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The Kawasaki family ‒ A pedigree of homeland defenders


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Thank you very much for your kind comments gentlemen - much appreciated! Michael

 

On 19/11/2021 at 16:51, Gary Brantley said:

Great history and beautiful models; what could be better?!?

 

Thanks Gary, trying to catch up with your creations! What could be better? - More Kawasakis of course!

 

On 19/11/2021 at 18:18, Zigomar said:

Great presentation of some JAAF classics!

 

Merci bien Jean! A deeper dive into the topic is forthcoming on our special-interest website - aviationofjapan.com

 

On 20/11/2021 at 11:09, Mig88 said:

Nicely done all of them! Loooking forward to more 😉!

 

Muchas gracias Miguel! There will be more! 😉

 

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Very nice Michael. 👍 🔟 

Very much enjoyed your presentation appreciating the effort put into it and sharing your love of the subject.

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These models are perfect for the Kawasaki museum. Excellent historical presentation and making models👍.
Congratulations.

*On your next post I would like to see to create my motorbike VN Vulcan Kawasaki ...please 😊😊

 

Giannis Doxas

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You are right! Those 1/48th Nichimo kits were ahead of their time back in the 80's. I did them all and the Ki-45 with what after market available by then could be turned in to an impressive rendition like you did. To day their Ki-43 1 is still much better than its Hasegawa counterpart.A truly enjoyable post.

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Lovely models, but complete?  What about the Ki.60 and Ki.64?  Ki.96 and Ki.102?  Or indeed the KI.32 or Ki.115.  Ah, the benefits of 1/72 scale  Mind you, although I don't think that I've seen a Ki.28, I suspect there is one out there in resin..  There are others...

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13 hours ago, Graham Boak said:

There are others...

 

Thank you for sharing this list of other Kawasakis with us, Graham. The one I would really like to add is the Ki-28, although only a prototype it would bridge the generation gap between the Ki-10 and the Ki-61. And of course great-grandpa KDA 😀. The Ki-115 Tsurugi, by the way, is not a Kawasaki.

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I'm very humbled by everybody's kind comments. It's nice to read that these fine aeroplanes, put into context, find such vivid interest. A great encouragement!

 

 

23 hours ago, Zigomar said:

Those 1/48th Nichimo kits were ahead of their time back in the 80's. I did them all

 

Me too, Jean! The Ki-43 (I fully agree with your comment) and the Ki-45 have already been restored, my E13A and B5N2 will be next. A Ki-51 is still resting in the stash but I will certainly tackle it one day. Thanks for your comment!

 

 

On 26/02/2022 at 08:09, doxasg said:

Congratulations.

*On your next post I would like to see to create my motorbike VN Vulcan Kawasaki ...please

 

Thank you Giannis! For the equally attractive Kawasaki choppers you need to turn to @Lee Chambers. He is the bike specilist.

Cheers, Michael

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32 minutes ago, Toryu said:

 The Ki-115 Tsurugi, by the way, is not a Kawasaki.

Oops.  But the Ki.78 was, which I missed, despite having a model.  And even made it.  Double oops.  There was also a proposed single-engine bomber (1945), but I couldn't find the number for it.  I recall it clearly from a '50s Air Pictorial.  OK, maybe 60s.  Still haven't found it...  It is wonderful days that we can even (semi-realistically) consider a model of the Ki.28 or (ok, maybe) a KDA.

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