Or Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien to give it its Sunday name.
Thanks for letting me join in with this group build at the last minute. It's been a while since I built a wingy thing so I didn't take much persuading. I've chosen this baby Tamiya kit to ease me back into the skies gently and I must admit to knowing very little about the subject so please forgive any discrepancies, especially on the colours which be as close as I can get with what I have.
Enough rambling, here she is:
![2023-07-05 13.57.00.jpg 2023-07-05 13.57.00.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353674-7ff910f7b7f8ef3907cba2c0479e3793.jpg)
There aren't many parts in the kit but what there are seem very crisply moulded and well detailed
![2023-07-05 14.07.42.jpg 2023-07-05 14.07.42.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353675-3e3d673df0fe0a1c038328335ed0c009.jpg)
![2023-07-05 13.57.52.jpg 2023-07-05 13.57.52.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353676-12695908cdd79137f01df5da9ad6f3a6.jpg)
![2023-07-05 14.10.27.jpg 2023-07-05 14.10.27.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353677-2d11eceac542d3fb1177335d6dfd21df.jpg)
![2023-07-05 14.08.22.jpg 2023-07-05 14.08.22.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353678-418e3553f8e2810e0e97cd3bd1ad432b.jpg)
There are plenty of decals to choose from, although inspired by some recent builds, especially by Tony / Yak Face, I'm going to attempt to paint as many as I can.
![2023-07-05 13.58.04.jpg 2023-07-05 13.58.04.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353679-cf99e6d5625a64b7753ab2263d4fd981.jpg)
Talking of painting this will be my first bare metal finish, and just to make it a bit more spicy I'm having a go at the field applied camouflage too.![Anguished :anguished: :anguished:](/smiles/Anguished.png)
![2023-07-05 14.17.44.jpg 2023-07-05 14.17.44.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353681-084fe18856eb4c3c4ea80e7949e19e4a.jpg)
Now I have purchased the Tamiya detail up decal set for this camo but it will be a last resort. I'm hoping I can freehand it with a brush or hissy thing. Fingers crossed!
![2023-07-05 14.09.21.jpg 2023-07-05 14.09.21.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353686-6cd330063f569f7dd34fe77ebcebaa6f.jpg)
That's the (overly long) intro out of the way, time to start snipping.
Thanks for letting me join in with this group build at the last minute. It's been a while since I built a wingy thing so I didn't take much persuading. I've chosen this baby Tamiya kit to ease me back into the skies gently and I must admit to knowing very little about the subject so please forgive any discrepancies, especially on the colours which be as close as I can get with what I have.
Enough rambling, here she is:
![2023-07-05 13.57.00.jpg 2023-07-05 13.57.00.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353674-7ff910f7b7f8ef3907cba2c0479e3793.jpg)
There aren't many parts in the kit but what there are seem very crisply moulded and well detailed
![2023-07-05 14.07.42.jpg 2023-07-05 14.07.42.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353675-3e3d673df0fe0a1c038328335ed0c009.jpg)
![2023-07-05 13.57.52.jpg 2023-07-05 13.57.52.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353676-12695908cdd79137f01df5da9ad6f3a6.jpg)
![2023-07-05 14.10.27.jpg 2023-07-05 14.10.27.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353677-2d11eceac542d3fb1177335d6dfd21df.jpg)
![2023-07-05 14.08.22.jpg 2023-07-05 14.08.22.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353678-418e3553f8e2810e0e97cd3bd1ad432b.jpg)
There are plenty of decals to choose from, although inspired by some recent builds, especially by Tony / Yak Face, I'm going to attempt to paint as many as I can.
![2023-07-05 13.58.04.jpg 2023-07-05 13.58.04.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353679-cf99e6d5625a64b7753ab2263d4fd981.jpg)
Talking of painting this will be my first bare metal finish, and just to make it a bit more spicy I'm having a go at the field applied camouflage too.
![Anguished :anguished: :anguished:](/smiles/Anguished.png)
![2023-07-05 14.17.44.jpg 2023-07-05 14.17.44.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353681-084fe18856eb4c3c4ea80e7949e19e4a.jpg)
Now I have purchased the Tamiya detail up decal set for this camo but it will be a last resort. I'm hoping I can freehand it with a brush or hissy thing. Fingers crossed!
![2023-07-05 14.09.21.jpg 2023-07-05 14.09.21.jpg](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/353/353686-6cd330063f569f7dd34fe77ebcebaa6f.jpg)
That's the (overly long) intro out of the way, time to start snipping.