What to do with all these Japanese aircraft?

[Guest]

This is'nt going to be the final display for all the Japanese birds but I'm in the process of building a custom display for all of them. The Flag will be central to the theme more to follow. A shot of the subjects

[Guest]

Heres a quick run down of the partcipants

The latest one finished was of Major Tushio Sakagawa 25th Sentai Hankow ,China 1944 . From what I've read the Japanese did'nt officially keep scores of aerial victories but they say this pilot racked up 40 confirmed victories

The Raiden was modelled after Lt Yoshihiro Aoki 352 grp Kanoya Air Base 1945

The reference pic I had of the Ki-84 Frank identified it as being painted pale grey and being flown with HQ Chutai 29th Sentai on Taiwan(Formosa) summer of 1945

The Ki-61 Tony was out of the box decals and it was all in Japanese so I do'nt know the info on the markings

The Ki-100 same basic airframe as the Tony but of course with the radial powerplant. Again the unit info was in Japanese so solly no translator

N1k1-J Shiden Kai,found it fascinating that this aircraft developed from a mid-wing centerline float plane. This one was flown by Lt Takashi Oshibuchi,some debate on the stripe color on the fuse I've seen it in white as the same aircraft?

Ki44 Tojo not sure if its true but from what I've read not a single copy of this airframe survives today. One source accounts that on 19 february,1945 a small group of these attacked 120 B-29's downing 10, 2 reportedly by ramming.

and last but not least the Zeke and my first feeble attempt at the salt method so be kind please

[papa 695]

Some stunning birds there Tray very well done a great big 5 from me and the display will look fantastic no doubt when complete and i realy like the little snippets of info on the models again very well done Tray

[Guest]

Beautiful work, Trey

[Vaughan]

Great builds Trey. I can't see what's feeble about the salt method on the Zeke. Well done.

Vaughan

[Ian M]

Thats some collection you have gotten yourself there!

Ian M

[Dave W]

Wow!.I know you'd made a few Jap fighters.Didnt realise it was that many.They look great with the flag as a back ground.

[Guest]

Thanks for all the kind words from everybody really do appreciate all the support! I'm gathering up the raw materials and hope to have a basic structure soon!

[mossiepilot]

Hey Trey, they all look beautiful.

And I especially like the B/W photography, it really brings them to life.

How do you do it, by the way, do you just hold them in your fingers or is it some sort of mount.

Either way you make them look great.

I'll keep watching for the final result.

Tony.

[stona]

I knew you were up to something! It seems the Hawaian archipelago is safe after all. Great work,great models and a mighty fine display in the offing.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Hey Trey, they all look beautiful.And I especially like the B/W photography, it really brings them to life.

How do you do it, by the way, do you just hold them in your fingers or is it some sort of mount.

Either way you make them look great.

I'll keep watching for the final result.

Tony.

Thanks Tony ,I use a small diameter dowel that I sprayed bright blue and insert it in a small hole on the fuse bottom,then photoshop out the dowel.

Steve thanks really appreciate that. And now I'm back in Luftwaffe mode wooooohoooooo!!!

[Guest]

The N1K2-J 343 kokutai aircraft of Lt Oshibuchi - the fuselage stripe was white , not Red

( fault of Hasegawa - box art and instrction sheet are wrong ) - correct source is Book GENDA'S BLADE by Henry Sakaida

also

The Ki.44 was thought to be totally extinct to this present date (after the war the last surviving Ki.44’s were scrapped in the early 1950’s) but in China this year, they revealed to public view the only surviving Ki.44 wing and lower fuselage which is now on view in the Northwestern Polytechnic University Aviation Museum, Xian.