1/72 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony)
Item #60789

This scale plastic model kit accurately depicts the Kawasaki
Ki-61-Id Hien. The Hien was officially adopted by the Imperial
Japanese Army in 1943, and stood out among its Japanese aircraft
contemporaries in the Pacific War on account of its liquid-cooled
Ha-40 engine, slimline fuselage and long, elegant wing. A number
of different variants were produced, among them the Ki-61-Id
which featured a 20cm-elongated nose to house 20mm cannons, plus
12.7mm machine guns in the wing. In fact, with 1,360 units it was
the most prolifically produced Hien variant; its superior
performance at higher altitudes meant that it was often given the
brief of taking on incoming U.S. B29 bombers in the skies around
the home islands of Japan.