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In the anime and manga _Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind_ , several large
aircraft appear. I believe they are called 'バカガラス' (possible transliteration:
_Bakagalas_ ). I plan to make 3D models of them, as it seems it hasn't been
done.

Are there any schematic or good size comparisons for these?


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Bakagalas (バカガラス) aircraft schematic/size comparison


It is apparently inspired by the German Aircraft Me323D-1. There are some
schematics for a model of that here <https://www.1999.co.jp/10548533>

Google image search of "バカガラス 模型" brings up Japanese plastic models/drawings,
if that helps.

The Japanese Wikipedia says there isn't any official documentation on the
specific size of the plane, but a fan site (<http://www.ghibli-
freak.net/nausicaa/mecha.html>) says it has an overall length of over 100
meters.

On a side note, someone made a real-life Nausicaa glider, which is awesome.
<https://www.makery.info/en/2016/11/08/il-a-realise-le-planeur-de-nausicaa/>


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The Flickr account belongs to me. I am more than willing to share any
information, but note that the sketches are just my own guesstimations. If you
compare them to screen shots, the proportions (especially the wingspan) seem
to vary considerably. I do not think the artists doing Nausicaa really sat
down and figured out the exact size of the thing. I just took elements and
proportions I liked and combined them.

That being said, one way to start estimating the size is comparing the
Nausicaa Gunship when it is being loaded into the cargo hold. By using the
Nitto/Bandai 1/72 Gunship, the minimum hold dimensions can be established
(accounting for its width and height with folded wings). My sketches were
ostensibly 1/200, but after doing this exercise, I figure they are closer to
1/250.


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