From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Youngerman" References: <000901c3fd98$229a26d0$6601a8c0@youngermandell> Subject: Re: 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-45 Nick article Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:07:08 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01C40B36.1B0A0EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C40B36.1B0A0EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, Thanks for sending in your Ki-45 Nick article. It's beautifully done as = usual Joe. I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Youngerman=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 5:13 PM Subject: 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-45 Nick article Gallery Template #05 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-45 Toryu "Nick"=20 by Joe Youngerman Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 Kawasaki's Ki-45 Toryu or "Nick" as it was known to the allies is a = fairly recognizable aircraft to most aviation history buffs. It was = built in fairly large numbers (about 1,700) and served the Japanese Army = from mid-1942 until the end of hostilities in 1945. The aircraft was = unusual for the Japanese in 1942 in that in had protected fuel tanks and = was fairly well armed...the Kai Koh version modeled here having two nose = mounted 12.7mm Type 1 (Ho-103) machine guns and 7.9mm Type 98 gun on a = flexible mount firing from the rear crew station. Its real punch came = from a 20mm cannon that was mounted in the belly which was put to good = use in anti-shipping sorties. Armament and engines were improved on = throughout the Ki-45's production run though its flight performance as a = fighter was less than spectacular. The aircraft I modeled using the = kit's decals served with the 1st Company, 5th Chutai apparently in home = defense duties. Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 I decided to build this kit (and others) for the WW2 Twins Group Build = here on ARC. It took only about two weeks from start to finish. I added = some sidewall detail and radios, wires, tubing and so forth from scratch = using Mikesh's superb book on Japanese Aircraft Interiors as a guide. = All major components fit well though the nose section was slightly too = large to match up with the rest of the fuselage. I addressed this with a = bit of sanding and re-scribing. The wings and engine nacelles fit very = well and no filler was needed. The wheel wells are basically empty as = can be seen from the photo. I left them alone as this needed to be a = fairly quick build. I used Aeromaster's IJA Gray/Green for the exterior = and Floquil's IJA Green for the cockpit areas. The props are Aeromaster = Red/Brown Primer and the wheel wells were finished with Aeromaster's = Aotake. I left the inside of the gear doors the exterior color as this = seems to be the norm for Army aircraft based on my research. I weathered = the aircraft using washes and a dark gray artist pencil . The various = paint chips were achieved using a silver artist pencil in addition to = silver and aluminum paint. After spraying the obligatory coat of Future, = I added the kit decals. Here is where it got ugly! The decals were = brittle and the tail bands broke into several pieces. A lot of patience = and Micro-sol saved the day though. The decals settled down and I can't = even tell they broke apart...thank goodness. There is nothing worse than = getting this far only to have decals that let you down! I enjoyed the = project and hope you enjoy the result! Joe =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by Joe Youngerman ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C40B36.1B0A0EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
Thanks for sending in = your Ki-45=20 Nick article.  It's beautifully done as usual = Joe.  I'll=20 e-mail you when your article goes on ARC.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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From:=20 Youngerman
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 = 5:13=20 PM
Subject: 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-45 = Nick=20 article

Gallery = Template=20 #05

1/72 = Hasegawa =20 Ki-45 Toryu

"Nick" 

by Joe=20 Youngerman

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =

  = Kawasaki's Ki-45=20 Toryu or "Nick" as it was known to the allies is a fairly recognizable = aircraft to most aviation history buffs. It was built in fairly large = numbers=20 (about 1,700) and served the Japanese Army from mid-1942 until the end = of=20 hostilities in 1945. The aircraft was unusual for the Japanese in 1942 = in that=20 in had protected fuel tanks and was fairly well armed...the Kai Koh = version=20 modeled here having two nose mounted 12.7mm Type 1 (Ho-103) machine = guns and=20 7.9mm Type 98 gun on a flexible mount firing from the rear crew=20 station. Its real punch came from a 20mm cannon that was = mounted in=20 the belly which was put to good use in anti-shipping = sorties. Armament=20 and engines were improved on throughout the Ki-45's production run = though its=20 flight performance as a fighter was less than spectacular. The = aircraft I=20 modeled using the kit's decals served with the 1st Company, 5th Chutai = apparently in home defense duties.

Click on images=20 below to see larger images

Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

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  Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg=20

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 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller = version of=20 photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo = will bring=20 up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

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I decided = to build this=20 kit (and others) for the WW2 Twins Group Build here on ARC. It took = only about=20 two weeks from start to finish. I added some sidewall detail and = radios,=20 wires, tubing and so forth from scratch using Mikesh's superb = book on=20 Japanese Aircraft Interiors as a guide. All major components fit well=20 though the nose section was slightly too large to match up = with the=20 rest of the fuselage. I addressed this with a bit of sanding and=20 re-scribing. The wings and engine nacelles fit very well and no = filler=20 was needed. The wheel wells are basically empty as can be seen from = the photo.=20 I left them alone as this needed to be a fairly quick build. I used=20 Aeromaster's IJA Gray/Green for the exterior and Floquil's IJA Green = for the=20 cockpit areas. The props are Aeromaster Red/Brown Primer and the = wheel=20 wells were finished with Aeromaster's Aotake. I left the = inside of=20 the gear doors the exterior color as this seems to be the norm for = Army=20 aircraft based on my research. I weathered the aircraft using washes = and=20 a dark gray artist pencil . The various paint chips were = achieved=20 using a silver artist pencil in addition to silver and = aluminum paint.=20 After spraying the obligatory coat of Future, I added the = kit=20 decals. Here is where it got ugly! The decals were brittle and the = tail bands=20 broke into several pieces. A lot of patience and Micro-sol saved the = day=20 though. The decals settled down and I can't even tell they broke = apart...thank=20 goodness. There is nothing worse than getting this far only to have = decals=20 that let you down! I enjoyed the project and hope you enjoy the=20 result!

 

Joe

 

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =

Photos = and text =A9 2004=20 by Joe=20 Youngerman

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