Decided to try to finish another model I started a year ago. I had gotten discouraged by lack of reference photos and information to accurately build the cockpit layout of the Ki-43-ii otsu that this kit represents. There is only one known photo of the Ki-43-ii cockpit and the layout differed...
This is my latest piece: Japanese Army Ki-43 II "Oscar" of the 54th Sentai / 2nd Chutai, Kurile Islands - August 1945.
It's displayed in a new standardized display - which I hope is appealing, w/ the aircraft 'fragment' plopped in the triangular area.
It's sort of a package; these...