Hasegawa 00133 172 Kawasaki Ki61I Tei Hien (Tony)

Description

The Kawasaki Ki61 Tei Hein Name Roughly Translates Into Flying Swallow But The Allies Used Tony As Its Code Name Used By The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force In World War Ii This Singleengine Landbased Tactical Fighter Carried The Army Designation Army Type 3 Fighter The Prototype Of The Sanshikisentohki Ichi Gata (Type 3 Fighter Model 1 The Official Ijaaf Designation) First Flew In December 1941 Over 2500 Ki61S Were Produced Its Combat Initiation Came In 1943 Around New Guinea And Missions Continued Throughout The War In Southeast Asia Okinawa China And As A Us Bomber Interceptor Over The Japanese Home Islands This Was The Only Massproduced Japanese Wwii Fighter To Use A Liquidcooled Inline V Engine Highly Detailed Model Kit Includes Waterslide Decals And Illustrated Instructions Decal Options Included 244Th Sentai (Fighter Group) Major Kobayashi Chofu 1945 And 17Th Sentai (Fighter Group) Layte 1944 Paint Colors Needed White Black Silver Flat Black Steel Orange Yellow Flesh Red Brown Ija Green Ija Gray Burnt Iron Tire Black Sandy Yellow Khaki Green Khaki Clear Red And Clear Blue