Die-cut masks for the canopy frames of the Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61-II fighter in 1:48, for both sides of the clear part. Taken from the kit by RS Model.
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The Kawasaki Ki-61 was given the name Hien, that is swallow, by the Japanese Army Air Force, and Allied airmen introduced the code designation Tony for it. Among Japanese types it was an exception: under the cowling it had no radial engine but a liquid-cooled twelve-cylinder derived from the German Daimler-Benz. The second production series received an enlarged vertical tail, a reworked fuselage and the stronger Ha-140 powerplant. That one, however, was produced so unreliably that dozens of airframes stood at the airfield without engines; the substitute born of necessity, with a radial engine, then made its name as the Ki-100.
The film is peeled off the backing with tweezers, laid on the frame concerned and pressed down with a wooden stick. Nothing is copied by eye in the process, as every part is die-cut to the measure of a particular shape. After the primer and the covering paint are sprayed, the mask is pulled off and the edge of the frame stays sharp along its whole length.
The set belongs to a line that deals with the glazing exclusively. Do not look in it for the insignia of the Japanese Army Air Force or for any other national markings; the manufacturer has a separate line for those. The modeler also obtains the plastic parts and paints himself. All that is left to decide, then, is whether the canopy stays closed or slides back and exposes the cockpit.
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