Nakajima Ki.27B "Nate" - Hasegawa 1/48
2nd Lieutenant Iichi Yamaguchi, 68th Shinbu-tai, Tenryu Air Base, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan March 30, 1945
Cockpit Area
Fuselage
Landing Gear
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- rear bulkhead drilled out
- masking tape seat belts installed
- Reheat instrument decals added to instrument panel and side console
- telescopic gunsight drilled out and Kristal Kleer added to simulate glass lens
Fuselage
- shell ejection ports opened
- engine accessory compartment cooling vent opened
- antenna wire made from streched sprue
Landing Gear
- landing gear up position locking lugs drilled out
Wings
- pitot tube drilled out
- flare dispensers drilled out
Paint and Decals
- airframe painted with Xtracolor X352 Army Grey and a mixture of Xtracolor greens to duplicate the Nakajima Army green
- all decals are from Aero Master 48-006 Special Attack Squadrons
- aircraft weathered with chalk pastels
References
- Aircam No. 18, Nakajima Ki.27 Type 97 Fighter, Osprey Publishing
- Famous Airplanes of the World No. 29, Army Type 97 Fighter, Bunrin-Do Publishing