1//32 Hasegawa Ki-61-1 Tei Hien

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Nothing to add regarding previous comments, except that nice to see more Japanese subjects on SPAM!

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Definitely watching this one
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Thanks for the comments guys!

Using a rocket from an eggplane kit, I fashioned a pair of replacement bulges for the wing gun covers. Not an exact match but close enough!
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The bulges on the kit gun cover were sanded away. I cannot replicate the exact shape of the hand hole behind the bulge but I can do an oval hole by chain drilling.
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Here is what the modified kit gun covers look like.
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The previous post's photos didn't show it but the resin covers were not only too short but not wide enough. I think going this route will get me the best fit with the least amount of fill work. There is also a panel line on the upper wing that needs to be filled, which I've done with black CA glue.
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Time to remove the casting block from the resin nose.
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I used the big razor saw to get me to this point. It's always better to remove too little than too much.
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I scraped and sanded the excess.
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A quick check to make sure the spinner/backplate sit flush on the nose.
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There are some noticeable gaps and sloppy panel lines on the resin nose that I want to address before it is attached so I'm going to first fill the visible gaps with white Milliput.
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jkim wrote: Using a rocket from an eggplane kit, I fashioned a pair of replacement bulges for the wing gun covers. Not an exact match but close enough!
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Brilliant idea - solution - execution !!

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KSaarni wrote: Brilliant idea - solution - execution !!

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Agreed! Thinking outside the box… or in this case egg… :giggles:
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egg-cellent idea! :giggles:
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Wow! This looks like it's going to be a very nice canvas to apply you painting skill too John - looking forward to seeing it come together.
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Thanks guys!
keavdog wrote:egg-cellent idea! :giggles:
Eggsactly!

Here is the three-part instrument panel consisting of the photoetched face, the clear acetate with printed gauge details and the instrument panel backing in resin.
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The photoetch face and resin backing are painted in a very dark grey. Arguably, these should be black but I wanted a little bit of contrast on the instrument panel. The back of the acetate is sprayed white to bring out the instrument details.
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Here are the three painted components before assembly. The photoetch face has some details highlighted... black instrument faces and blue, yellow and red instrument rings on the bottom row.
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And here is the panel after it has been assembled. I attached the acetate to the photoetch face using Future. This was then attached to the resin backing using PVA card glue.
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I'm going into a slight holding pattern now as I'm waiting for some paints to arrive. Most modelers opt to paint the interior of the Ki-61 as a sandy brown but I am going use a grey-green (Mr Hobby Aqueous H-62 IJA Grey) instead upon the recommendation of Nick Millman, who runs the Aviation of Japan blog site and seems pretty knowledgeable.
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Re: 1//32 Hasegawa Ki-61-1 Tei Hien

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Damn dude. Nice work.
Would a small half round file help get the half moon hand holds at all?
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