Brian B
Elite member
That is the one! Imagine sculpting the body of that thing, that would look super cool if it actually flew.
Your bumblecrow is looking awesome! I forget wether it's here or on rcgroups, but I'd definitely enter that in a "fantasy flight" contest.
I believe that plane is a French Caudron G.III. It was a recon plane during the first world war. I hope you have lots of cf tube if you want to model it, skewers would be WAY too heavy.
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And why not enter? I'll edit this post whenever I get around to building the Ka-14, but Here is the link to the Dinah thread. As evidence this actually appeared in the movie, here is a screenshot.
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Those little green blobs are most definitely Dinah's, as they have the twin engines, and by the end of the war, many Ki-46 iii's were retrofitted with upward facing cannons specifically for the role of Superfortress hunting. My plane, however, is the fastest version, with streamlined nose and upgraded engines. And no guns.
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And just for reference, here is the "star" of The Wind Rises: the Ka-14
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Actual planes meshing with Miyazaki's fantastical flare is probably one of the best things on the planet.
Love your work. Older post, but I made the elegant dream plane from "The Wind Rises", sorta like this one. The picture with Aeronica-style wheel pants was a test mockup only. Flew great with C-pack. Gonna build a Beta someday, complete with landing gear.