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I like how the wing floats are about the size of a Sutherland or an Emily.
I like how the wing floats are about the size of a Sutherland or an Emily.
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 5:27 pm |
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Hi, yes the destroyer is 1/350 scale, it’s the kit from Tamiya.
Actually the plane is about the same length as the USS Indianapolis.
So yes this aircraft would have been gigantic.
That Ekranoplan does look huge, but it looks proportional, the Kawanishi KX-03 is just unimaginable, it’s hard to envision something that huge, almost wish they had time to have built a prototype that survived the war.
Hi, yes the destroyer is 1/350 scale, it’s the kit from Tamiya.
Actually the plane is about the same length as the USS Indianapolis.
So yes this aircraft would have been gigantic.
That Ekranoplan does look huge, but it looks proportional, the Kawanishi KX-03 is just unimaginable, it’s hard to envision something that huge, almost wish they had time to have built a prototype that survived the war.
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 3:08 pm |
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Big. The black plane is the Spruce Goose.
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Big. The black plane is the Spruce Goose.
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 1:16 pm |
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I have to say, the box art reminds me of Mothra  I have to say, the box art reminds me of Mothra :-)
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 8:32 am |
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Gruezi! Is that destroyer 1/350? or 1/700...? that would make th Kawinishie gargantuan?! I was equally astonished that the 1/700 Ekranoplan KM was as big asa TN light cruiser 1916...!!!  Gruezi!
Is that destroyer 1/350? or 1/700...? that would make th Kawinishie gargantuan?!
I was equally astonished that the 1/700 Ekranoplan KM was as big asa TN light cruiser 1916...!!!
[img]http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/ru/ac/700-ekranoplan-jb/100_1100.jpg[/img]
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 8:07 am |
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Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I posted a new project, but my latest acquisition I just had to share.
I have been buying 1/350 scale submarines from a company called Mikro Mir, they are very basic kits but have some good detail and look pretty good completed, they have a a few selections of submarines from different eras from the US as well as Russia.
I digress, I saw this kit as one of their 1/350 scale kits and figured why not, it arrived today, which is a little over a week from the Ukraine which isn’t bad.
Before I ordered this kit I did a little research on this aircraft and it is awesomely mind blowing, if the Imperial Japanese navy would have built this aircraft it would have been the largest man made flying object in history, this aircraft was larger than a WW2 Japanese destroyer.
On to some pics.
As I have mentioned in the comments with the pics all the parts are going to need to be cleaned and fitted before final assembly, the detail is pretty good.
I don’t really recommend this kit for beginners because of the amount of pre work that’s going to be required, beyond that it looks like a fun challenge and I will be researching a little further into this aircraft to see if there was any planned armament and what it consisted of and what the layout would have been.
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File comment: The instruction book, photo etched propellers and my personal favorite on any 1/350 scale kit, clear cockpit canopy!
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File comment: Main fuselage comes in four sections, has quite a bit of flashing that needs to be cleaned but the kit has a nice amount of panel detail lines. I did check and yup according to available online stats it’s to scale.
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File comment: The main wings also have a lot of detail but again they need to be cleaned, there are no alignment pins it will definitely need a Pre assembly before using glue!
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File comment: Here are the wing pontoons, to think they are roughly the size of a WW2 PT Boat, also included is a main wing support.
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File comment: Here are the twelve main engine pods as well as the four jet engines.
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File comment: Here is an update of the build so far, I have the fuselage together and drilled out all the windows, I have fitted but not cemented the tail just for fitment, needs a little more work, I placed a IJN destroyer next to it just to show the sheer size of this aircraft.
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Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I posted a new project, but my latest acquisition I just had to share.
I have been buying 1/350 scale submarines from a company called Mikro Mir, they are very basic kits but have some good detail and look pretty good completed, they have a a few selections of submarines from different eras from the US as well as Russia.
I digress, I saw this kit as one of their 1/350 scale kits and figured why not, it arrived today, which is a little over a week from the Ukraine which isn’t bad.
Before I ordered this kit I did a little research on this aircraft and it is awesomely mind blowing, if the Imperial Japanese navy would have built this aircraft it would have been the largest man made flying object in history, this aircraft was larger than a WW2 Japanese destroyer.
On to some pics.
As I have mentioned in the comments with the pics all the parts are going to need to be cleaned and fitted before final assembly, the detail is pretty good.
I don’t really recommend this kit for beginners because of the amount of pre work that’s going to be required, beyond that it looks like a fun challenge and I will be researching a little further into this aircraft to see if there was any planned armament and what it consisted of and what the layout would have been.
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 1:22 am |
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