A resin control surface set for the Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei Hien in 1:72 scale from CMK. Replacement control surfaces that can be glued deflected and give a finished model a sense of movement. Intended for the Hasegawa kit.
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This item is an accessory for a model already under way, not a kit. The set is aimed at the Ki-61-I Tei version, that is, the late variant of the Japanese Hien fighter with a lengthened fuselage. It is exactly on that one that the tail surfaces are worth some attention: the slender fuselage with its extended rear leads the viewer's eye straight to the tail, and if the rudder and elevators are lined up flat and without any structure, the model looks lifeless. The target kit is Hasegawa.
Deflected surfaces are a simple trick for giving a static model a sense of life. A model built with the ailerons drooping slightly and the rudder deflected looks as if someone had just parked it rather than as if someone had just made it. The second advantage of resin parts is purely a matter of craft: a part cast on its own has a sharp trailing edge, which on plastic you either sand away or leave thick. And the trailing edge is one of the things a person notices first on a finished model.
The procedure is the same as with other resin accessories: wash in warm soapy water, cut the casting blocks off with a saw, level the mating surfaces by sanding with respiratory protection and glue with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). Cut the original surface away along the engraved outline, seat the new one dry first and only then fix it in place. Fill and sand the gap smooth, otherwise the clear coat will reveal it. Paint only after gluing and together with the whole model. If you are finishing a machine with marked wear, the transitions between the fixed and the moving surfaces are a rewarding place for some gentle accentuation in a dark shade.
The set is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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