Mitsubishi 1MF12

[63cpe]

With the bunch of left over Japanese kits was a derelict early Ki-15-I (Babs) and a 1/75 Hasegawa F1M2 (Pete) and started figuring what if I combine both into a Japanese copy of the P-26 peashooter?

Out came the Dremel and cutter and in minutes the fuselages were mated. Wing span off the Babs was a tad too big for a single seater (Babs is a twin seater) so had to cut it just outside the spats (Sorry PR19_Kit) and took out just over 1 cm and angled the wings a little forward. Next I covered the hole left over by the gunner position of the Pete and moved the cockpit of the Babs a little forward.

Anyway, it's waiting for a some paint.. maybe copy the scheme of an A5m?

PXL_20250413_184552483.MP by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250413_184544624 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr
PXL_20250413_184503983 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

David aka 63CPE

[stevehed]

Love it. What you going to call it?

[Rick Lowe]

Aw, cute!
Looks reminiscent of the Fokker D.XXI as well.

Maybe in USAAC colours, with a Fokker alongside, as trials aircraft? Just a wild thought...

[Dizzyfugu]

Oh, that's nice, and elegant, too! I could imagine this either in an all-green-grey IJN scheme (à la A5M), or with a simple green/brown/grey land cammo with Manchurian markings? The big radial engine gives some Soviet/I-16 vibes, too?

[zenrat]

 

[NARSES2]

The big radial engine gives some Soviet/I-16 vibes, too?

My thoughts as well Dizzy, whereas the rest of it looks very Japanese, so Japanese Communist AF ?