Toon Time Again: Fujimi “Toon” Ships
I have built a bunch of the "toon" tanks, planes, and ships over the last few years, usually as a way to decompress from some of my more intricate builds. I had previously built four Meng "toon" ships before and really enjoyed them, so when I saw these two from Fujimi online, I decided that they would be a good addition to the fleet. After finishing a couple of detailed builds, including a 1/72 F-4J, I decided it would be a good time to build these two ships.
The offerings from Fujimi include a destroyer, and the cruiser Mogami in its aircraft carrier configuration. Just like the Meng kits, they were fun and easy to build. The instructions were all in Japanese, but that wasn't a problem. Unlike Meng ships, I don't think they were designed to be built without glue. I always use glue to assemble the kits anyway. My only disappointment in the kits was their size. I stupidly assumed they would be a size similar to the Meng kits. Upon opening the boxes, I discovered they were considerably smaller than the Meng kits. If we were talking scale kits, the Fujimi would be 1/700, while the Meng kits would be 1/350.
Unlike the Meng kits, the Fujimi offerings do not include a stand for the ships. Another interesting surprise was the decals. I built the destroyer first, which included both waterslide decals and press-on markings. The cruiser included only press-on markings, which meant that I needed to paint the Japanese markings on all of the planes. I cut a round toothpick in half and then used the round center section to dip into red paint and press a circular marking on to the planes. Primitive, but it worked. The markings also included decals, or press-ons, for the brown linoleum parts of the deck, but I couldn't get the decals to lay correctly, and the press-ons weren't an option for me, so I painted these areas by hand.
They took me a total of two days to build, paint, and weather both ships. If you want to relax between builds, or try some new paint or weathering, these kits can't be beat.
I've seen those "Egg Planes" before, but never the "Toon Ships"...cute! 🙂
A cute looking fleet.
Interesting critters!
Pure fun...
How cool are they! What fun! Ive done some Egg Planes but never seen these! I will have to look some up…thanks for posting George
Thanks, Cricket (@bikequeen). You found a really old build. Thanks for stopping by.