I recently completed this 1/48 model of a Ki-21 with help from your excellent Eagle Eye book. It's one of the best aircraft monographs in my collection and was extremely useful during my build.
This is the Ki-21a version, built as an early Nakajima produced aircraft. I deleted the side gunners windows to make it as early as possible.
Markings are from the 60th Sentai, 3rd Chutai bombing China/Manchuria in 1939 and are painted on.
I also riveted the entire airframe using the drawings in the Arawasi book (excellent!).
The interior is painted in MRP Hai ran shoku dark blue, as well as the landing gear wells. The exterior is painted in AK Real Colors Lacquer Hai Ryoku Shoku and toned with some Mr Color of the same tone (slightly warmer and lighter). Both brands of paint were excellent. I painted the bomb bay in the exterior colors as there are some photos in the Arawasi book that showed very light color in the bomb bay. It definitely wasn't Hai ran shoku dark blue but could also have been aotake or maybe primer but who knows for real.
The airplane is weathered with oil paints but kept pretty light as these aircraft that were seen in the period propaganda films and photos look exceptionally clean.
Thanks again for publishing such an excellent book, and please keep up the good work.
- Michael Boudreaux, Austin, TX -
What a stunning model! Thank you, Michael, for sending photos of your "Sally." We truly value your positive feedback regarding our publication and we're really happy it was put to good use.
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