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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2012, 05:07:05 AM

Title: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2012, 05:07:05 AM

Hi folks,

I have been toying with buying a Kawasaki Ki-48 kit and was thinking I would put it to the board for ideas and inspiration (might convince me to make the plunge).

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/Kawasaki_Ki-48_1.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/tfbtrtyujyuk.jpg)

At this stage, I am thinking of doing one as a RAF Bomber - I think it has that sort of look  What do you think?  Any other alternative ideas?

Regards,

Greg

Title: Re: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: raafif on April 01, 2012, 05:48:33 AM

Seeing that Japan was on good terms with Britain commercially, this sounds plausable.  The Lily was a contemporary of the Beaufort so would fit with RAF ideas, its engines certainly were better than the Taurus.  RAF would probably still fit a turret rather than a flex-mount tho.  Would it perform as well as the Beaufort with a torpedo too ?

Maybe if Japan stopped north of British assets in Asia, RAAF may have got them also :o

Title: Re: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 01, 2012, 05:53:40 AM

Or maybe, just like in WW1, Japan could be on the Allied side and thus send a contingent to the UK to fight alongside the RAF?

Title: Re: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: apophenia on April 01, 2012, 11:11:24 AM

Interesting concept! Here's my take on an RAF Ki-48 torpedo bomber:
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg13907#msg13907 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg13907#msg13907)

Title: Re: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Maverick on April 01, 2012, 11:53:53 AM

For myself, I've always liked the look of many of the Japanese mediums.  I envisaged them as Kriegsmarine operated (German designed) aircraft.

Regards,

John

Title: Re: Kawasaki Ki-48 Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: Daryl J. on April 01, 2012, 02:40:51 PM

Gun up the nose, square up the tips of all the flying surfaces and props, and send it to Vietnam.