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Arii Mitsubishi KI-15 Kamikaze

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Arii Mitsubishi KI-15 Kamikaze
Posted by duckman on Sunday, January 29, 2017 1:06 PM

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!

This is my first time posting in the civil aircraft section so here we go!

I picked up this kit at the local shop for about $4.00 CAD I figured I had nothing to lose for the price the boxed was marked "OBSP" as with most of the kits the store sells.

I decided to keep the model clean with no weathering just brand new out of the paint booth!

coulors used were ModelMaster Aluminum and Humbrol WWI blue 109 kits is complete OOB including the decals- to my surprise they preformed perfectly with a little Micro-sol!

 

 

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Revell- 1/72 Messerschmitt Me P1099

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Posted by Griffin25 on Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:10 PM

Looks great and for $4 Canadian you can't beat that. Was this a civilian plane pressed into kamikaze service? 

 

 

Griffin

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, January 29, 2017 7:20 PM

Very nice build, was it the ARII kit?

Kamikazi means Divine Wind in Japanese and was the name of the particular airplane used for  a record flight to Europe.  It was used for record flights and by newspapers before the war.  The Japanese called the Ki-15 Karigane, wild goose.  We called it Babs.  In the war it was a recon airplane.

John

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

 

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, January 29, 2017 7:24 PM

That's really sweet. 

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    November 2003
  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, January 29, 2017 7:51 PM
Well done!
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Posted by duckman on Sunday, January 29, 2017 9:41 PM

 Hey Eveybody! Thanks for the positive reviews. John thanks for the quick bio on the history of this aircraft!

Cheers,

Eric.

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Revell- 1/72 Messerschmitt Me P1099

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Monday, January 30, 2017 7:45 AM

Beautifully done!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

  • Member since
    August 2015
  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Monday, January 30, 2017 6:34 PM

BeerYes   very nice !!!

 

 

 Nick.

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:25 PM

Beautiful job there! 

Somehow seems to me older civilian aircraft had more character than modern ones. 

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

 

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    July 2010
Posted by roony on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 3:09 PM

Nicely done.  Good to see some pre WWII civilian aircraft.

 

  • Member since
    February 2016
Posted by duckman on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 12:00 AM

Thank you Toshi, Gamera, Crown r n7 and roony! 

I really enjoyed this simple build, besides masking the canopy! I almost lost interest when I was nearing the end looking at the decal sheet with its washed out yellow glare staring at me!

 

On The Bench:

Revell- 1/72 Messerschmitt Me P1099

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 9:10 AM

Looks great!  Interesting airplane- I had never heard of it before.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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