Hiyao Miyazaki is known for having a huge passion for aviation and flying, just one more aspect of Ghibli's movies that I love.Īnd if it wasn't enough.Porco forms a part of an incomplete Ghibli tattoo on my right leg. I also have a copy of the Art of Porco Rosso too for some great screen shot and reference material too.Ī little more detail on the fictitious Savioa S-21 Flying Boat In preparation for this, and earlier this year Scale model Aircaft did feature a build of this very kit, so some great reference material The instructions are all in Japanese but look to be easily followed.Ī little history on the flying boat, it would be nice to see if there are translated versions of these instructions, as I feel Fine Molds have put some serious thought into this kit. Or standing next to his Savioa.both are superbly detailed

You have 2 choices for Porco, one as the pilot The tan coloured sprues are ment for the underside of the aircraft and the winpontoons as well as the interior structure The engine is the same that you see in the movie with a nice easter egg included (the engine is called Ghibli whist translated is the Libyan-Arabic name for Hot Desert Wind) The polymer is super smooth and shiny so will need to be lightly abraded for the paint to adhere to. This one stunningly well made kit, and designed to be made with out the need to paint with some very thoughtful injection moulding. This will be the earlier 2004 kit with the later release being the Savioa S.21F (the F being that it has a flying display mount)

Porco rosso plane scene