TA-61115

Tamiya 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) Kit

Tamiya 1/48 Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony) Kit

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien was a WWII Japanese fighter powered by the Ha-40 engine - a license-produced version of a Daimler-Benz power plant. On account of its liquid cooled engine (it was the only Japanese fighter in the Pacific fighting to have one), the Hien was apparently mistaken for a German aircraft and then for an Italian bird, and was given the reporting nickname "Tony."