tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post5386029883396678108..comments2024-03-29T05:50:14.863+00:00Comments on Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Hasegawa's Hayabusa ~ Part OneStraggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-37197578118974360552009-06-09T17:40:37.763+01:002009-06-09T17:40:37.763+01:00Hello Nick,
See Osprey Aircraft of the Aces * 85,...Hello Nick,<br /><br />See Osprey Aircraft of the Aces * 85, Ki-43 'Oscar' Aces of World War 2, by Hiroshi Ichimura, page 54, color profile #4 with the same markings as in the Koike box art, but shown on the Ki.43-I variant instead. A second pilot is also attributed to nine of the 12 victory symbols on the tail fin, a Cap't. Shigeru Nakazaki; the 50th Sentai's 3rd Chuutai-cho in January 1943.<br /><br />Fujimi first brought this to our attention with the stock number 72032 boxing of their 1/72nd scale Ki.43-I kit. Its box art showed these markings on a Ki.43-I. Fujimi has long since discontinued that boxing, but the markings remain available from the original and still current Hasegawa boxings.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ken GlassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com