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I think I'm turning Japanese...
- Thread starter matrixone
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Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Looking good! I like that metallic look on the engine. That is really gonna pop when you wash it in an oil color.
After going through my Japanese Interior book again I remembered why I don't build many Japanese aircraft models, there is a mass of confusion when it comes to the colors used in their cockpits since there was no standardization like there were on Luftwaffe aircraft. Its hard to believe that a country that had such poor construction standards in their hi-tech machines of the day like their aircraft could today produce the finest built cars in the world such as the Lexus. They have come a long way. :salute
Since this old 1970's vintage kit has such limited cockpit detail there is not much detail to paint so what you see in these images is as far as I am going to go...besides not a whole lot will be seen on the finished model.
Matrixone
Since this old 1970's vintage kit has such limited cockpit detail there is not much detail to paint so what you see in these images is as far as I am going to go...besides not a whole lot will be seen on the finished model.
Matrixone
Looks fine Les. 
I glued the fuselage halves together and that was trouble free but the gun cowl was a poor fit with the part not being wide enough and there is a gap I will have to fill.
After the fuselage dried for a couple hours I wanted to dry fit the wings to the fuselage and found there will be some gaps at the wing roots, this should be easy to fix...if this was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 I would be cursing right about now but the Ki-84 wing roots are smooth with no gun access panels to work around.
Matrixone
After the fuselage dried for a couple hours I wanted to dry fit the wings to the fuselage and found there will be some gaps at the wing roots, this should be easy to fix...if this was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 I would be cursing right about now but the Ki-84 wing roots are smooth with no gun access panels to work around.
Matrixone
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
Ian,
Thanks so much for the offer on the decal sheet but I have had two 'Errormaster' decal sheets for the Ki-84 for years and should use them before they age too much more.
Speaking of decal sheets for the Ki-84 I had been told that this older Tamiya kit was actually close to 1/50 scale instead of 1/48 scale and the more recent decal sheets might not fit the model properly...I was looking over the Aeromaster instructions for their Ki-84 decals and much to my relief the recommended kit is the same Tamiya kit I am building, the more recent Hasegawa Ki-84 kit which is a true 1/48 scale did not exist when Aeromaster produced their decal sheet.
Matrixone
Thanks so much for the offer on the decal sheet but I have had two 'Errormaster' decal sheets for the Ki-84 for years and should use them before they age too much more.
Speaking of decal sheets for the Ki-84 I had been told that this older Tamiya kit was actually close to 1/50 scale instead of 1/48 scale and the more recent decal sheets might not fit the model properly...I was looking over the Aeromaster instructions for their Ki-84 decals and much to my relief the recommended kit is the same Tamiya kit I am building, the more recent Hasegawa Ki-84 kit which is a true 1/48 scale did not exist when Aeromaster produced their decal sheet.
Matrixone
The basic airframe is nearly done, I used super glue as a seam filler and is a very fast way to fill seams. On this model with its very limited surface detail I could see no reason not to use super glue, there was not really any surface detail on the wing roots of this kit to erase when sanding down the super glue.
The white you see on parts of the airframe is Tamiya brush on primer, I will use fine grit sandpaper and wet sand most of the primer off to blend in the sanding marks with the smooth bare plastic.
And in this image you can see the IP decal, it looks okay and once the canopy is on not too much of it will be seen which is a good thing because according to my Kagero Ki-84 book the IP decal is completely wrong.
Matrixone
The white you see on parts of the airframe is Tamiya brush on primer, I will use fine grit sandpaper and wet sand most of the primer off to blend in the sanding marks with the smooth bare plastic.
And in this image you can see the IP decal, it looks okay and once the canopy is on not too much of it will be seen which is a good thing because according to my Kagero Ki-84 book the IP decal is completely wrong.
Matrixone
Flyingbabydoc
Well-known member
Very nice indeed. 
Looking forward to your progress Les!
Looking forward to your progress Les!
phantom II
Master at Arms
One of my favorite Japanese birds ...
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Thanks for looking guys!
An update on the Ki-84...
The airframe's areas that needed putty work has been sanded down and also the canopy has been glued on and masked.
The propeller/spinner has been put together and painted, its now ready for weathering.
The lower surfaces have been given a thin coat of light gray and some highlights with white paint have been airbrushed on.
Some pre-shading with medium gray paint will be done next.
Below is the next Japanese plane I intend to build.
Matrixone
An update on the Ki-84...
The airframe's areas that needed putty work has been sanded down and also the canopy has been glued on and masked.
The propeller/spinner has been put together and painted, its now ready for weathering.
The lower surfaces have been given a thin coat of light gray and some highlights with white paint have been airbrushed on.
Some pre-shading with medium gray paint will be done next.
Below is the next Japanese plane I intend to build.
Matrixone
