1:48 Ki 43-II Hayabusa Late Nat.Insignia&Markings (has)

Hinomaru and lettering sprayed instead of decaled

The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was one of the most widespread Japanese army fighters. Late machines of the II version got a shorter wing with rounded tips, exhausts with a thrust effect and better protection for the pilot. The Allies knew the aircraft under the name Oscar and at first underestimated its agility.

Sprayed insignia instead of decals

This set does not aim at the cockpit. It carries shapes for the national insignia and other markings that are usually dealt with on a model by a decal. A sprayed marking has no carrier film, so no glossy outline is left on a matte surface and there is no risk of a transparent film catching the light across the engraved panel lines.

• Circular shapes of the national insignia in the matching sizes
• Additional markings for the fuselage and the flying surfaces
• A sprayed marking stands up to later weathering without the edge peeling
• Suitable for heavily matte and markedly worn surfaces

The order tends to be the reverse of what modelers expect: on a marking with a light outline the base color goes on first, that is covered by a smaller circle and only then comes the shade of the marking itself. Let the paint set properly between the layers, otherwise the edge of the base tears away when they are lifted.

When to reach for sprayed insignia

They pay off most on models with matte or sun-bleached paint, where the sheen of a transparent film would give away a sheet stuck on. They also serve well when you want to break a marking with a scuff or go over it with a band of overpainting, which is hard to do with a decal.