TimHortman Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Another long running kit finished up. This time a 1/72 Fine Molds KA-GO Observation Autogyro built OOB. Surpisingly this took a 3rd at the recent IPMS Region 1 Convention in Buffalo. I'm happy just to have some of these finished up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Nice one Tim! It looks like it would be NO fun to fly that thing. First you have to peer around the rotor post to be able to see in front of you, and second, you're in an open cockpit with blades whirling directly overhead! Well, the Japs had a deathwish during that time period anyway I suppose......interesting a/c! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Love it! Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRatzenberger Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Interesting and great job !!! That's the japanese license built version of the Kellett KD-1 with an Argus engine replacing the Jacobs radial. Here's the LF Models 1/72 KD-1 done up in NPS markings as it flew here (see museum link) in the early 1940's. The cockpit detail in your Fine Molds kit certainly seems superior to the LF kit -- do they make a standard KD-1 also ? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamsof51 Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Given the scale involved, these are both very well done models. I've got to use my 3X glasses just to paint in this scale. Nice job guys. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thanks Gang, The kit itself wasn't too bad, being it was 1/72 there were not a huge stack of parts (plus the interior wasn't "superdetailed" by any means!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehannaman Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Looks great. I was fortunate enough to see this one in person in Buffalo and I have to say, it looks even better face to face. Congrats on the plaque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thanks Justen, Most of my projects lately have been done "just to finish them up", but it was nice to actually win something with this one. I have a few dozen more projects that are in-process that need to clear the bench, then I can start to really get some "serious" modeling done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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