Kayaba Katsuodori concept plane- Nobi scaled to 1/33

[eric_son]

Subarashii!

[Isaac]

The rockets are attached in pairs. Two on either side of the fuselage under the wing root section one above the other.

The kit has an attachment plate, but I decided not to use it since I am not sure it would have been used like that. Again, this is a concept only so no one is right or wrong.
The model is done.










Comment
The tiger scheme is interesting and very colorful for modeling, but for a high altitude interceptor it was not a smart choice of colors.


In summary, this was a simple fun kit to build and can be scaled up to 1/33 with ease and no special computer skills ( just print the pdf at 145% for 1/33 scale ).

More comparison pictures to follow


Isaac

[Isaac]

Now here are some pictures comparing the Kastuodori in 3 scales.

The green is a plastic model in 1/72 scale. The other two are the original Nobi at 1/48 scale on the red stand and the larger one on the dolly is my scaled up version in 1/33 scale.






Isaac

[Isaac]

The ramjet concept dated many years before WW2. However, as simple as the engine was, you needed to get the aircraft ( or missile ) going to a high speed which was not attainable at the time. Eventually, this engine found a better use in missiles than manned aircraft.


Here is a quick photo comparison of another ramjet design from Lippisch as the P.13a





Cheers

Isaac

[Isaac]

And finally, a picture of the model taking off to the sky on a beautiful November day.



Isaac

[Yu Gyokubun]

You whip through a difficult task without calling upon much reference.
Some war museum curators should be asking you for a present as an archival model.

Well done and congratulations.

Yu

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by Yu Gyokubun

You whip through a difficult task without calling upon much reference.
Some war museum curators should be asking you for a present as an archival model.

Well done and congratulations.

Yu

Yu san

I tend to know allot of information on some aviation topics. I am now adding to my knowledge Japanese aircraft as well.


This was a fun project.


Now back to my Ta-183. I have to make a new canopy and add the missiles to it.


kiotsukete ( take care ).



Isaac

[rockpaperscissor]

What a great looking model! The additions really make it pop. I have the same Lippisch model printed out (still unbuilt) in 1/72 and it's pretty small, but it looks large when compared to the Kastuodori. Your photos of the two aircraft together provided me with a good size reference. Nice job!

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by rockpaperscissor

What a great looking model! The additions really make it pop. I have the same Lippisch model printed out (still unbuilt) in 1/72 and it's pretty small, but it looks large when compared to the Kastuodori. Your photos of the two aircraft together provided me with a good size reference. Nice job!

Once I finish my Ta-183 Huckebein, I will pose all of my Luft 46 and the Katsuodori together for reference. I have some more more kits in those categories, but I will change themes soon and go for a another of my Israeli Air Force jets.


Cheers

Isaac