{"product_id":"special-hobby-1-72-tachikawa-ki-54-hickory-captured-and-post-war-service-plastic-model-kit","title":"SPECIAL HOBBY 1\/72 Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory ‘Captured and Post War Service’ Plastic Model Kit","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL HOBBY 1\/72 Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory ‘Captured and Post War Service’ Plastic Model Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Special Hobby kit builds the Tachikawa Ki-54 twin-engine trainer in captured and post-war service markings. The kit includes injection-moulded plastic parts and decals for three historically interesting aircraft operated by different forces after capture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\/72 scale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eInjection-moulded plastic model kit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed cockpit and airframe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptured and post-war service subjects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecals for three aircraft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst styrene kit of the Ki-54\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tachikawa Ki-54 was a Japanese twin-engine advanced trainer used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force during the Second World War. Designed for multi-crew training, it was employed in pilot, navigator, radio operator and gunnery instruction roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the end of the war, surviving Ki-54 aircraft were operated by various forces and in several post-war environments. Some examples were captured and used by Allied personnel, including aircraft marked with nose art and unofficial names. Others continued service in Asia, including use in French Indochina and Korea, where captured airframes changed hands during the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ki-54 is notable as a relatively rare subject in plastic model form, with this kit representing its diverse and often improvised post-war operational history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Special Hobby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlue, paint and modelling tools required (sold separately).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPECIAL HOBBY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46623627509921,"sku":"SH-72485","price":46.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/9754\/files\/SH72485.jpg?v=1782728157","url":"https:\/\/www.hearnshobbies.com\/products\/special-hobby-1-72-tachikawa-ki-54-hickory-captured-and-post-war-service-plastic-model-kit","provider":"Hearns Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}