Ki-46 III 'Dinah' * * F I N I S H E D * *

[ij001]

When I suggested this campaign there were a few classic recon (aircraft) types that immediately sprang to mind. The Canberra, the Mk XI Spitfire, the Fw189, the SR71 and the 'Dinah'. Virtually immune from interception until the last few months of the Pacific war, it quietly went about it's business almost effortlessly...

...and it looked/looks fantastic.

Mine arrived from Lucky Model today, as did the Eduard etch and mask sets, but these came-in from Hannants in the UK. This will hit the bench this week alongside the Hawk and the P-38. But before that, I need to publicly thank our very own Scrodes(Matt) for scanning and eMailing pics of the Ki-46's cockpit straight form his superb 'Japanese Interiors' book. Big, big help, Matt and very much appreciated.

Formal start-up photo's soon, in the meantime, I need to decide which squadron marking it'll end-up wearing.

More soon.

Ian.

 

[surfsup]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

This will be fun to watch. One of Tamiya's best Ever A/C Kits......Cheers Mark

 

[Hippy Ed]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

:hmmm :captain

 

[lupanzer]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Nice choice , Ian...love this plane

Luiz

 

[moon puppy]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

This bird is really growing on me. Love the lines! .

 

[MrT]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

 

[Sherman 18]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Neat looking aircraft Ian

 

[ij001]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

and off we go again !!

First thing I did was mix-up a batch of light olive to match the Eduard etch. I used four parts Tamiya 'Deep Green' to one part 'Chromate Yellow'. Once this was dry I dry brushed it in a light yellowish green then left the whole thing for a day or so to dry:

You'll also see that some elements of the etch set have been added and of course, Colin the Carpet Monster did manage to swallow-up a couple of pieces, so there's some scratch-built boxes and smaller bits in-place aswell.

More in a min' standby....

Ian.

 

[ij001]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Next a dirty 'Raw Umber' oil wash:

Not too much subtlety employed here, a No2 brush and make sure there's not too much 'pooling'. Couple of boxes and details painted as you can see. Again, I left this for 24hrs before another 'assault'.

Ian.

 

[Hippy Ed]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

:drool :drool

 

[ij001]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Most of the etch goodiness is in place now, together with the throttle quad, and seats. Also I carefully painted all the topsides of the ribbing and the edges of the bulkheads etc, with a pale grey-green just to make them 'pop' a little more.

As this is written, I still need to add the large vertical camera in the rear and some more etch. I've checked the fit and it should all join together without any complications. More next week sometime, not too much time for modelling just now as 'Daddies Little Stormtroopers' are on Spring Break... apparently it's my responsibility to look after them at the moment, so I'd better do as I'm told :idonno .

AFN

Ian.

 

[moon puppy]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Man, you done yet? That was fast!

 

[phantom II]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

May I suggest going back and dry brushing the fuselage sides . That is terribly dark for their finishes

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[lupanzer]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Great job on the interior ,Ian

:drinks

Luiz

 

[ij001]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

May I suggest going back and dry brushing the fuselage sides . That is terribly dark for their finishes

Cheers, Christian B)

Yep I'll be giving it another session, Christian, not done yet.

Ian.

 

[sharkman]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'



Looking good!

 

[ij001]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Movin' along....

(rhetorical question), How much do I love Eduard pre-painted etch :love

Didn't forget about the pre-shading, simply decided to go without it and build the model as a relatively new and tidy machine. Just a wee step away from my usual 'comfort zone'.

More soon.

Ian.

 

[sharkman]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Nice Ian!!

 

[moon puppy]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

wooo...sleak!

 

[Dusan]

Ki-46 III 'Dinah'

Excellent work Ian :coolio

All the best!
Dusan.