The more I look over this Kit's contents, the more clear it becomes one should have to get a 1/72 Hasegawa Kit of this given aircraft type.
The Hasegawa kit would be a great source/help in constructing the Sanger/Contrail Ki-67. To fill in the blanks, give some idea of how to get on with the 1/48 kit, etc...
So far I've concluded that the Sanger Ki-67 has some inaccuracies that need to be dealth with in order to get a nice representation of an actual Ki-67.
Cons
-Interiour has to be completely scratchbuild. (not much of the kits parts are accurate/usable)
-Transparencies must be made. Given the way Sanger/contrail made these parts, there will be a seam line visible where no seam should be in these transparencies.
-Landing gear must be strenghtened and reworked.
-Engine nacelles could use some detail. + cooling fans (simelar to these found on the Fw-190 A) should be made or scrouged from the spares box.
The actual engine is not visible behind these (same as Fw-190 A)
-Fuselage needs to be scribed. No panel lines are there. (Not a bad thing, as the pannel lining on the wings is pretty much overdone and reminds on old Matchbox offerings)
Pro's
-Outline seams pretty accurate.
-All the necesarry parts are there (well most on the exterior)
-It's the only game in town if you wanna do a 1/48 Ki-47
-With the right reference material it can be converted to a Ki-109 interceptor. Which would require far less interior to be made.
+ dealing with the transparencies should also be easier (if you build a series Ki-109 instead of the prototypes)
-There is quiet a good amounth of reference material at hand.
- + "If you manage to pull this one off, you can regard yourself a "Master Model Builder" And you will be worshipped by your fellow modellers for eternity!!!
Not seeking worship, but I started a topic on my build of this kit here;
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/st...sanger-mitsubishi-ki-67-vac-begins-39973.html