**** DONE: GB-59 1/48 Ki-61-Id TONY- WW2 PTO V

[Davecww1]

User Name: Davecww1
First Name: Dave
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: Kawasaki Ki-61-Id HEIN (TONY) 6115Scale: 1/48

I figure I would throw one into the group build, will be doing the TONY (edit) not exactly out of the box. I found in the bottom of the box I had bought a Quinta Studios instrument set and an Eduard Brassin set with resin exhaust, wheels and fuel tanks.

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Dave! Great looking aircraft.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

This will be a nice one to watch.

 

[Davecww1]

Here's what's in the box, I just started trimming parts off of the sprue tonight. Tamiya instructions say the cockpit is painted desert yellow, I will need to do some more research to see if that is correct.

 

[Davecww1]

Found a minor headache, the Quinta set that I got is for the Hasegawa kit. I sanded off all of the gauges on the Tamiya panel and cut the Quinta panel into 3 sections, trimming off the 2 side panels. I attached it with Elmer's glue, once dry I will paint around the edges with black to blend everything in.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Like it.

 

[A4K]

Nice kit and extras Dave.
Yeah, with Quinta you need to check which kit it's for, same as companies like Eduard, SAC, etc. You sorted it out though

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

look forward to it Dave.

 

[le_steph40]

Very nice project Dave

Here's what's in the box, I just started trimming parts off of the sprue tonight. Tamiya instructions say the cockpit is painted desert yellow, I will need to do some more research to see if that is correct.

It's possible that I have an answer regarding cockpit color of your 1d Tei model, Nick Millman said me that cockpit color is "3 hairanshoku blue-grey", it was the case for the Ki-21s, Ki-27s early production Ki-44s and Ki-61s. Your model as an 1d variant could have this "blue-grey" color for the cockpit.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good one Dave. It's a great kit and scrubs up nice OOB. I just built this one recently and used the sand colour for the pit.

 

[Davecww1]

Very nice project Dave


It's possible that I have an answer regarding cockpit color of your 1d Tei model, Nick Millman said me that cockpit color is "3 hairanshoku blue-grey", it was the case for the Ki-21s, Ki-27s early production Ki-44s and Ki-61s. Your model as an 1d variant could have this "blue-grey" color for the cockpit.
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Thanks but I'm thinking that only the early short nose version would have the blue gray cockpit. I just found another post by Nick Millman on Britmodeler where he thinks it should be the gray green color. Here's a photo of a wreck recovered in New Guinea.

 

[le_steph40]

Thanks but I'm thinking that only the early short nose version would have the blue gray cockpit. I just found another post by Nick Millman on Britmodeler where he thinks it should be the gray green color. Here's a photo of a wreck recovered in New Guinea.

Could you give the link please ?

 

[Davecww1]

Could you give the link please ?

KI 61 interior colour

i'm looking at starting the new tamiya Ki61,and i was wondering what the interior colour should be the kit advise's a sand colout (tamiya XF59) but i wanted to check before starting the model. i plan on doing the plain sliver one with the red strip from February 1945 if thats any help. Paul

www.britmodeller.com

 

[le_steph40]

an article by N. MiIlman to summarize the colors and the periods
grey/blue cockpit color Ki-61

 

[Wurger]

 

[Davecww1]

an article by N. MiIlman to summarize the colors and the periods
grey/blue cockpit color Ki-61

Thanks Steph, I had seen that article before, but note it was for early production Ki-61 until early 1943. I also painted a Ki-27 cockpit this blue gray color.
For this late production (natural metal finish) I am going to use the gray-green color.

 

[Davecww1]

Finished painting the instrument panel and attached the Quinta panel to the side panel. This one was much bigger than the Tamiya panel so needed trimming 4 sides. Looks decent now. Only thing I don't like about the Quinta panel is the 4 lower gauges should have yellow and red outlines according to photos of the Eduard panel and decal 76 on the Tamiya decal sheet. May put the Tamiya lower gauges over the Quinta ones, then dull it and hit the glass with clear gloss.

 

[Davecww1]

As far as the cockpit color I went with Milmann's idea of the gray green, but as soon as it dried I gave it a thinned down overspray of buff to tone it down a little. I have been using Tamiya lacquer lately and it is excellent paint, quick drying and durable. Here are all of the fuselage and cockpit parts, I also did the lower wing landing gear bay and doors.

 

[A4K]

Nice mate! Love the IP.