Nice Ki-61 Hien

[Colin1]

Nice indeed
right up there with Wayne's A7M1, they'd look damn impressive side by side



Large Scale Planes - LSP

[Wayne Little]

A real Beaut....thanks Colin!

[Wildcat]

Now that's one good lookin' plane!

[Shinpachi]

Yes, really beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.

[Colin1]

Yes, really beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.

Shinpachi
on the flaps
what does 'na mu hu' on the left wing and the same in reverse on the right wing mean?

[Shinpachi]

Oh, Colin1. You can read Katakana letters

The "Hu Mu Na" means "Don't step."

Hu Mu is 'step'. Na is 'don't'.

The Na is used like follows -
Yu Ku Na = Don't go.
Ku Ru Na = Don't come.
Su Ru Na = Don't do.

Thank you

[Colin1]

Hmm curious
why is it written in the gaijin kana?
On one wing, it must read backwards...

[Shinpachi]

Katakana is easy to read.
It is good for warning purpose.

We tend to think the symmetrical lettering is beautiful to see.

Translation of the image
"ecuas ayamaY
puhctek otamoT
Yamaya"

[Gnomey]

Excellent model!