Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: oz rb fan on December 20, 2012, 06:47:04 PM

Title: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: oz rb fan on December 20, 2012, 06:47:04 PM

developed from the high speed research plane of 1943,the ki-78a was used in small number as a point interceptor armed with 2 12.7mm machine guns it was not very successful in shooting b29's down but it's high speed and small size made it very hard to hit and was a huge headache for escorting fighters, it was successful against  carrier borne strike packages.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/models/100_7464_zps39fefb2b.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/models/100_7465_zps8f929846.jpg)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/ozrbfan/models/100_7466_zps2fd5c60b.jpg)

Title: Re: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: Logan Hartke on December 20, 2012, 11:47:27 PM

That's a lovely little build, oz.  Not enough people do Pacific War builds, especially Japanese subjects, and especially Whifs!  Very nice!

As you note, I do think it would have been woefully under-armed against B-29s at that time.

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: Tophe on December 21, 2012, 09:11:08 AM

Nice model. What scale is it?
Radiators on the side makes me dream of a twin-Ki-78 looking like a P-38...

Title: Re: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: oz rb fan on December 21, 2012, 11:25:42 AM

tophe it 's /72 scale..4 1/2 inch's wingspan

Title: Re: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: finsrin on December 23, 2012, 01:06:45 AM

Looks and reads so feasible.  I like your build  :)

Title: Re: akeno fighter school ki-78a..1945/1946
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 09, 2013, 02:56:33 AM

 :)