I'm trying ( unsuccessfully i might add :-) ) to build a 1/48 vac-form Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily", but I'm really having problems trying to find good photos of this plane. I am mainly stuck with the underside, especially with the landing gear as i can't quite figure out how it all fits.
Does anyone know where i can find any photos. I have trawled the Internet, with not much luck, and the only book i can find dedicated to this plane seems to be out of print and nigh on impossible to find.
Andy

Here are three pages of pics of the "lilly"

http://www.ijaafpics.com/jbwki481.htm

Here aqre a couple line drawings that may be useful also
http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/ki48marumech.html
These are zip files, just extract them to the folder you want.

Hope this helps !

Bill, the line drawings are perfect, you are a lifesaver. Thankyou .
Andy

Sweet lil' Lily! My favorite of Imperial Japan's bombers. Do a good job with her. What scheme you gonna paint?

I'll try Fred.
The colour scheme will be overall light grey. haven't figured out the unit markings for China 1941/42.
Andy

Hi Andy

Here is a page that you may find helpful for markings. This is a first hand account from a Japanese pilot of the very first Japanese/AVG encounter on Dec 20, 1941.

http://www.warbirdforum.com/suzuki.htm

Thanks Hermon, that should help with tracking down the unit markings.
Andy

Hi Andy,

These rae not China Lilys, but here are two rare ones that actually operated in the Solomons; note one has a rare fuselage hinomaru: Solomon Lily

At this time most IJAAF bombers were still overall gray-green. I can try to look up specific Lily info in my copy of Thorpes camo & marking book, if you'd like.

Here are IJA color samples: http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraft/ijacolors.msnw

A list of colors: http://groups.msn.com/japanesemodelaircraft/colorchips.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2230

http://members.aol.com/reishikisenguy/accolors.htm

relics http://members.aol.com/reishikisenguy/accolors3.htm

Try here there are some drawings on this site VAR AVIATION DRAWINGS

I`ve pointed this site out to others and there are some really good drawings on here.

Hope it helps
Den

oops I see that Bill already pointed this site out to you .Good ere innit.

Den

Thanks Fred, saved to y favorites.


:-) . Its not bad is it .
Andy