JAPANESE GROUP BUILT PART III
RULES
* Start date January 1st, 2014
* Run time to December 31st, 2014
* Japanese subjects, which I’ll define as fighting under the Japanese flag, aka a captured P-40 flown by a Japanese pilot would be eligible.
* Cross-overs welcome
* Pre-started are fine as long as under 10-20% (light assembly)
* Any ‘roll-over’ subjects from Part II are welcome.
And most important have fun guys and gals!
Completed models/sign-up list
AJD3530: Arii 1/48th N1K1 ‘George’
Bsyamato: LS 1/72nd Ki-15 Babs :Finished photos page 30.
Hasegawa 1/72nd Ki-51 Sonia: Finished photos page 49.
Fujimi 1/72nd Tenzan
Ace 1/72 Kurogane Staff Car
Falconmod: Hasegawa 1/48th A6M5 Zero: Finished photos page 46.
1/72nd Shiden: Finished photos page 46.
Flyerduke: Tamiya 1/48 Ki-46 Dinah
Gamera: Hasegawa 1/48 N1K1 Shiden: Finished photos page 54.
Finish all the krap I started for the last GB…
Greysnake: Tamiya 1/48 A6M3 Zero Hamp
Jgeratic: Fujimi 1/72 A5M4 Claude :Finished photos page 31.
Choroszy Modelbud 1/72nd Tachikawa Ki-9: Finished photos page 35.
Jibber: Dragon 1/35th Type 2 Ka-Mi: Finished photos page 38.
Johnson: Platz 1/72nd JASDF T-33 ‘San-san’
Platz Mitsubishi F-1
FineMolds Ka-14: Finished photos page 21.
Fujimi Type 90 MBT prototype: Finished photos page 16.
Modelcrazy: Tamiya 1/35th Type 97 Chi-Ha: Finished photos page 52.
Nathan T: TBA
Panzerpilot: Hasegawa 1/32nd Ki-61: Finished photos page 27.
PeteG: Hasegawa 1/48th Ki-84
Plasticjunkie: Hasegawa 1/48th N1K1 ‘George’: Completed photos page 15.
Rigidrider: Hasegawa 1/32nd Ki-43 ‘Oscar’: Completed photos page 14.
Hasegawa/Minicraft 1/48th J7W Shinden-kai: Completed photos page 43.
SchattenSpartan: Zoukei Mura 1/32nd J7W1 Shinden
Tamiya 1/32 A6M Zero
Silentbob33: Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Zero: Completed photos page 48.
Simpilot34: Hasegawa 1/72 Kawanishi E7K1 ‘Alf’
Son of Medicine Man: Tamiya 1/48 A6M2 Zero
Stikpusher: AFV Club 1/350th I-18: Completed photos page 63.
Tal Afar Dave: Airfix 1/72nd Zero
Airfix 1/72nd Val
Taxp: Tamiya 1/72nd Nanzan
Tom68: Tamiya 1/48th Zero A6M3 : Completed photos page 59.
Waikong: TBA
Waynec: JGSDF TYPE 87 35mm(2) SPAA
Wiccan Warrior: 1/72 Hasegawa/Airfix with resin parts JASDF F-104 Starfighter
WW2psycho: 1/48 Hasegawa Kate
Ygmodeler4: 1/48 Tamiya A6M2
Your choice of badges!
Sign me up… I’ll figure out my subject later
Sure SP, you got it!
Count me in. I might be doing an Arii Ki-44 if I can ever find some AM decals at a decent price. If not that, then more than likely a Tamiya A6M of some variety. I’ll let you know before the new year hopefully.
Cliff, I’ll do another Tamiya 1/72 Nanzan, as I promised it some time back. Then I can call that little idea complete, as they only built one of them and repainted it once !
I might do a late ‘George’ too, but don’t quote me on that until I get through the Nanzan. That would give me one each of the low wing, and mid wing variants.
Cheers
Tony
Thanks guys, got you both down.
Ajd3530 I assume both of those are 1/48th?
Here i am [::DD0]
For now my fujimi Tenzan 1/72 from previous part two… for now [:D]
Please sign me up with a 1/48 Hasegawa George.
You got it guys!
And thanks!
Ok, I’m in. Been a while since I’ve been in a GB. Needs some major inspiration, been a lean modelling year. I’ll have to decide later what to build.
Gamera, can you put be down for a Type 2 Ka-Mi Amphibious Tank in 1/35 by Dragon
Pontoon or no pontoon is the question for the Ka-Mi. It’s such a weird looking vehicle I’m thinking “with”. Thoughts?
Hey Waikong, great to have you, I’ll put you down as a TBA.
Jibber: Yeah, the pontoons are awesome, I’ve got one and thinking about trying to modify some figures to show the crew attaching the things to the tank on a beach. I don’t have any good photos so I’m not sure how it was done other than a lot of sweat and hard work.
How was the kit, looks straight forward. I wonder if they didn’t drive into it?
Looks like a really nice kit in the box. Constructor built one a year or so ago.
I’d assume the pontoons weren’t too heavy since they were just big floats. I’d guess most of the crew manhandled them into position while one guy put the bolts in.
The pontoons were held in place by mechanical claw assemblies, that way the could be dropped once the tank was ashore and not be hindered by them. Actually a very clever method for approaching the problem of how to make a tank swim. The US had a similar kit for the Sherman by the end of the war.
Thanks for the correction SP, I should have checked the kit before I posted- those claw clamps are very distinctive.
Gamera,
Against my better judgement go ahead and sign me up! I think it may be a Hasegawa A6M5 zero 1/48
John