Finished 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-61 "Tony" Hien

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Finished 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-61 "Tony" Hien

Post by cnq » Sat Nov 05, 2016 6:52 am

Just recently finished this plane. Hope you like the pics


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Re: Finished 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-61 "Tony" Hien

Post by krieglok » Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:54 am

Really excellent paint work. I always struggle with painting canopies. Did you use a mask set or just mask it your self? Very nice model. Thanks for posting it.

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Post by cnq » Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:18 am

krieglok wrote:Really excellent paint work. I always struggle with painting canopies. Did you use a mask set or just mask it your self? Very nice model. Thanks for posting it.

Tom
Thanks Tom.

I use Tamiya tape and cut in into thin stripes to manually mask the canopies for airbrush. I normally build kits out of box.

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Post by krieglok » Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:51 am

Okay. I often use blue tape and do the same in 1/72 scale. The Tamyia tape seems a bit stiff for smaller scales, but I will try it on one of my future 1/32 builds.

Again nice work. The Hien has always been a favorite...

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Post by cnq » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:16 am

I find that Tamiya tape work very well for masking canopy. I've used it exclusively for this job from 1/72 to 1/32 model.

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Post by USCGMK2 » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:54 pm

Beautiful Tony. I like your mottling, I have no luck with doing it

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Post by hworth18 » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:06 pm

Wow!!! Great job!
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Post by ketelone » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:49 pm

Really, really nice!
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Post by cnq » Sun Nov 06, 2016 5:17 pm

Thanks friends.

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