryu, Many thanks for the nice comments, always positive to hear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 That is beautiful work! Great paint and weathering on a type not often seen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Stunning!! Outstanding work and finish! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Very nice looking 100. I wish I picked up one of these a few years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Beautiful in all respects- one of my favorite IJA fighters! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Very nice. I like it!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s00ntir Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Good job! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thanks Guys, really appreciate the comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Beautiful work - just the right amount of weathering too. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Awesome. Great paintjob and weathering. But please close the gap under the front window. Then it will be 100 points. (In cases like that I apply white glue with a brush, two times if necessary.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 3:46 PM, Gary Brantley said: That is beautiful work! Great paint and weathering on a type not often seen! Ditto. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Beautiful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Stunning!!! Very inspirational. 👏👏👏 Johnny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Astonishing result!. its a true work of art. Just enough weathering .. perfect balance of details. I will have a look at the WIP to learn from you. Thanks for showing this Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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