Scale aviation modeller international

From a ground level perspective the fine detailing of the

undercarriage along with the ventral combined radiator and oil

cooler can be appreciated

Overall Tamiya have produced a quality 1/72 scale replica of this

famous subject, which deserved to be granted care and time to

bring out its best features through a measured build, one which I

thoroughly enjoyed

place accurately. All decals are

superb in application and adhere

precisely without bother.

CONCLUSION

This kit is an excellent example of the

plastic modeller’s art. It has superb

overall accuracy, beautiful detail, and

out of the box provides everything

one could wish for. Anyone

purchasing this model will be in for a

real treat, and the end result will be

a beautiful model of this attractive

IJAAF fighter from the Pacific War era.

My thanks to Hobbylink Japan

for their usual superb service

and Tamiya for producing it.

The red tail with its 244th Sentai

emblem and retained katana script

characters denoting Captain Teruhiko

Kobayashi are prominent features of

the final model

EASY REFERENCE

• Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien: Rene
  Francillon, Profile Publications
  No.118, Windsor, 1982.


• Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien: Richard
  Bueschel, Schiffer Publishing
  Ltd, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1996.


• Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien and Ki-100
  (No.58): Leszek Wieliczko, Kagero
  Publishing Ltd, Lublin, 2014.

The only none Tamiya

component involved in my

build was the addition of fine

surgical steel wire for the radio

aerial, a vital addition

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