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Mokei Kagaku

Fire Dragon (Karyu) and (Super) Storm Dragon (Donryu), a deeper meaning?

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I used to have a big interest in aviation, including collecting models. So, I've had some basic knowledge about the names of Japanese planes from the World War 2 era for quite some years. Names like Kikka (orange blossom), Ohka (cherry blossom), Shusui (swinging/sharp sword), Shinden (magnificent lightning), Shiden (Violet Lightning) and a couple of others are pretty well known. 

Tonight I stumbled over the Ki-201 Karyu, the successor of the Nakajima Kikka. Karyu => Fire Dragon!

So, is there a connection between the names of Japanese planes and names of (some) Tamiya buggies? I simply had to dig deeper.

Well, what about the Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu => Storm Dragon (suddenly the name change from Super Dragon to Super Storm Dragon doesn't seem so stupid after all!)

Or Aichi B7A Ryusei => Shooting Star

Or Mitsubishi Ki-21 Rairyu => Thunder Dragon

Haven't found any Thunder Shot or Saint Dragon among the planes though.

 

The ORIGINAL :P Fire Dragon and Storm Dragon:

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