Tamiya Ki-84 (old kit) finished.

[matrixone]

No, its not a whiff but I nearly put this one in full Fw 190 camo and markings.

This is an older Tamiya kit of the Ki-84 that was built O.O.B. except for the markings which are from Aeromaster, the kits decals had aged quite badly and were not usable.







Matrixone

[su27rules]

Great, very nice!!

[Allan]

a completed model by our very own Matrixone is very much an EVENT and this jewell is wonderful!
but for some reason this plane didn't receive either a jazzy Japanese or English name, did it....wonder why?
Allan

[jcf]

a completed model by our very own Matrixone is very much an EVENT and this jewell is wonderful!
but for some reason this plane didn't receive either a jazzy Japanese or English name, did it....wonder why?
Allan

Uhhh, the Japanese name was Hayate which means 'gale', the Allied code-name was Frank.

[sandiego89]

Perfect amount of weathering and chipping.  Excellent. 

-Dave

[Allan]

yes, you're right, it is the Hayate.....it was the Ki 100 I was thinking of that hasn't a jazzy name

[matrixone]

Thanks for the comments!

Allan,
Unlike the Ki-84 the Allies did not even know about the Ki-100 until the shooting stopped so it did not get a name assigned to it.

Here is a picture showing both the Ki-84 and Ki-100 on the tarmac.


The same two aircraft at the airfield.


Matrixone

[NARSES2]

That's just gorgeous  The weathering is stunning, even down to the drop tanks

[matrixone]

Thank you NARSES, this older kit did not have that much surface detail on it which would have made weathering much easier.
When I can I would like to get a 1/32 scale model of this airplane, this is an attractive design and would love the chance to paint and weather a better detailed kit.


Matrixone

[Dizzyfugu]

Very nice! 

[matrixone]

Thanks Dizzyfugu! Much appreciated.



Matrixone

[DogfighterZen]

It sure looks old to me...
Excellent work as always! The weathering really makes it interesting, there's so much to look at. 

[matrixone]

Thanks DogfighterZen!

The challenge of making models of aircraft with simple camouflage schemes look interesting was made easier because of the way the paint chipped off many of the WWII Japanese Army aircraft.
The weathering I did on this one was as far as I wanted to go but believe it or not I have seen photograph's of other Ki-84's that had even more paint chipping than this one.


Matrixone

[Dizzyfugu]

Well done. And, in fact, a simple livery with some good weathering looks more interesting than a complex scheme that can easily look a bit too artificial. Melikes alot, inspiration for a Japanese whif on the bench in the near future... 

[broadside]

Love it!