Mitsubishi Ki-51, S & P design,repainted by gomidefilho 1/100.

**Vinalssergio155** · #1 10-14-2020, 10:32 AM

Greetings.
I finished this Sonia after the bull and I forgot to publish it.
This is also one of Bruno's designs that is quietly made in a day, it only took me a few hours.
Very good design and the Pericles repaint is great.

**Vinalssergio155** · #2 10-14-2020, 10:36 AM

The end, again many thanks to Pericles and everyone for watching.

**Lex** · #3 10-14-2020, 10:49 AM

1:100 is an interesting scale, one can do many fun things in this scale. Clean and beautiful build, 9/10. I will give that last mark if you would hollow the cockpit and add some details there :P

**PacificWind** · #4 10-14-2020, 11:05 AM

I agree with Lex, clean and beautiful build. Another great work, Sergio.
Pacific and CBI theater planes are the ones I'll never get tired of.

**Don Boose** · #5 10-14-2020, 11:16 AM

The Ki-51 was a good-looking airplane. Your model captures the look quite well, Sergio.

I am reasonably certain that your airplane is a Ki-51 of the Headquarters Squadron of the 44th Reconnaissance Flying Regiment based at Tachengchen, China, in 1943.

The white lettering just to the rear of the fuselage Hinomaru identify the aircraft as Patriotic (Aikoku) 569, donated by the employees of the Kyushu Confectionary Company.

Sources:

Bernard Baeza, Les Avions de L’Armée Impériale Japonaise, Outreau, France: Éditions Lela Press, 2011

Håkan Gustavsson, Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945: The Longest Struggle, Stroud UK: Fonthill Media, 2016.

Donald W. Thorpe, Japanese Army Air Force Camouflage and Markings World War II, Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1968

Image Sources:

1. Rising Decals Sheet No. 48-029, available at 48-029 "Guntei" Japanese Army Assault/Reconnaissance Aircraft Ki-51 "Sonia"

2. Wikipedia, available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsub...hi_Ki-51-1.jpg

Don

**MacSongLi** · #6 10-14-2020, 02:35 PM

Sergio,

I always love to see the Imperial Japanese aircraft. You did another fantastic build. Great looking bird.

Gary

**gomidefilho** · #7 10-14-2020, 05:30 PM

Very nice my friend! I'm glad you make a excellent build for my simple repaint. Don with you meticulous and marvelous research is right.

**Vinalssergio155** · #8 10-14-2020, 07:52 PM

Thank you very much gentlemen! Lex, I am looking forward to trying something in the cabins, it would be a matter of trying to see what happens Don, thank you very much for the valuable information that you always give us.