Oh I finished this one a couple months ago but forgot to post it. Another ALIENS themed commission for my buddy Java!
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The crew... my friends... they're all dead. I can hear them in the walls. I'm... I'm not going to make it am I?
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Fighter Aircraft Paper Model In 1/72 Scale - by Ned Reif
https://t.co/7oES215qnr
Offered by designer Ned Reif, currently based in Germany, these four 1/72 scale Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien models are an excellent opportunity for military aviation enthusiasts to discover the work of a designer who follows a very personal path within the papercraft hobby.
The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien was one of the fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Because of its liquid-cooled inline engine and elegant lines, it was often mistaken by Allied pilots for a German or Italian aircraft.
Although clearly inspired by the real aircraft, Ned Reif's models are not intended to reproduce every detail with absolute precision. Instead, the designer seeks to capture the essence, personality and spirit of the airplanes he chooses to represent, creating distinctive interpretations filled with character and individuality.
When I thanked Ned Reif for making these models available for publication on Papermau, I asked whether he would like to write a few lines introducing the models to the blog's readers in his own words. I was expecting a brief description of the aircraft or perhaps some information about his work, but I was pleasantly surprised by the thoughtful message below, which I am pleased to share in its entirety. Besides presenting a bit of his background as a designer, it also reveals the interesting artistic philosophy behind his creations:
I have been an admirer of the Papermau website for a long time and am now pleased to see one of my models appear on it. One of my all-time favorites is the "Customizable Generic Cyberpunk Building Papercraft." The Papermau website collects many fine models from all over the world, and it is a pleasure and sometimes a surprise to see the many ideas people have expressed in paper. I admire the hard work that went into collecting them all in one place for such a long time!
As visitors to the gallery on my ko-fi site will quickly see, I have been pursuing my own interpretation of various airplanes for some time. I like to quote Miles Davis, who said, "Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself." After building other designers' models for many years, I lost interest in attempts to miniaturize real airplanes, because no model can ever be an accurate miniaturization. Embracing that insight, I granted myself the freedom to make my own interpretations of the airplanes, other objects, and even people I find inspirational, but in the way that I see them. Like a jazz song, they are recognizable to anyone who really knows the original, even though the interpretation may appear very different to the uninitiated. I hope that they put a smile on people's faces.
My many thanks go out to Papermau for the opportunity to share my work,
and greetings and encouragement to the paper model builders of all nations from me in Germany,
Ned Reif
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