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Kawanishi E17K1 Takumi (Open Sea) What if Rising Sun '46

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Bungle

November 27, 2008, 11:17:22 AM
1946.... America still did not have the A bomb and Japan had not quite been forced back to the home islands. The skies were full of the me262 inspired Kikka and the me163 like Shusui. The Imperial Japanese Navy need their own jet powered reconnaissance seaplane and thanks to a bit of espionage and help from the still non-belligerent Soviets they got it, the Kawanishi E17K1 Navy Experimental 21-Shi 'Takumi'.

Kit is a 1/72nd PM Yak-15 from the spares box with the floats from a 1/75th Hasegawa Mitsubishi F1M2 'Pete'. Canopy also from the spares box. Cannot take credit for the idea - saw a 1/48th version somewhere on the 'net and to the maker of which I give my veneration.
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#2
November 27, 2008, 11:34:06 AM
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

Ian the Kiwi Herder

#3
November 27, 2008, 12:06:48 PM
H*ll yes !

Ian
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#4
November 27, 2008, 12:32:36 PM
Cool !  :thumbsup:
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#5
November 27, 2008, 01:30:45 PM
Huzzah!

Exits to find San Torta's defence department cheque book and seal some sort of deal with Imperial Japan's war surplus department.
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#6
November 27, 2008, 05:33:12 PM
Hory Sheet! It's a Seaplane Jet!

Looks wicked! Nice Job on the paint, Bungle!
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#7
November 27, 2008, 07:13:16 PM
Neato !  Great concept jet done to perfection !   :cheers:

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#8
November 27, 2008, 07:28:57 PM
COOOOOL :wub: :thumbsup:
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#9
November 27, 2008, 08:36:58 PM
Nice floatplane :thumbsup:
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#10
November 27, 2008, 11:30:56 PM
Very good looking jet.  :mellow: :thumbsup:
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#11
November 28, 2008, 12:22:59 AM Last Edit: November 28, 2008, 09:10:34 AM by sequoiaranger
Nice, simple kitbash whif.

I like it.

PS--The yellow stripe on the pontoon of the "Pete" was a "propeller" warning stripe so folks didn't walk into the airscrew disc and get shredded (you probably wouldn't need that with a jet!).
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#12
November 28, 2008, 04:33:27 AM
neat effective idea.

well done with the painting too.
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#13
November 28, 2008, 10:50:35 AM
Quote from: sequoiaranger on November 28, 2008, 12:22:59 AM

PS--The yellow stripe on the pontoon of the "Pete" was a "propeller" warning stripe so folks didn't walk into the airscrew disc and get shredded (you probably wouldn't need that with a jet!).

Sure they need the stripe as a jet intake warning  ;D

This did come out pretty nice, great idea  :thumbsup:
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#14
November 28, 2008, 11:11:19 AM
 :wub: :wub: :wub:

Great idea, and so nicely done!
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