Kaiten Human Torpedo

[ShaunW]

Well done fitting those small parts, Tim and the weld lines look good to me.

[Tim Reynaga]

The last of the thirteen kit parts were the Kaiten’s characteristic counterrotating propellers.







The reference picture, taken at Yokosuka in September 1945, is of a later Kaiten Type 4 which had three-bladed propellers; the earlier Type 1 Kaiten I’m building still had the four-bladed props of the Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedo from which it was derived.

[Bissyboat]

Nice and crisp propellers.

[Tim Reynaga]

Assembly completed, the Kaiten is ready for paint!

[Bissyboat]

Excellent! Off she pops.

[ShaunW]

She looks great ready for paint.

[Dirkpitt289]

Now this is impressive, I wonder if that movie is dubbed or at least have subtitles. It looks like it would be interesting