1/32 Ki-61-I Hien

[parsifal]

nicely done

 

[Totalize]

Michael,

Thanks for having a look. More to come shortly.

Cheers,
Dave.

 

[destrozas]

is impressive good job leading this cockpit if all goes well be one great big model

 

[Crimea_River]

Great work Dave

 

[Totalize]

Sergio and Andy,

Thanks for checking in and having a look. She is starting to come together.

 

[Totalize]

As promised here are some shots of the cockpit before I close it up. I put together the floor, firewall (including instrument panel and MG's) ,seat back and armour plate. I then glued this to the starboard side of the fuselage per the instructions.

 

[fubar57]

Very nice job on the innards.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!

 

[Wayne Little]

Done good man...

 

[Totalize]

Thanks again guys.This cockpit build went a lot faster it seems than my Typhoon cockpit build.

 

[mikewint]

With all the above, very nicely done

 

[Crimea_River]

Agreed.

 

[Rogi]

Love the interior, some Bacon for energy after that tub is completed

 

[Totalize]

Mike, Andy, Igor,

Thanks for having a look guys. Glad you like it. The help I received on the site with pictures of the cockpit and information on the regulator set up was very beneficial. In fact I had been wondering why there were so few cockpit shots of the Ki-61. The most we have seem to be the ones taken of captured aircraft after the war. Then I read in my Hien Fighter Book that there was a reason for the lack of photos. According to the author the cockpit interior was considered to be secret and no photos were allowed of the interior according to IJAAF regulations. As all the photos in the book are taken by Japanese army air force personnel there are no cockpit interior shots.

Next up I am going to do the the reflector gunsight. I say reflector because I am also going to be fitting the Venturi tube on the port side of the aircraft which was also considered secret at the time.I read somewhere that it worked in conjunction with the reflector gunsight. The Venturi tube was more rare than common and not seen on most a/c. I am not sure how it works but instead of measuring fluid pressure reduction when fluid flows through a constricted area I believe the Japanese one measured airflow (pressure reduction) rather than fluid flow.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Fricken gorgeous!

 

[Totalize]

David,

Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

 

[Wayne Little]

Time for more David..

purchased the 1/32 'Tei' conversion for my bird today....should get my hands on it next week....

 

[destrozas]

Ahead with the project, as I said groucho max "more wood, more wood"

 

[Totalize]

Sergio and Wayne thanks for the comments.

Wayne, so you going to do a Tei version of the Ki-61? Should be a good one. I hope to have another update this coming weekend. Long weekend of course coming up with Easter and all.