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

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 6:52 am
by cnq
Just recently finished this plane. Hope you like the pics


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

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:54 am
by krieglok
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

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

Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:18 am
by cnq
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.

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:51 am
by krieglok
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...

Tom

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:16 am
by cnq
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.

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:54 pm
by USCGMK2
Beautiful Tony. I like your mottling, I have no luck with doing it

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:06 pm
by hworth18
Wow!!! Great job!

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:49 pm
by ketelone
Really, really nice!

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

Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 5:17 pm
by cnq
Thanks friends.