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#701 Nakajima Ki-84 Egg-Scale

An egg-scale warm up before I move on to the Arma Hobby Ki-84 Hayate.

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Notes

The Nakajima Ki-84 (キ84 疾風) is a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service between 1943 and 1945. It was designed as a replacement for the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa.

Paint Scheme

Feature Color Paint Used
cockpit Nakajima Interior Green H60 + H31
main camo DARK GREEN(NAKAJIMA) C129
lower fuselage IJA Gray Green C128
exhaust ports and spinner Gun metal H76 Burnt Iron
wheel struts and hubs   H8

Build Log

Quick snap-fit test before moving on to painting.. a fun little 15 minutes;-)

build01a build01b build01c build01d build01e

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build04a build04b

Credits and References

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LEAP is just my personal collection of projects. Two main themes have emerged in recent years, sometimes combined:

  • electronics - usually involving an Arduino or other microprocessor in one way or another. Some are full-blown projects, while many are trivial breadboard experiments, intended to learn and explore something interesting
  • scale modelling - I caught the bug after deciding to build a Harrier during covid to demonstrate an electronic jet engine simulation. Let the fun begin..
To be honest, I haven't quite figured out if these two interests belong in the same GitHub repo or not. But for now - they are all here!

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