Imperial Japanese Navy Database

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IJN Destroyer IKAZUCHI 1942 (Yamashita Hobby, 1/700)

by NAOKI YAMANAKA on November 26, 2023 · in Ships · 13 ≡

Let me post a work of Japanese ship. Her name is Ikazuchi, which means simply "thunder" in a very traditional Japanese way. She was an IJN destroyer, the 23rd of the Fubuki class destroyers. The kit was provided by Yamashita [...]

Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11, No. 135, "Sasebo Kokutai", 1/48 scale

by Stephen Young on July 12, 2023 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

This is the Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11, No. 135, "Sasebo Kokutai", 1/48 scale, kit #61036 First issued in 1994 I bought this for a reasonable price on Ebay and it had been sitting in my collection for at least 10 years. [...]

Hasegawa J2M Raiden 雷電 Lightning Bolt “Jack”

by Jeff Groves on June 16, 2020 · in Aviation · 7 ≡

This is Hasegawa’s classic Raiden kit from 1977. It is a good kit for its time, but suffers from basic cockpit detail and shallow wheelwells. I replaced both on my build and plunge-molded the sliding portion of the canopy. There is [...]

Yokosuka K5Y Akatombo 赤とんぼ (Red Dragonfly) “Willow”

by Jeff Groves on June 4, 2020 · in Aviation · 14 ≡

The K5Y Akatombo was a primary trainer in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1933 through the end of the Pacific War. It was called Akatombo (Red Dragonfly) after a Japanese children’s poem of the time due to its bright [...]

Mitsubishi F1M2 Observation Seaplane Type 11

by Julian Shawyer on August 19, 2017 · in Aviation · 20 ≡

Hasegawa 1/48th scale Mitsubishi F1M2 Zero Observation Seaplane type 11 "Pete" With this kit I used the separate Photo-Etched parts set from Hasegawa. The set included, bracing wires, instrument panels, gunsights and bomb [...]