Not 1, But 2 Aviation Usk 1/72 Ki-10 Perrys
Aviation Usk was a short run maker in Usk, Nebraska. Their boxes were colorful and they always included a candy treat inside and a short note. Just like Rareplanes and other vacu-form makers they made kits of unusual subjects. I have no clue how I ended up with it. So built it. Someone else sent me another and I built that one too.
I did not know a thing about this aircraft's history and now I know just a little bit more. The parts are reminiscent of early MPM kits with a slightly grainy feel to them. I promptly lost the windshields, but making a replacement was easy. With just a bit of care in building the kits builds up into a nice representation of Perry. The decals were thin and I lost one on the light grey version.
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Spiros Pendedekas said on July 31, 2021
Nice paid of Perry's, David!
Really nice job on those limited run beauties!
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Thank you Spiros. They are different that's for sure.
Tom Cleaver said on July 31, 2021
Production-quality-wise, those kits make the very early MPM kits look like modern Tamiya!
You are a glutton for punishment, David. Amazing result with these.
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
I was being kind but yes they are rough, but I did not have any problem building them. Thanks Tom.
Haslam Yeoman said on August 1, 2021
They are little gems.
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Thank you very much.
Robert Royes said on August 1, 2021
Every kit wants to be built. Nicely done!
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Especially these two! Thanks.
Andrew Alexander said on August 1, 2021
Nice work, I’ve got this one and a couple other Usk kits. I always liked their choice of subjects.
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Thanks. I think these are the only ones I have. They were not difficult to build, just take your time.
John vd Biggelaar said on August 1, 2021
Beautiful builds, David.
You did great on those tiny Perry's, especially in 1/72
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Hi John,
I appreciate it. I think photographing them in natural like makes them look better then under hot lights.
John Healy said on August 1, 2021
Great work on these, David. Aviation Usk was a great mail order store, pre internet. The original owner was a gentleman named Tom Frisk and they were based in Washington state. I bought a lot of cool stuff from him. He stocked many unique decal sheets and exotic kits. He did a monthly mailing that I always looked forward to receiving.
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Hi John,
Thank you for the update. You are correct they did sell hard to find stuff. Did they sell a B-32?
John Healy said on August 2, 2021
Yes he did do a B-32. I think it was vac with injected details. I saw one of those about a year ago at my LHS.
Bob Torres said on August 1, 2021
These two are nice looking builds that will look great next to your other builds. Great job on them.
David Garcia said on August 2, 2021
Thank you Bob,
I was surprised how well they turned out. They did not look that enticing in the box.
Christopher C Tew said on August 2, 2021
Great work, David. Your good work certainly makes those Perrys look their best.
As with some of your other admirers, I had contacts with Tom back in the day and still have USK kits of a Japanese "Mary" and a Norm", two of an obscure Do 22 multi-purpose a/c (wheels and floats), and a few decal sets in the stash. Maybe I'll live long enough to get my Mary out and built.
Congratulations on completing these little beauties!
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Greg Kittinger said on August 2, 2021
Very nice! I have build the A-USK Myrsky, and have 3 more USK kits in the stash to get to, so know it took some elbow grease to get these into respectable shape. Well done!