FD Scale Aircraft 9: The Next Generation

Minor change of plans, i have decided to publish the Nakajima Ki-27 without the paintjobs for the Manshu Ki-79 (which are in the pipeline) because of job reasons. I'll be busy.

The Nakajima Ki-27 was the backbone of the IJA Air Force until 1940. Nicknamed "Nate" by the allies, and also "Abdul" in the CBI theater.
It took part in every theater of war were the Japanese were present and took part also in the Chinese civil war although it was only present through its trainer version the Manshu Ki-79 (which i'll draw paintjobs later for it, as i said at the beginning of this post)

It had various versions:

-Ki-27a: First production version. Approximately 565 aircraft built.
-Ki-27a-Kai: Trainer version converted from existing production. Approximately 150 aircraft converted.
-Ki-27b (Army Type 97b Fighter): Improved canopy, oil cooler and provision for 4 × 25 kg (55 lb) bombs or fuel tanks under the wings. A total of 1,492 built, including 50 by Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd.
-Ki-27b-Kai: Trainer version converted from existing production. Approximately 225 aircraft converted.

Many thanks to Eswube for his extensive help on these drawings.

Nakajima Ki-27: Japan, Manchukuo, Siam (Thailand), Nationalist China, Reformed Government of the Republic of China, USSR (Soviet Union)
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EDIT: Sorry, i had to say it: TORA! TORA! TORA! BANZAIIIII!

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Junkers J.I

Repainting:

Grumman F4F Wildcat/Grumman G-36
Caproni Ca.135bis

Even if the basic design does not change too much, that is a lot of work.

I don't see a translation of the Japanese on some of the fuselages...

Very well done

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Epic work.

There are some spare wheels in Ki-27b-Kai and I don't know it would be not better to put the Chinese ones in Chinese template not Japan.

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Excellent work Naixoterk

Very well done old boy

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Rhade wrote:

Epic work.

There are some spare wheels in Ki-27b-Kai and I don't know it would be not better to put the Chinese ones in Chinese template not Japan.

Fixed the wheels, thanks for pointing it out.

About the Chinese ones, they are inside the "others" template, there two of the same side (Kuomintang China), one for the Japanese puppet government of China and other one for the soviet captured one, so that pic is meant to cover three opposing sides or nations, not just only China.

Besides, it would be a waste of space to use one template for just one small airplane.

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Currently working on:

Fiat G.50
Breda Ba.64/65/75
Dornier Do.17/Do.215
Heinkel He.79
Junkers Ju.52
Junkers J.I

Repainting:

Grumman F4F Wildcat/Grumman G-36
Caproni Ca.135bis

Looks good as always Naixoterk!

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Incredible work, truly epic

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