Ki-61 Hien | No sound

This is my big painting project. I basically don’t know anything about Japanese planes. I picked this one purely for the paint scheme: lots of masking + natural metal finish. Pretty much first time trying to do NMF. I used Tamiya LP series and MRP metallics. They both work very well and are very durable.
The panel post-shading looks fairly good on the video, but it is too strong IRL
I happen to glue the landing gear struts with incorrect orientation first, but luckily noticed that soon enough to be able to fix it.
Photo album:
www.flickr.com/photos/1019450...
Model / Parts:
- Hasegawa | ST 28 | Ki-61 Hien
- Aires | No. 2107 | Cockpit
- Eduard | No. 32772 | 1:32 Flaps
- Quickboost | QB 32 075 | 1:32 Undercarriage covers
- Quickboost | QB 32 037 | 1:32 Exhaust
- Wolfpack | No. WPD32012 | 1:32 Pitot tube & Barrel set
Used tools:
- Tamiya cutters
- Tamiya tweezers
- Tamiya files
- Scissors
- Airbrush: Badger patriot 105, Badger Krome
- Tamiya masking tape
- CorelDRAW for paint masks
- Epson Perfection V39 (scanner)
- SV-8 (vinyl cutter)
- EZ Line
Glues:
- Ammo from Mig, CA2 black, slow drying
- Loctite Super Glue, Gel
- White glue: Micro Kristal Klear
Paint:
- Cockpit: Tamiya XF-58
- Red: Tamiya XF- (red) :10 + XF-64 (1)
- Blue: Tamiya XF-8
- White: XF-2:10 + XF-78:1
- Aluminum: Tamiya LP-11
- Green spots: Tamiya XF-58
Paint Layers:
- Primer: Tamiya Surface primer
- White
- Red
- Blue
- Green spots
- Silver: Tamiya LP-11
Thinning:
- For airbrushing Tamiya paints: Paint to thinner ~ 1 : 2-3
- Vallejo for brush painting: Paint to water ~ 1 : 1-2
Weathering:
- AK Interactive heavy chipping fluid
- Ammo from MiG oil brushers
- Buff
- Starship filth
- Medium grey
- Washes:
- Tamia Black panel liner
- Mr Hobby Multi Grey
Chapters:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:04 Cockpit
- 6:19 Fuselage
- 8:29 Cooler
- 8:49 Propeller
- 9:25 Flaps
- 10:16 Wing
- 12:54 Painting
- 21:04 Final assembly
- 24:43 Detailed view
- 25:07 360 view
- 25:25 Smitec

[@the-creech4790]

👍👍👍

[@neboskii8756]

I feel like some music would've made this more like a fun to watch video. Great build, I actually built a Hien myself, it was fun.

[@floyddrewjr9621]

David, such a wonderful build! I really appreciate the lack of unnecessary music and commentary! Well done!

[@DavidAndrs80]

Thanks Floyd! And thanks for the feedback on the music and commentary - I am glad to hear I am not the only one.

[@Unyielding_Modeller]

@@DavidAndrs80 A very nice build. And indeed, if people want to hear music they can use their radio, Apple Music, Spotify, ...

[@DutchDaveModels]

Awesome build! Saw Mark from Montana's shoutout so had a look. Great builds! Subbed 👍

[@paulmanuse2353]

That's a beautiful build!!

[@DavidAndrs80]

Thank you, Paul. Glad you like it.

[@Christian-wg9xo]

Excelente video, no le vendría mal un poco de sonido. Felicitaciones quedó muy bonito el Ki-61

[@Jelly-B]

Beautiful build Mr Andrs. If it was mine I'd still be removing bits of tape I'd missed this time next year

[@thebuff4120]

Fabulous build. Some Japanese paint schemes are tricky to paint. You did a great job.

[@DavidAndrs80]

Yes, the paint job was the main driver in this build. I was wondering how masking would work comparing to mottling or decals which is the usual approach I have seen. It worked ok, but I think it is still missing the feather edge. Maybe eventually I figure out how to do that.
Also, thanks for the comment!

[@markfrommontana]

Amazing dexterity with the PE! You may it look easy, and I know it's not! At least not for me. Were you using PVA glue with the PE parts? Thanks for sharing!

[@DavidAndrs80]

The white stuff is PVA (Micro Kristal Klear) best for glueing already painted parts. The clear stuff is loctite gel (almost instant bond) - good for those little handles and what not. And the black stuff is a black CA 2 from Mig - good when you want the glue to flow into gaps.

[@mikeglenn1000]

Hi David...do you make and sell the camouflage mask? If so, I would be interested in purchasing a couple...Ty, Mike

[@DavidAndrs80]

Hi Mike! I don't make or sell them. I just made one-time masks for this one project and cut them on my vinyl cutter. They are just traced from the Hasegawa instruction sheet...

[@danielhurley7047]

I appreciate you having no sound here. I frequently mute modeling videos with music so I can focus on the build without the distraction. Relevant commentary is okay.

[@DavidAndrs80]

💯 I figured out that if the video is interesting enough (which I try to do), there is no need for an audio track. Thanks for the comment!