LS Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa “Oscar” of the 20th Sentai in 1/72 Scale

The LS kit was first released in 1964.  It featured recessed panel lines and moveable ailerons.   There was no engine or cockpit.  This is a survivor of my first “batch build”, I built five of them simultaneously.  (The madness set in early.)  These builds received basic cockpits scratched from plastic sheet, and one got an “aftermarket” radial engine from an Italeri bomber.

Japanese Army aircraft stationed on Formosa conducted most of their operations over water, and several sported Dark Blue upper surface camouflage.  This Oscar is from the 20^th Sentai during 1944-45.

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