It was the first time that PLA using such system. It happened in October, 1985.
This information can be found in an official report. The report described this happened near Beijing which can be also identified on the screen in the video at 7:49
I applied some chipping and dust on the area always stepped and touched by pilots and maintenance crews. After finishing exhaust markings, I added some oil stains around refueling hatches and on the skins near fuel tanks. Finally I adjusted the tone with some oil paints. And so… here is the...
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So continue with the paint work. I used Mr.Hobby’s black primer as base, it can give the following metal surface painting a sort of matte effect which is closer to the situation on real aircrafts(I read on a book that the lower surfaces is usually not bare metal, they were...
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I decided to do minor modifications on the engine and cockpit interiors. So only some wires and seat belts were added. I also added the rear parts of fuselage cannons which were missed in the kit. Please note that there are some differences between details of cockpits of Ki-61...
Hi all, how is everything going these days? It has been almost half a year since my last aircraft model. This time please let me introduce you my most recent work Hasegawa's Ki-100 in 48th scale.
I started this work during the COVID pandemic. My idea was to simulate the stressed skin with help...
I have read from some Chinese sources that the guns on the Chinese Gladiator had poor fitting with the 7.62mm ammo purchased from Belgium. This resulted in very low reliability of the guns during fights, with usually only one of the four guns functioning properly. This issue can be observed in...