Yak 9 painted as Ki-61?

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:59 pm

Anyone have any insight as to why this Yak 9 is painted as a Japanese fighter?

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:26 pm

Well,
it is Halloween
or maybe
They could not afford more paint ?
Home despot had a sale on red and white latex ?
It was captured by the Japanese ?

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:30 pm

Circa 2004 photo of VH-YXI which at the time was owned by a Mr Oguma (Japanese obviously). It was a tempory finish before it went to the paint shop proper.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Dunno why, but as a model builder, I LIKE IT!

Amaze your friends! Win bar bets! :twisted:

Stephan Wilkinson · **Joined:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:23 am **Posts:** 698

Because it's his airplane and he can paint it any way he wishes?

OZFURYFAN · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:30 pm

You're a genius Stephan!! Its a shame you did not apply that same analogy to your comments regarding Graham Hoskings Corsair, Graham tried his best to restore & represent an aircraft that had provenance and significant history in a largely unknown conflict but that got missed in your drivel laden article!! Pete Bradley

Stephan Wilkinson · **Joined:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:23 am **Posts:** 698

I never said Graham Hoskings couldn't do whatever he wished with his own airplane, I simply pointed out that Ferraris will sell for $30 million to $40 million every year while far more complex and far more exciting warbirds are stuck at vastly lower value levels because they have no -real- provenance. If people made bitsa Ferraris and Mercedes, they wouldn't be worth much (comparatively) either.

Glad you liked my Aviation History article.

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:18 pm

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:25 pm

I think I just peed a little... ROFLMFAO

Jesse C. wrote:

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:27 pm

Cherrybomber13 wrote:

I think I just peed a little... ROFLMFAO

Jesse C. wrote:

I would put my money on Blue...

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:14 pm

Looks like the Batley Townswomen's Guild is still reenacting the battle of Pearl Harbo(u)r.

mlenoch · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:18 pm

Just think.........those are somebody's grandmothers.

.............now go tidy up your room. :lol:

VL

OZFURYFAN · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:08 pm

Haha Jesse, I'll go the blue as well, looks good on a Honduran Corsair!!! Pete :drink3:

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:28 pm

mlenoch wrote:

Just think.........those are somebody's grandmothers.

Get off my lawn! :axe:

Invader26 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:56 am **Posts:** 843

Looks more like Congress!

The Yak is now in Germany...the owner wants it back.....

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