Hi All, Kurfurst almost finished. Just some weathering and satin cote and will be done. Hope you like it. Stay tuned, best Hubert

Hi All, Hien is almost finished. Pigments, some exhaust stains (minimal, almost none are present when looking at the wartime photos), antenna wire, some final touches - and will be ready for the gallery. Hope you like it. Stay tuned, best Hubert

Hi All And the decals are on. For the first time I used te homemade decals (Techmod Clear Decal + color laser printer). Conclusions: 1. To make black markings: code letters, numbers, etc. combination of clear Techmod decals and laser printer works perfectly. Just choose the desired font and voila - we have what we want. 2. For the … Continue reading In the workshop: Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei Hien | Hasegawa 1:48 Part 4

Meanwhile, after considerable thought the work went on - and what a disaster! Because the Gunze's metallic had a tendency to rub off (and use of a polishing cloth did not make much improvement) and I was afraid that when I remove the masks some traces can remain I decided to spray the whole model with acrylic satin varnish. Tests made before that on … Continue reading In the workshop: Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei Hien | Hasegawa 1:48 Part 3

Hi All, A little progress with Kurfurst was made yesterday. Most of the decals are now on, it seems that it is quite close to be finished. Not much to describe, therefore let me just show you a few new photos. Hope you like it, stay tuned Best Hubert