Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank"
Overview of the Tamiya Nakajima "Hayate" kit.
I chose the blue/green metallic protection for the interior.
Engine and interior assembled.
Fuselage closed.
The kit instructions show that the control panel decal must be cut in half for application on the fuselage sides. By pure luck I managed to have it in the exactly right place.
Detail of the engine.
Fuselage with Tamiya putty applied, Next step: sanding and rescribe
Wing attached to fuselage, and prepared for silver painting
I used some tooth pick and PVA to keep the model bottom part for touching the ground during painting
Painted aluminum. Intend to use hairspray technique for chipping
Painted aluminum. Intend to use hairspray technique for chipping
Preshading... Not as good as I wished, but will do.
Preshading... Not as good as I wished, but will do.
Model bottom painted on sky blue color.
Preparation for top part painting.
Top part painted dark green color.
Orange yellow leading edge painted.
Started painting Japanese pilot figure for the diorama
Hair spray technique applied for weathering. And propeller painted
Painting Japanese propeller colors takes lots of tape!
Decals applied.
Now it's time to prepare the diorama base
Almost done, Base and airplane.
Bottom of the model, with heavy weathering, as I tried to depict a Japan air defense plane, at the WW2 end.
Almost done. Some minor details missing like antenna cables and rising sun japanese flag on the pole
Almost done. Some minor details missing like antenna cables and rising sun japanese flag on the pole.
Almost done. Some minor details missing like antenna cables and rising sun japanese flag on the pole.
Diorama and model finished. Flag and wire antenna placed
Diorama and model finished.
Diorama and model finished.
Diorama and model finished.
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22 24 June, 12:45
Album info
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (キ84 疾風, lit. "Gale") is a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last two years of World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Frank"; the Japanese Army designation was Army Type 4 Fighter (四式戦闘機, yon-shiki-sentō-ki). The Ki-84 is generally considered the best Japanese fighter to operate in large numbers during the conflict.
The Tamiya kit was from a half a century mold, but I like it very much.
