Tachikawa KKY-1
Apparently Amodel is
the only manufacturer to have produced a model of the KKY. It is quite decent although fit requires a little fettling.
the only manufacturer to have produced a model of the KKY. It is quite decent although fit requires a little fettling.
I initially primed in black and then sprayed white. The result was coming up too "cold", so I subsequently gave it a light undercoat of cork brown before finishing in white.
The cockpit and canopy needed a lot of fettling to get a good fit.
As I was going to display the model in-flight, I needed at least a pilot. I grabbed a spare Airfix mercenary. Not inappropriate, given the engine in the KKY-1 was actually a Blackburn/Cirrus Hermes IV
The prop was an experiment using some 1:32 plywood texture decals from properplane.com
Whipping up a quick based with some scrap board and a rough surface sculpted from papier-mâché.
And we have take-off! The pose is inspired by the box art.
Found a space on the bookshelf pending a proper home..
Inspired by the box art, with a spinning prop.
Kommentit
31 23 October 2022, 07:40
Robert PodkońskiAnother cool dio! Fantastic! (and congrats for assembling a biplane kit from Amodel... 😉 )
23 October 2022, 09:33
Paul GallagherThanks Robert, Villiers de Vos. I was forewarned of what to expect from Amodel, so I took my time with the fit😉
23 October 2022, 11:04
Łukasz GlińskiHuge respect for such a nice Amodel (!) build and a very dynamic dio 👍
23 October 2022, 19:46
Paul Gallagherthanks mates, appreciate your comments. Hanno - prop blur: check√😉
24 October 2022, 09:38
Hanno KleineckeNow it is the perfect impression, great ! Compressed air, or did you hide an electrical engine in there right from the beginning ?
24 October 2022, 13:37
Paul GallagherHanno, I cheated with compressed air😉 I did actually think about motorizing the build, but the inline engine means the the KKY-1 has a very small and narrow nose, and virtually no space to work in! Would have been easier if I got the KKY-2, which has a radial engine.
25 October 2022, 06:57
Живко ДжаковIt looks very good. Congratulations on a nice model and an even nicer smoker. Otherwise, I've been thinking about a fin motor. Something like this: encrypted-tbn0.gstat..zqL8YOw&usqp=CAU
25 October 2022, 08:07
Hanno KleineckeCompressed air did a perfect job in creating the right impression for the photo, brilliant !
The rotating prop works very realistic with the „dust" of the runway 👍
25 October 2022, 18:30
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The Amodel Tachikawa KKY in a take-off pose inspired by the box art
