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Tamiya 1/48 Japanese Recon Plane ( Dinah)

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cnq
  • Member since
    March 2013
Tamiya 1/48 Japanese Recon Plane ( Dinah)
Posted by cnq on Monday, January 19, 2015 11:55 AM

Kit is built out of box. Hope you guys like the pics.

Hyakushiki Shitel 3 Recon Plane (Dinah)

On 12 December 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force issued a specification to Mitsubishi for a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft to replace the Mitsubishi Ki-15. The specification demanded an endurance of six hours and sufficient speed to evade interception by any fighter in existence or development, but otherwise did not constrain the design by a team led by Tomio Kubo 久保富夫 (1931 graduate from Aeronautical Section of the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo Imperial University) whose aesthetics is densely infused to this elegant aircraft.[1]
The resulting design was a twin-engined, low-winged monoplane with a retractable tailwheel undercarriage. It had a small diameter oval fuselage which accommodated a crew of two, with pilot and observer situated in individual cockpits separated by a large fuel tank. Further fuel tanks were situated in the thin wings both inboard and outboard of the engines, giving a total fuel capacity of 1,490 L (328 imperial gallons). The engines, two Mitsubishi Ha-26, were housed in close fitting cowlings developed by the Aeronautical Research Institute of the Tokyo Imperial University to reduce drag and improve pilot view.[1][2]
This aircraft was first used by the Japanese Army in Manchukuo and China, where seven units were equipped with it, and also at times by the Japanese Imperial Navy in certain reconnaissance missions over the northern coasts of Australia and New Guinea.




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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, January 19, 2015 12:19 PM

Great job, that's a great kit and you did a beautiful job on her! Love the paint chipping.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Monday, January 19, 2015 12:21 PM

cnq - congratulations on a beautiful model! I especially like the gloss paint and the chipping. Very clean job here - whats next? Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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    June 2013
Posted by RobGroot4 on Monday, January 19, 2015 4:08 PM

That paint chipping really adds something.  Beautiful build!

Groot

"Firing flares while dumping fuel may ruin your day" SH-60B NATOPS

cnq
  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by cnq on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:34 PM

Thanks guys.

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:26 PM

Congratulations on a great build! I always liked the look of the Dinah.

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:00 PM

Looks like it's had some duty, nice finish.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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