My building of Hasegawa´s 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei-Hien (55th Flight Regiment)

[BasicModelling]

I find etched brass is best cut with a sharp blade against a hard surface, such as a flat piece of glass or a mirror.. where the thin metal can't bend under the pressure of the knife. You will have to use cyanoacrylate glue, which is dodgy.. I find the metal parts tend to stick to my fingers more than to the model! Other than that it's no different to plastic, you paint it the same as you would any other model part.. unless you get it prepainted, which saves a lot of work.. :)

[CapLAGOS]

congratulation ....good work!! greetings

[AlanMartinNala]

@CapLAGOS Thank you! ;D

[eggjj2001]

@AlanMartinNala so......what marking did u choose?

[bakabomb45]

Nice build Alan.

[AlanMartinNala]

@bakabomb45 Thank you. Despite some minor problems during its building, in general I´m happy with it...

[BasicModelling]

Excellent video, by the way.. informative, to the point and nicely edited! I have a lot to learn still..

[AlanMartinNala]

@BasicModelling Learn? Learn what? It´s me the one who has to learn many things on modelling from you! XDDDDDD ;D

[BasicModelling]

@AlanMartinNala Well.. ha ha.. in this case I was referring to the interesting video editing technique.. I feel now I need to vary my videos a bit more, even if the format I use works from a strict informative point.. but I want to add an element of fun and surprise as well, as and when I can.. That's why your editing inspired me.. :)

[AlanMartinNala]

@BasicModelling Though obviously everyone has his own techniques and style, I can´t honestly see neither anything special about my videos, nor any peculiar difference with yours or any other´s :) After all, it seems that the only way to do videos on this kind of stuff is this one; step-by-step. Even more, I´d say that your videos are more varied than mine, since for instance I´ve never done resine models till the date. Nonetheless, thanks for saying that you find my videos inspiring ;)

[BasicModelling]

@AlanMartinNala I have another resin kit in my stash, it is of a Saab B18 bomber, the version with radial engines.. buit it cost me an absolute fortune, so I won't start building it until my skills are good enough.. It's too much money to waste if I have a misshap.. :) It comes with vac-form canopies as well.. sigh.. :)

[BasicModelling]

It has a distinctive Messerschmitt Bf 109 look about it, but I belivere it was powered by the same type engine?? Well, now I have read your side info, I need no longer ask.. :) Great kit, excellent model.. I like the weathering.. :)

[AlanMartinNala]

@BasicModelling Oh. You really didn´t know on the Hien engine thing? :I Odd... Well, apart from the engine, the Ki-61 seems to have "inherited" as well a rear triangular cockpit window, another triangular window at the front-bottom of the cockpit, and the left-hand side air intake... I would´ve loved a more beautiful Hien, like those with dark green spots on natural metal and with a red tail; but well... *sigh*

[BasicModelling]

@AlanMartinNala Well, the war in the Pacific in general, and Japanese aircraft in particular, is not an area I have spent much time looking into, as my main WWII interest lies with the types used by the allies in the European Theatre of Operations, especially by the Americans and RAF. I knew that the Japanese used some German engines to a degree, just not how and where and on what types.. Still, that's what so great about this hobby, you never stop learning new stuff! :)

[AlanMartinNala]

@BasicModelling He! That´s something in which we diverge a little bit :) I always loved the Pacific theatre, which I always found rather varied geographically (islands, sea). Is that why lately you haven´t done any Jap warbird at any scale? :) I´ve seen Trumpeter has made a large 1/24 or 1/32 A6M2-N Rufe that seems to be as amazing as expensive...

Do you know how to handle (paint, cut and glue) photo-etched parts? I´ve got some models (even tiny 1/72 WWI warbirds!) with such pieces.

[BasicModelling]

@AlanMartinNala Yes, that is the main reason.. and the fact that I'm useless at weathering and chipping.. and Japanese aircraft tend to be both heavily weathered and chipped.. :) But I have a Hasegawa 'Zero', and a couple of other Japanese planes in 1/72 to build, incl. a torpedo bomber and a small Submarine based floatplane.. The latter have been in my plans for quite a while, I may well get round to building that quite soon.

[fmcVlad]

Excellent model! Hasegawa produces better 1:48 Ki-61.

A friend of mine built this model, and painted in a very complicated camouflage, if you want - I can send you the link:)

[AlanMartinNala]

@fmcVlad Yes, I have to admit that this Hien is not precisely among the most eye-catching ones... :/ I bought it just to have a 1/48 Hien... Thanks for your offer on the link ;)