From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "RJ en Ellie Willekens" References: <006d01c4188e$1671b5b0$b796ccd4@cp195803a> Subject: Re: kawasaki ki-61 hien Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:51:08 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007B_01C41961.3832EC40" 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_007B_01C41961.3832EC40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Robert, Thanks for sending in your Ki-61article. This is my favourite = Japanese plane from WW2. Your paint job is fantastic. I'll e-mail you = when your article goes on ARC about 8 days after your Spitfire. 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: RJ en Ellie Willekens=20 To: Bamford, Steve=20 Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:39 AM Subject: kawasaki ki-61 hien Gallery Template #05 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien by Robert-Jan Willekens -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is an old Otaki/Arii model of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, codenamed = "Tony" by the Allies. It was a different type of fighter for the = Japanese Army, because it was powered by a license-built liquid-cooled = 12 cylinder inverted Vee engine. Basically, in laymans terms, this = aircraft was powered by the famous Messerschmitt Bf109 engine! This = powerplant gave the airplane a sleek silhouette, unlike all the other = radial-engined types in service with the Japanese Army and Navy. I built this kit OOB; the only additions are weighted wheels by True = Details, and a Squadron products Vac-form canopy. The model was finished = with automotive spraypaint in a generic silver; when this was completely = dry, I hand-painted all the green spots and splotches, after having done = the yellow ident bands. Then the decals went on: quite a tedious affair, = but the AMD decals are very easy to handle. A bit of Microsol and = Microset helped ease the decals onto the difficult areas. When dry, the = weathering began. Japanese paints were known for their poor quality, and = even relatively new aircraft started losing their coat at an early age. = Hence that the Hinumarus show a lot of chipping! The model was sealed = with a concoction of mine called Glitsa floor lacquer, a Dutch boat = paint for wooden decking! 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 This is Kawasaki Ki-61-1-KAIc Hien; aircraft No. 3295, as flown by = Captain Taruhiko Kobayashi of the 244th Sentai. This particular aircraft = flew from the airfield of Yokaichi in january 1945. This was the "Tony" = used by this particular pilot to actually ram a B-29 Superfortress at = 30.000 feet over Mount Fuji on the 27th of january. The mountain in = Japan is said to be a lucky one, for Kobayashi was able to parachute = safely from the stricken Hien, suffering only the smallest of cuts = across his nose! This was his 6th kill; this was later applied to = another Ki-61 by spraying a red silhouette of a Ki-61 over a white B-29. = Kobayashi ended the war with five kills: three B-29s and two Hellcats. = Unofficially, he was credited with 14 victories, but these also included = damaged aircraft. Later studies deduced that indeed he only downed five = Allied aircraft. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Robert-Jan Willekens ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01C41961.3832EC40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Robert,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Ki-61article.    This is my favourite Japanese plane = from=20 WW2. Your paint job is fantastic.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 goes on ARC about 8 days after your Spitfire.
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 RJ = en Ellie=20 Willekens
To: Bamford, Steve
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 = 12:39=20 AM
Subject: kawasaki ki-61 = hien

Gallery = Template=20 #05

1/48 = Kawasaki Ki-61=20 Hien

by Robert-Jan Willekens
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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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This is an = old Otaki/Arii=20 model of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, codenamed "Tony" by the Allies. It was a different type = of fighter=20 for the Japanese Army, because it was powered by a license-built = liquid-cooled=20 12 cylinder inverted Vee engine. Basically, in laymans terms, this = aircraft=20 was powered by the famous Messerschmitt Bf109 engine! This powerplant = gave the=20 airplane a sleek silhouette, unlike all the other radial-engined types = in=20 service with the Japanese Army and Navy.

I built this kit OOB; = the only=20 additions are weighted wheels by True Details, and a Squadron products = Vac-form canopy. The model was finished with automotive spraypaint in = a=20 generic silver; when this was completely dry, I hand-painted all = the=20 green spots and splotches, after having done the yellow ident bands. = Then the=20 decals went on: quite a tedious affair, but the AMD decals are very = easy to=20 handle. A bit of Microsol and Microset helped ease the decals onto the = difficult areas. When dry, the weathering began. Japanese paints were = known=20 for their poor quality, and even relatively new aircraft started = losing their=20 coat at an early age. Hence that the Hinumarus show a lot of chipping! = The=20 model was sealed with a concoction of mine called Glitsa floor = lacquer, a=20 Dutch boat paint for wooden decking!

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

 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

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

This is = Kawasaki=20 Ki-61-1-KAIc Hien; aircraft No. 3295, as flown by Captain Taruhiko = Kobayashi=20 of the 244th Sentai. This particular aircraft flew from the airfield = of=20 Yokaichi in january 1945. This was the "Tony" used by this particular = pilot to=20 actually ram a B-29 Superfortress at 30.000 feet over Mount Fuji on = the 27th=20 of january. The mountain in Japan is said to be a lucky one, for = Kobayashi was=20 able to parachute safely from the stricken Hien, suffering only the = smallest=20 of cuts across his nose! This was his 6th kill; this was later applied = to=20 another Ki-61 by spraying a red silhouette of a Ki-61 over a white = B-29.=20 Kobayashi ended the war with five kills: three B-29s and two Hellcats. = Unofficially, he was credited with 14 victories, but these also = included=20 damaged aircraft. Later studies deduced that indeed he only downed = five Allied=20 aircraft.

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Robert-Jan=20 Willekens

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