Tag: Nakajima

• Nakajima Ki-27 – Part Three – Plane Jane

  

  Lt. Sushi, the pilot of this Nakajima fighter, would have gotten a far more colourful livery if the decals had cooperated. As it is, he is flying the Marie Kondo model with minimal decoration. The ICM stripes and lightning flashes largely disintegrated when placed in the water. I am annoyed at this but resigned to…

  Dick Stein

  September 25, 2023

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, Decals, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Ukrainian models

  fighter, Japan, Nakajima

• Nakajima Ki-27 – Part Two – Sitting On The Wing

  

  Because that’s what it looks like the pilot of this fighter is doing. The curved structure of the wing continues inside the fuselage. Not a feature seen anywhere else, in my experience. I bow to ICM’s superior knowledge, however and build as they direct. The options provided in the kit are simple enough – wheels…

  Dick Stein

  September 24, 2023

  1:72 scale, display, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly, Uncategorized

  aero engines, ICM, Nakajima

• Nakajima Ki-27 – Part One – Not A Nate

  

  This evocation of the Nakajima Ki-27 fighter is for a different war; before it became and Allied ” Nate “. The type is the first monoplane fighter for he Imperial Japanese Army, and this time it is moulded by ICM. Their attention to detail is typical for the Ukrainian firm – every part fits and…

  Dick Stein

  September 24, 2023

  1:72 scale, Box Art, Colour Schemes, Instructions, Japanese aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Japanese, Nakajima, Ukrainian models