stevehnz Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 Looking very smart in a scruffy sort of way. Steve.
Andwil Posted June 19, 2022 Author 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
PeterB Posted June 19, 2022 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
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 Excellent work on this AW, love the Ki.61. 1
trickyrich Posted July 16, 2022 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
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