1/48 Ki-61ii (Hien) with teardrop canopy – WIP #5

1/48 Ki-61ii (Hien) with teardrop canopy – WIP #5

Work for the blast tubes for the 20mm canons’ barrels.

 

The backside of the lower panel for engine.

 

 

The upper panel.

 

The base of the spinner.

 

Different from Ki-61i, Ki-61ii has four holes in the front.

 

Access panels for ammunition box and engine. The former is from Aires detail-up-parts but the latter is hand-made since has different shape of Ki-61i.

 

Inertia starter work. Ki-61 wasn’t equipped with electrical starter.

Here is a manual starter.(Thanks to Taizo Nakamura)

 

Scratch built.

 

Can you see slightly that through the access window ?

 

Radiator work. The kit’s one’s proportion is wrong because the one for oil(the middle part on the below pic) is too wide comparing the ones for coolant(the both sides).

 

You can see the nozzles. 2 for coolant in, 2 for coolant out, 1 for oil in and 1 for oil out.

 

The front view.

 

The rear view.

 

The floor of the fuselage over the radiator flap.

 

Started the work for inner frames.

 

For a long time I’ve been wondering how Ki-61’s radiator flap was hung with arms. I guessed that there’s two holes for the struts, but I couldn’t find those on any photos.

 

…Until Ronnie Olsthoorn kindly informed me. We can find the holes on the floor !

 

Arms.

 

Work for radio(Type 4 Mk 3).

 

Battery.

 

Oxgen bottles and regulator.

 

Hydraulic accumulator.

 

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