Skins under construction PUF

[lyric1]

Yeah, I've got a friend from Japan trying to dig something tangible up on the model's scheme. Not looking too good.

As for #1, the existence of similar schemes or planes from units already represented has little bearing on what I choose to skin, only that the actual plane being skinned is different from what's already in game. I'll let the quality of my work stand on it's own as the reason for it's inclusion in our game and it's use by the players.

But in this specific case, the squadron is not represented in the game and as scheme this striking is just begging to be done.

Thanks for the interest, though. 

I have photos for the first aircraft they are readily found of varying quality.



Don't have one of #53.

The best I have is #69 from this squadron.

[Devil 505]

Thanks Lyric. 

[lyric1]

Thanks Lyric. 

Also Got an answer on #53 this guy Jim Lansdale is an expert & has been published in many a book on Japanese aircraft.

#45 is another good choice.

http://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=15897.0

[Devil 505]

Thanks for doing some legwork, Lyric. 

Do the pics of #45 work for you? I only have black "X"s.

In terms of the model, the Japanese text on the fuselage roughly translates to "To sink with great determination." My friend from Japan says that it was a fairly common slogan/ rallying cry for the midget sub pilots. 

[lyric1]

Thanks for doing some legwork, Lyric. 

Do the pics of #45 work for you? I only have black "X"s.

In terms of the model, the Japanese text on the fuselage roughly translates to "To sink with great determination." My friend from Japan says that it was a fairly common slogan/ rallying cry for the midget sub pilots.

Sometimes on that site you have to be a member to see the pictures sometimes not. When I get off work I will put the profile & photo on that was posted.

[Devil 505]

Thanks.

[lyric1]

Here you go.







Photo I had.

[Devil 505]

thanks, Lyric.

#45 has already been done, twice.

[Krusty]

Ahh, I love j-aircraft. Such a wonderful resource of experts. And... I don't mean Internet experts, I mean EXPERTS.

[Devil 505]

I'm going to claim the following 6 schemes for the Ki-61.

Three are from 244th Sentai







68th Sentai (top profile) and 18th Sentai (red tail #83) from this page.


78th Sentai

[FTJR]

Ill take 2 please, 18th and 23rd Sentai.

Dont know why they wont display sorry.

[lyric1]

I'm going to claim the following 6 schemes for the Ki-61.

Three are from 244th Sentai

Another profile of this aircraft.

[Greebo]

I'd like to reserve a few Ki-61 schemes from Lyric1's Japanese Profiles thread:-

First this colourfully decorated bare metal aircraft from the 149th Sentai.



Next a green camo'd aircraft from the 19th Sentai, captured intact in the Phillipines.



I'll likely do one or more splotchy camo'd Ki-61s as well, haven't decided which yet though.