Homebee Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Special Hobby is to release a 1/72nd Tachikawa Ki-54Hei (Ki-54c) "Hickory" kit - ref. 72270 Source: http://www.specialhobby.info/2017/05/models-in-progress-update-vol3.html Mould clear parts tooling block Quote we hope to bring you more info on the model of this Japanese WW2 transport and training machine in the future. V.P. Edited March 11 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
457 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Excellent! That's good news for my current obsession with modelling French forces in Indo-China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Rather tempting, this one. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 That's news I am waiting for! Thanks for sharing Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Test parts - ref. 72270 - Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hickory" on display at the Nurnberg Toy Fair 2020 Source: http://www.specialhobby.net/2020/01/norimberk-2020-priprava-zacatek.html V.P. Edited January 2, 2021 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 1/72nd scale Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory. Special hobby showed tooling in process several months ago. Edited January 29, 2020 by MarkoZG 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I bet everyone was drooling in bathed suspense waiting for that to be released!🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 And for a Ki-21! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Robertone139 said: I bet everyone was drooling in bathed suspense waiting for that to be released!🤣 No, but remember that if they come out with an obscure kit that you could not care less about, they may well come out with one that you do. I'll bet you weren't waiting in anticipation for their Potez 25 TOE either, but I was, and I bought it immediately it was released. Best Regards, Jason Edited January 29, 2020 by Learstang Slight change. Really just a trifle. Hardly worth mentioning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Well at least there are many more reasons to drool about this one than about other company announcing their own interpretation of Bf 109 😁😁 Edited January 29, 2020 by MarkoZG 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 16 hours ago, Robertone139 said: I bet everyone was drooling in bathed suspense waiting for that to be released!🤣 Maybe not everyone but I am waiting for this model. A lot of interesting schemes are known for it, for example: cheers J-W 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Wow - it's happening. On the SH agenda since early 2012! Time flies when you are as busy as SH. Post 13 here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235065667-buried-aircraft/&tab=comments#comment-3561791 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 - ref. 72270 - Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hickory" on display at the Nurnberg Toy Fair 2020 Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2020/Bilder_AT/index.html V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 OK., still waiting. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) Box art from first boxing - ref. 72270 - Tachikawa Ki-54Hei (Ki-54c) "Hickory" More variants and boxings are in the pipe line. Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2020/12/sh72270-tachikawa-ki-54hei-boxart.html Quote The machine in the picture is 'Lake Spirit'. The Sentai 38, serial number 5541, made an emergency landing on the surface of Lake Towada on September 27, 1943. The reason was an engine failure during the flight from Noshiro base to Hachinohe base, the machine sank and took three crew members into the depths. The fourth escaped. The wreck 5541 was pulled out of the lake after less than 69 years, on September 5, 2012. It is now on display in a museum in Misawa. V.P. Edited December 16, 2020 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great, that project is not abandoned! J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Cool, about time that such Japanese 2nd line types get some attention. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 in future releases at you know where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackman Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 In the steel molds ( 1st post), the engravings on the right indicate that the Ki-54b Armed Gunnery Trainer version is a possible future release. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 There are different (all?) variants planned, look at different engine fairings (short and long) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Obviously on approach Source: https://www.facebook.com/detailscaleview/photos/a.936777543183379/1573457792848681/ https://www.aviationmegastore.com/tachikawa-ki-54hei-ki-54c-hickory-expected-2021-sh72270-special-hobby-sh72270-netherlands-military/product/?action=prodinfo&art=176602 V.P. Edited March 4, 2021 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Another boxing announced - box art+schemes - ref. SH72445 - Tachikawa Ki-54 Otsu "Hickory" - Gunner Trainer. Sources: https://www.specialhobby.net/2021/03/sh72270-ki-54-hickory-172-sh48215-siai_26.html https://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/tachikawa-ki-54-otsu-hickory-gunner-trainer-1-72-23361/ https://www.specialhobby.net/2021/12/sh72445-tachikawa-ki-54-otsu-hickory.html V.P. Edited December 26, 2021 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 This wasn't on my radar, but now it is, I'll be picking one up for sure. Apart from anything else, it's a nice looking aeroplane and something different and that makes it worth having alone. Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Both boxes appeared right now in an offer of one Polish shop, in another it is only one box. Price is below 20 euro. There are two lengths of engine fairings in box as we know from previous posts but I am curious about the engines: are they different or same and what about props - on majority of photos there are two blade pros, but machine preserved in Japanees museum has three blades props... Interesting if they are provided. Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaubrey22 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 https://www.specialhobby.net/2021/05/sh72270-ki-54-hickory-sestavovani-forem.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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