The Empire of Japan Group Build Database at iModeler

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EoJ Group: All Black 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44-II Shoki

I built this kit for the Empire of Japan Group. I had discovered some diagrams of a Shoki with an all-black paint job. Although the prospect of an all-black plane was daunting, I decided I would give it a try. There are no photos of [...]

Nichimo 1/48 Aichi E13A1b ”Jake” (零式水上偵察機)

Hi everyone! This is my Nichimo 1/48 Aichi E13A1b ”Jake”, built as part of the Empire of Japan GB. The Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: “Jake”) was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) [...]

1/48 Fine Molds Mitsubishi Ka-14

This is my first group build for The Empire of Japan. I’m a big fan of Japanese aircraft so I thought I should join the group. I love the animation “The Wind Rises” and I didn’t know about this plane till I saw the movie. The [...]

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Fine Molds 1/48 for The Empire of Japan Group Build

A while back I started building Kamikaze machines for the 'iModeler goes to The Movies' group build. A thread can be found there that shares some views and history around two modern Japanese films (The Eternal Zero and For Those We Love) [...]

1/48 Tamiya Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)

Hello, I'm new to iModeler and a beginner model maker. This is my first post so be easy on me. Not sure if this is where I'm suppose to post but here it it. Old Tamiya kit I had fun making. Not much detail and the fit wasn't great but it [...]

Banzai!…1/48 Nakajima B5N1 Type 97 Model 1 “Kate” Imperial Japanese Navy

After the Sonia, here´s my dad´s second contribution to the Empire of Japan group build. This time an early version of the Kate bomber in an unusual and rare camo scheme, operated by the 12th Flying Group over southern China in [...]

1/72 Hasegawa Ki67 Type 4 Hiryu (Peggy)

Here's my Peggy that I built for the Empire of Japan group build here on iModeler. Everything went together well. The wings fit so well that you can leave them off for painting. Some who have built this kit had trouble with a large step [...]

Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣, ”Sabre”), Eduard, 1/48

Hi everyone! This is my Eduard 1/48 Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi suicide plane, built as part of this great "Empire of Japan" group build, hosted here, in this fantastic site! The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣, "Sabre") was a [...]

Origami Observation......Empire of Japan Group Build

After numerous small challenges and delays I present my first group build completion... A Yokosuka E14 Y-1 "Glen" "Folding Floatplane". Little known even in dedicated WW2 aviation circles, this aircraft was notable for [...]

Mitsubishi 1MT Type 10, 1/50 UPC. Empire of Japan

The Type 10 torpedo bomber was designed by Sopwith designer Herbert Smith for the Japanese Navy. Built in 1922, 20 were built, it was difficult to fly and it could not land on the carrier with the torpedo loaded. They were eventually [...]