Rikugun Ki-328. Japanese rocket powered vertical take-off interceptor

[RAFF-35]

So with only 9 parts to the entire kit, I've had longer sneezes than the total assembly time! The next thing to work out is what booster system to use? I only have 3 Schmidding SG.34 boosters. Or should I use a single, larger booster slung underneath the Ki.328?

Raff ..bad ideas GB mate...use all of em!!!   

Now you've said that, I've just thought that I should've done a Bolhm & Voss designed interceptor so there was asymmetric thrust thrown into the mix too 

[PR19_Kit]

Use a V2 as the booster stage...................... 

[Wardukw]

So with only 9 parts to the entire kit, I've had longer sneezes than the total assembly time! The next thing to work out is what booster system to use? I only have 3 Schmidding SG.34 boosters. Or should I use a single, larger booster slung underneath the Ki.328?

Raff ..bad ideas GB mate...use all of em!!!   

Now you've said that, I've just thought that I should've done a Bolhm & Voss designed interceptor so there was asymmetric thrust thrown into the mix too 

Ya still can but the Japanese version..think of it as the unintentional kamikaze   

[Wardukw]

Use a V2 as the booster stage...................... 

Hahahaha 😆 😂 😆...dude I love that idea 😂

[frank2056]

Don't laugh - the BIS suggested building a larger, manned version of the V-2 called Megaroc.

whatif video:

[Wardukw]

That doesn't surprise me at all really...but the thinking behind might prove the downfall...scaling something up and thinking it's going to work perfectly often has a habit of proving it don't work 🤔 😅

[kerick]

That doesn't surprise me at all really...but the thinking behind might prove the downfall...scaling something up and thinking it's going to work perfectly often has a habit of proving it don't work 🤔 😅

In a larger and more spectacular way! Huge ball of fire, enormous cloud of smoke!

[RAFF-35]

I found some more time to work on this build, so I've added some little details here and there including a turbine generator and a booster rocket. I have modelled the booster roughly on a Schmidding 109-553, but to be built locally by Mizuno.

The second photo is taken from the interweb to illustrate what the Schmidding should look like.

[Wardukw]

Well that looks incredibly small mate 😳 👍
Nobody in their right mind would get into that with all those rockets and boosters and hope of coming back in at least one piece....many many pieces..very plausible 😆

[kerick]

I don't know what any of these designers were thinking. They must have thought pilots were super human.

[PR19_Kit]

I don't know what any of these designers were thinking. They must have thought pilots were super human.

They figured they were expendable..................

[kerick]

I don't know what any of these designers were thinking. They must have thought pilots were super human.

They figured they were expendable..................

Surviving the launch to accomplish the mission would be tough enough.

[RAFF-35]

Well that looks incredibly small mate 😳 👍
Nobody in their right mind would get into that with all those rockets and boosters and hope of coming back in at least one piece....many many pieces..very plausible 😆

It's probably the smallest aircraft kit I've ever built in 1:72.

Luckily Japanese culture embraced one-way flights 

[Wardukw]

Well that looks incredibly small mate 😳 👍
Nobody in their right mind would get into that with all those rockets and boosters and hope of coming back in at least one piece....many many pieces..very plausible 😆

Yes yes yes .that they did indeed ..would make a sucky airline tho ..no return flights 

I think the smallest 72nd plane I built..maybe a Tigermoth or a Bulldog ...one of them 

It's probably the smallest aircraft kit I've ever built in 1:72.

Luckily Japanese culture embraced one-way flights