stevehnz Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Looking very smart in a scruffy sort of way. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Last couple of bits done, prop attached and an aerial wire added and its done: More photos to follow in the gallery. Now I thought I’d have a bit of fun. Apparently allied pilots encountering the Ki-61 often reported that the Japanese were flying Bf-109s and allegedly one of the reasons for it being given the reporting name “Tony” is that it looked Italian and all Italians were named Tony! So I thought I’d do a comparison with the other Axis fighters powered by the DB inverted vee engine: Bf-109F and Ki-61 MC 202 Folgore and Ki-61 All three together While there is a superficial resemblance, what really strikes me, and surprises me, is that the Ki-61 is somewhat larger all round and that the MC 202 is positively tiny. Thanks for looking. AW 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) Hi AW, The original Ki-60 "heavy fighter" was smaller - more 109 sized I believe but the wingspan was increased by 5ft to give a lower wing loading and more manoeuvrability in keeping with the Japanese tradition! The fuselage was lengthened by 1ft at the same time. Pete Edited June 19, 2022 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Excellent work on this AW, love the Ki.61. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Gee she did turn out really nice, well done. The 3 of them together looks really great and intersecting to compare as well. Hope you enjoyed the build, was great to have you along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now