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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Kawasaki Ki-45 “Nick”
Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:31 pm to cypresstiger
Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:31 pm to cypresstiger
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Darth--that paint pattern is outstanding.
Thanks. It was pretty easy to do. After assembly of the main body, I first painted the lighter grey green over the whole thing. I then took silly putty rolled into really thin pieces, and masked out the pattern before painting the dark green. All I had to do was remove the putty, and the pattern was set.
The white strips on the wings and tail was supposed to be decals. But I decided it would look better to mask and paint the white parts.
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Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:44 pm to Darth_Vader
As always, great work, Buddy. These things are so awesome.
I'll go ahead and ask, does this one actually fly? What kind of gas mileage does it get?
Last thing, do you think Eleanor Roosevelt was good looking? If not not good looking... Looking?
I'll go ahead and ask, does this one actually fly? What kind of gas mileage does it get?
Last thing, do you think Eleanor Roosevelt was good looking? If not not good looking... Looking?
Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:46 pm to Lonnie Utah
My favorite image I took in the Churchill War Rooms :
Great build Darth, camo scheme is well-done.
Great build Darth, camo scheme is well-done.
This post was edited on 4/6/25 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:54 pm to LCA131
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As always, great work, Buddy. These things are so awesome
Thanks.
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I'll go ahead and ask, does this one actually fly? What kind of gas mileage does it get?
My model? No. It’s entirely plastic and made only for display. As for the real thing, it did indeed fly. Japan built over 1,700 of them and the Imperial Army used them from jsit before the start of the war to the end of the war.
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Last thing, do you think Eleanor Roosevelt was good looking?
Even in her youth…
… she peaked at a OT 2.2 at best and steadily declined from there.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 5:55 pm to soccerfüt
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That might be the most British thing I’ve ever seen.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 6:02 pm to Darth_Vader
Excellent responses to all questions.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 6:15 pm to Darth_Vader
Great work! Thank you for sharing!
Posted on 4/6/25 at 6:19 pm to Bayou Warrior 64
It’s for those like you I make these threads.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 6:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Nice work!
Posted on 4/6/25 at 7:45 pm to Sasquatch Smash
It has a single vertical stab instead of a split tail, but it reminds me of the Soviet Pe-2.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:07 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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It has a single vertical stab instead of a split tail, but it reminds me of the Soviet Pe-2.
I built a 1/72 scale PE-2 a few years ago.
They do have similar lines other than the tail as you mentioned.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:13 pm to Darth_Vader
Awesome job as always. 
Kind of looks like a Bf 110. Wonder how they compared.
Keep up the great work, I always look forward to seeing what you have made.
Kind of looks like a Bf 110. Wonder how they compared.
Keep up the great work, I always look forward to seeing what you have made.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:24 pm to RTM4
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Awesome job as always.
I appreciate that!
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Kind of looks like a Bf 110. Wonder how they compared.
The BF110 was the inspiration for the Ki-45. At that time, heavy fighters, or “destroyers” as they were also known, were seen as an integral part of air operations. When the Japanese saw the Germans developing the BF110, the IJA ordered a heavy fighter of its own. It had similar performance as the BF110. And, as was the case with the BF110, once the war started, they discovered the Ki-45 could not compete with modern single-seat fighters.
eta: BTW, my first build of 2025 was a BF110
This post was edited on 4/6/25 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:31 pm to Darth_Vader
The Soviets definitely built their planes with function in mind and not form. None of theirs is what I would call beautiful.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:38 pm to Darth_Vader
The device you see on the end of the prop spinners is for a hucks starter.
Basically the Japanese used a vehicle with a PTO driving a shaft which would engage the boss in the end of the spinner and spin up the engine so it could start I believe that aircraft and some other Japanese aircraft do not have electrical starters to save weight.
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Basically the Japanese used a vehicle with a PTO driving a shaft which would engage the boss in the end of the spinner and spin up the engine so it could start I believe that aircraft and some other Japanese aircraft do not have electrical starters to save weight.
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Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:46 pm to choppadocta
Good info, docta.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:08 pm to choppadocta
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Basically the Japanese used a vehicle with a PTO driving a shaft which would engage the boss in the end of the spinner and spin up the engine so it could start I believe that aircraft and some other Japanese aircraft do not have electrical starters to save weight.
Ah. That makes sense. The Japanese were obsessed about keeping the weight of their aircraft as light as possible. From what I’ve read, that’s why they didn’t use self-sealing fuel tanks on their aircraft, a decision that cost the lives of thousands of their pilots.
This post was edited on 4/6/25 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:15 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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The Soviets definitely built their planes with function in mind and not form. None of theirs is what I would call beautiful.
That’s one reason why I build so few of their WWII era aircraft. For the most part, they’re just ugly. The one exception though is the Ilyushin IL-2 shturmovík.
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:19 pm to Darth_Vader
A couple of the Yak prop-driven fighters looked all right
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:26 pm to Darth_Vader
Very well done!
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