Ki61 Hein (Tony)
- 18 October 2014 09:19273427This is the Haegawa 1/32 scale kit and is a model of a Special Attack aircraft that was used to ram US B29s. Weathering is light as these aircraft did not exactly see a high intensity of operations. The pilots were not called kamikazi either as they had a small chance of bailing out and surviving unlike those who went after the ships.
The aircraft is from the 244th Flight Regiment 1945 based in Chofu.
- 18 October 2014 15:27273433Lovely photos Barry - looks like a well-made model too.
Roger - 18 October 2014 15:27273434Lovely photos Barry - looks like a well-made model too.
Roger - 19 October 2014 13:22273464yet another nice addition to your collection Barry, I always feel that Japanese subjects are often overlooked as a subject for the modelmaker, there are warships galore but almost nothing for the AFV builders like myself, I'll have to follow your lead and track some down! What news, if any, on the Avenger? I am building a SDKFZ 222 armoured car at the moment but am still a couple of weeks away from posting.
Anyway, well done, a rare subject nicely treated.Phil Wyborn - Brown at www.wybornphotography.co.uk - 20 October 2014 07:33273479Thanks Roger & Phil
No news on the Avenger, it is still sitting unfinished. Trumpeter and Pocketbond are useless at after sales care.
I look forward to seeing the SDKFZ 222
Next I will be building a small Italeri 1/48 Hurricane to sit on the shelf in my office with the rather lonely Spit... Then onto my next 1/32, the Special Hobby Aircobra... with some rather nice markings I am yet to obtain........
