Ships of the Japanese Flag GB 2021

軍艦の船長は戦いの準備をする
Gunkan no snecho wa tatakai no junbi wo suru

Alright Snecho, prepair for battle. The forth ship installment, and probably my most anticipated, of getting those who want to expand their horizons, or just like building ships. The ships of different nations GB’s continue with Japanese ships!
Any ship which flies or flew the Rising Sun is acceptable. Warships, training ships, cargo ships, passenger ships, captured ships, racing yachts, submarines, private boats etc. any era.
You have up to 2 years to submit an entry and no build time limit. That’s right, as long as I’m around, I will answer your posted WIP updates. Lord knows that after my Akagi, it can take a loong time.
So, who wants to join me in building something JAPANESE?..BANZAI!!!

  1. Starts on Aug 1st with no time limit.

  2. You have two years to enter.

  3. WIP photos a must.

  4. 10% completed or less please.

  5. Crossovers allowed.

  6. As much or little AM as you want.

  7. Scratch or OOB.

  8. Enjoy yourself, it’s a hobby.

  9. I reserve the right to change the rules slightly to make the GB more enjoyable if necessary.

Roster

crown r n7

1/350 Tamiya I-400 sub

DBrasov

1/700 Combrig Fuso Ironclad (Late Fit)

Drums01

1/350 Tamiya Yamato Battleship Completed pics page 13

Gamera

1/350 Shimakaze Destroyer

Glamdring

TBD

Hogfanfs

1/350 Aroshima Chokai Heavy Cruiser
1/350 Hasegawa Nagato Battleship
1/350 Fujimi Fuso Battleship
1/350 Fujimi Kongo Battleship
1/350 Hasegawa Agano Light Cruiser
1/350 Tamiya Yamato Battleship
1/72 Takom Yamato Turret
1/750 Tamiya Tone
1/350 Tamiya Mogami (no deck refit)
1/350 Aroshima Myoko

Ikar01

1/700 Hasegawa Shoho

1/350 Tamaya Kagero completed pics page 12

1/350 AFV Club I-27 completed pics page 9

1/700 Fujimi Ise First to finish completed pics page 5

Modelcrazy

1/350 Aoshima Takao
1/350 Hasegawa Shimakaze
1/700 Hasegawa Hikawa Maru
1/350 Trumpiter DDG 177 Atago
1/700 Seaway Kaga triple deck
1/700 Aoshima Soryu
1/700 Haegawa Aoba
1/700 Aoshima ChoKai

Scottrc

1/700 Tamiya Mushshi

Straycat1911

1/200 Nichimo JMSDF DDK Asagumo

TankerBuilder

1/700 Hasegawa Hikawa Maru

Taxtp

1/350 Tamiya I-400

OK, Steve, you got me!

Can you put me down for:

  1. 1/350 Aoshima Chokai Heavy Cruiser
  2. 1/350 Hasegawa Nagato Battleship
  3. 1/350 Fujimi Fuso Battleship
  4. 1/350 Fujimi Kongo Battlecruiser
  5. 1/350 Hasegawa Agano Light Cruser
  6. 1/350 Tamiya Yamato Battleship
  7. 1/72 Takom Yamato Turret

I guess that’s enough for now. And, yes, It’s safe to say, this one has been highly anticipated. Maybe I’ll get the spark to start building again.

Thanks,

What the hey, put me down too Steve.

1/350th Hasegawa IJN Shimakaze

I need this like another hole in the head. The LST I started for your American Navy GB is still sitting there beside the bench. And the cyborg for your cyberpunk/steampunk GB is sitting near my airbrush, still can’t get the skin tones to blend like I really want them too.

I admire you and Bruce, if I get one done I’ll be more than happy.

Hmm;

I gues I will have to finish the HikaMaru and the Icebreaker/Research Ship!

I was waiting for this GB. Put me down for a 1/350 Tamiya Yamato. I already got the wood deck as well as the Lions Roar and Eig Ed detail parts too.

Ben

Now that’s what I’m talking about!

You are my hero with all those beautiful Japanese ships.

I got you down Gunkan snecho Hogfanfs san

That is such a beautiful destroyer.

I also have you down Gunkan snecho Gamera san

TankerBuilder san, I assume that is the Hasegawa 1/700 HikaMaru.

What is the manufacturer and scale of the Icebreaker/Research ship? Or will it be scratch built?

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I got you down Gunkan snecho Drums01 san.
Looking forward to that Ben. If it’s half what you did with the Arizona, it will be outstanding.[Y]

Open ended? Okay, put me down for the only Japanese ship I have; the Nichimo 1/200 JMSDF DDK Asagumo.

Your down Gunkan snecho Straycat
Man, that’s an oldie. 1969, what? 52 years old?

You saying something about my advanced age there, youngster? Lol.

Dunno the exact year but I was in my teens when I first saw Asagumo at San Antonio Hobby Shop in California and thought it was the sexiest ship I’d ever seen.

Nope, I was almost a teen myself.

I did own a 69 Camao though.

OK, the first of many kits for me in this GB is the IJN Chokai Heavy Cruiser:

And the extras:

I won’t be starting just yet, need to finish another project from my other hobby first.

Those Aoshima kits have some nice detail. That’s what my Takao is.

Looks like a great quality kit there Bruce! I don’t know when I’ll get to my kit either but I should put up some pictures of my kit and the extras too.

Well guys, here’s mine. My wife bought it for my birthday back in 2016. It’s high time I started on it.

She also bought me the massive White Ensign Models PE set.

I’m hoping to complete it for next years Nats in Omaha, but that’s still a year away and I’m not going to knock myself out like I did on the Akagi to finish it. Luckly I won’t have 36 planes with their interiors to do and I about half the size.

That’s awesome Steve! And take your time, I’d think with the Akagi you’d not even want to look at a ship for decade or so!

You kidding? I could never get tired of ships. Maybe take a small break between them on occasion.

I actualy can’t find the instructions and the only one I can find is on the internet, small, hard to read and all in Japanese. I printed out but still looking for it.