From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave & Tasja Johnson" References: <4C63B9C3.3080300@xtra.co.nz> Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:_HLJ_-_1/32_Nakajima_Ki-44-_Shoki_=28Tojo=29_Protot?= =?Windows-1252?Q?ype_=9147th_Impendent_Flight_Company=92?= Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:17:57 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D2_01CB3BB3.231B5650" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01CB3BB3.231B5650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave & Tasja Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:07 AM Subject: HLJ - 1/32 Nakajima Ki-44- Shoki (Tojo) Prototype =9147th = Impendent Flight Company=92 Hasgawa 1/32 Nakajima Ki-44- Shoki (Tojo) Prototype =9147th Impendent Flight = Company=92 Limited Edition Series Product #08205 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG08205) from HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir) Product Article by Dave Johnson on July 2010 Nakajima built a total of 1,225 Ki-44 Shoki (meaning "Demon Queller" = and codenamed "Tojo" by the Allies) of all versions, including = prototypes. Development of the Ki-44 began in 1940 as a dedicated = interceptor designed to a Japanese Army Air Force specification for a = high speed platform with a good rate-of-climb. When introduced into = service the high landing speeds and limited maneuverability of the Shoki = made it unpopular with most pilots. The Ki-44-II Otsu was introduced = with a much heavier armament, comprising four 20mm cannon or, = alternatively, two 12.7mm machine-guns and two 40mm cannon. Most Ki-44 = Shoki=92s were deployed in Japan for home defense against the Allied = advance in the Pacific. Their heavy caliber armament did, however, = proved to be mightily effective against the American Boeing B-29 = Superfortresses bombers. A few were used to provide a force of = interceptors to protect vital targets in Sumatra. This Limited Edition release from Hasegawa of the Ki-44- Shoki (Tojo) = Prototype =9147th Impendent Flight Company=92 is the latest release from = Hasegawa=92s tooling of the 1/32 release of the Ki-44II Hei that was = released during July 2009 and followed up with the 40mm Cannon Otsu = version. Molded in 159 gray plastic parts and 14 clear plastic parts = this highly detailed kit will be a hit built straight from the box with = all modelers at any level. This kit includes most of the parts that is = required to build the later versions that had been release previously. = New parts that are supplied with in the kit are the early type of = propeller spinner, landing gear covers, blanking off plates in the = landing gear wheel wells, cowl and a new upper fuselage cowl, which = features the earlier type of vents and grilles. There is excellent detail within the cockpit with 29 components making = up the cockpit area. The only down side to the cockpit area is the seat = with its lighting holes molded as dimples. These are pretty easy to = drill out to make the seat look more realistic. Hasegawa also offers the = modeler to paint the instrument dial faces with molded detail that is = provided on the instrument panel or use decals supplied on the decal = sheet. Also included is an outstanding plastic injected Pilot figure in = a seated pose. The figure offers optional two heads, one with and one = without an oxygen mask. The detail of this figure is up there with resin = figure manufactures. If you are not planning to include the figure, = shoulder and seat harness would be required weather it was built from = scratch or an aftermarket item it would give it that finishing touch to = the cockpit area. The kit also features a nicely tooled Nakajima Ha.109 radial engine, = which were also fitted to the Hi-49 (Helen) Bomber. The engine builds = up from ten parts (including the poly cap). The engine is only lacking = some ignition wires to the cylinders; this can be added very easily with = some wire or Photo Etch from an aftermarket source. Exterior detail has been done very well with fine rows of fine rivets = holes and exceptionally crisp engraved panel lines. Control surfaces are = molded in place in the neutral position, but the =93Butterfly=94 Flaps = are separate and you can position these dropped or the raised position. = Included is a pair of drop tanks and pylons for bombs, but the bombs are = not included in the kit. Also included is an optional Fuel Cooler, These = seem to be fitted during the summer months on the airframe. But these = parts aren=92t required for the prototype/early versions of the Shoki = and have been marked not for use in this kit. However looking at = reference books that I have on the Ki-44, there are photos that show a = single drop tank fitted on the centerline of the fuselage, or a double = drop tank setup the on the wings, so it would pay to check your = references if you do plan to fit the drop tanks. Decals supplied for the markings are for three aircraft of 47th Chutai = or Independent Flight Company during January 1942, Saigon Air Field. The markings are for the following - 47th Independent Flight Company, Major Toshio Sakagawa, January 1942, = Saigon Air Field. 47th Independent Flight Company 2nd Formation reader, Captain Susumu = Jinbo, January 1942, Saigon Air Field 47th Independent Flight Company 3rd Formation reader, Captain Yasuhiko = Kuroe, January 1942, Saigon Air Field I would recommend this kit to anyone at any modeling level. I have = built the first release of the Ki-44 II Hei and currently building the = Otsu with 40mm cannon version. The engineering and fit of this kit is = outstanding and I have enjoyed both builds. Hasegawa should be very = proud with their efforts and work that has gone into the design and = production of the Shoki. I am looking forward to their next and future = newly tooled 1/32 Aircraft releases. I would like to thank the team at HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for = supplying the review sample. ------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01CB3BB3.231B5650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave = & Tasja=20 Johnson
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 = 2:07=20 AM
Subject: HLJ - 1/32 Nakajima = Ki-44- Shoki=20 (Tojo) Prototype =9147th Impendent Flight Company=92

Hasgawa

1/32 = Nakajima Ki-44-=20 Shoki (Tojo) Prototype =9147th Impendent Flight=20 Company=92

Limited = Edition=20 Series

Product = #08205 (http://www.hlj.com/product/H= SG08205)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir= )

Product Article by Dave Johnson = on =20 July 2010

Nakajima = built a total=20 of 1,225 Ki-44 Shoki (meaning "Demon Queller" and codenamed "Tojo" by = the=20 Allies) of all versions, including prototypes. Development of the = Ki-44 began=20 in 1940 as a dedicated interceptor designed to a Japanese Army Air = Force=20 specification for a high speed platform with a good rate-of-climb. = When=20 introduced into service the high landing speeds and limited = maneuverability of=20 the Shoki made it unpopular with most pilots. The Ki-44-II Otsu was = introduced=20 with a much heavier armament, comprising four 20mm cannon or, = alternatively,=20 two 12.7mm machine-guns and two 40mm cannon. Most Ki-44 Shoki=92s were = deployed=20 in Japan for home defense against the Allied advance in the Pacific. = Their=20 heavy caliber armament did, however, proved to be mightily effective = against=20 the American Boeing B-29 Superfortresses bombers. A few were used to = provide a=20 force of interceptors to protect vital targets in=20 Sumatra.

 

This Limited Edition release from Hasegawa of = the Ki-44-=20 Shoki (Tojo) Prototype =9147th Impendent Flight Company=92 = is the=20 latest release from Hasegawa=92s tooling of the 1/32 release of the = Ki-44II Hei=20 that was released during July 2009 and followed up with the 40mm = Cannon Otsu=20 version. Molded in 159 gray plastic parts and 14 clear plastic parts = this=20 highly detailed kit will be a hit built straight from the box with all = modelers at any level. This kit includes most of the parts that is = required to=20 build the later versions that had been release previously. New parts = that are=20 supplied with in the kit are the early type of propeller spinner, = landing gear=20 covers, blanking off plates in the landing gear wheel wells, cowl = and a=20 new upper fuselage cowl, which features the earlier type of vents and=20 grilles.

 

There is = excellent=20 detail within the cockpit with 29 components making up the cockpit = area. The=20 only down side to the cockpit area is the seat with its lighting holes = molded=20 as dimples. These are pretty easy to drill out to make the seat look = more=20 realistic. Hasegawa also offers the modeler to paint the instrument = dial faces=20 with molded detail that is provided on the instrument panel or use = decals=20 supplied on the decal sheet. Also included is an outstanding plastic = injected=20 Pilot figure in a seated pose. The figure offers optional two = heads, one=20 with and one without an oxygen mask. The detail of this figure is up = there=20 with resin figure manufactures. If you are not planning to include the = figure,=20 shoulder and seat harness would be required weather it was built = from=20 scratch or an aftermarket item it would give it that finishing = touch to=20 the cockpit area.

 

The kit = also features a=20 nicely tooled Nakajima Ha.109 radial engine, which were also fitted to = the=20 Hi-49 (Helen) Bomber.  The engine builds up from ten=20 parts (including the poly cap). The engine is only lacking some = ignition=20 wires to the cylinders; this can be added very easily with some wire = or Photo=20 Etch from an aftermarket source.

 

Exterior = detail has been=20 done very well with fine rows of fine rivets holes and exceptionally = crisp=20 engraved panel lines. Control surfaces are molded in place in the = neutral=20 position, but the =93Butterfly=94 Flaps are separate and you can = position these=20 dropped or the raised position. Included = is a pair of=20 drop tanks and pylons for bombs, but the bombs are not included in the = kit.=20 Also included is an optional Fuel Cooler, These seem to be fitted = during the=20 summer months on the airframe. But these = parts aren=92t=20 required for the prototype/early versions of the Shoki and have been = marked=20 not for use in this kit. However looking at reference books that I = have on the=20 Ki-44, there are photos that show a single drop tank = fitted on the=20 centerline of the fuselage, or a double drop tank setup the on the = wings, so=20 it would pay to check your references if you do plan to fit the = drop=20 tanks.

Decals = supplied for the=20 markings are for three aircraft of 47th Chutai or = Independent=20 Flight Company during January 1942, Saigon Air=20 Field.

 

The = markings are for the=20 following -

 

47th=20 Independent Flight Company, Major Toshio Sakagawa, January 1942, = Saigon Air=20 Field.

47th=20 Independent Flight Company 2nd Formation reader, Captain = Susumu=20 Jinbo, January 1942, Saigon Air = Field

47th=20 Independent Flight Company 3rd Formation reader, Captain Yasuhiko = Kuroe,=20 January 1942, Saigon Air Field

 

I would = recommend this=20 kit to anyone at any modeling level. I have built the first release of = the=20 Ki-44 II Hei and currently building the Otsu with 40mm cannon version. = The=20 engineering and fit of this kit is outstanding and I have enjoyed both = builds.=20 Hasegawa should be very proud with their efforts and work that has = gone into=20 the design and production of the Shoki. I am looking forward to their = next and=20 future newly tooled 1/32 Aircraft=20 releases.

 
I would=20 like to thank the team at HobbyLink = Japan=20 (www.hlj.com) for supplying the = review=20 sample.
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