1:72 scale Toyota GB Starter Truck.

[Bustedwing]

Way back in group build # 54 " Pacific Theatre " I built the Kawasaki Ki-45. The kit came with a bonus kit of this starter truck which I finally built over the last week. I've heard of starter starts, flywheel starts and even shotgun starts but had no idea such a truck existed that would hook to the spinner and turn the engine over.

 

[Wurger]

 

[SaparotRob]

Great truck!

 

[CATCH 22]

Way back in group build # 54 " Pacific Theatre " I built the Kawasaki Ki-45. The kit came with a bonus kit of this starter truck which I finally built over the last week. I've heard of starter starts, flywheel starts and even shotgun starts but had no idea such a truck existed that would hook to the spinner and turn the engine over.

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Great job! Very nice models!
And here's the real one:

BTW, many (if not all) Japanese airplanes from the period have those "hooks" in the middle of the spinner. That's made for the starter truck to "catch" it and give it a start.

 

[Bustedwing]

Great job! Very nice models!
And here's the real one:
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BTW, many (if not all) Japanese airplanes from the period have those "hooks" in the middle of the spinner. That's made for the starter truck to "catch" it and give it a start.
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Pretty slick I must admit. What happened if no truck was available ? They must have had some secondary means ?

 

[Crimea_River]

Very cool Graham.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!