pizzapaolo Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I am a big fan of Japanese twin engine bombers and the Nell in particular I think is a great looking aircraft. Build was usual Hasegawa - perfect fit and no dramas to speak of. Paints used were Vallejo Japanese set for top and Mr Color for underside. In the cabinet: With his IJN friends.... 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A very nice model of a historically significant aircraft. And a rare sight here: Japanese bombers don't seem to be very popular with European and Northa American modellers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 tasty, all of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Lovely models, all. The Peggy is particularly fascinating to me, you can really see a family resemblance to the Betty there! IIRC the Peggy was used by the IJN as well as the IJA but I don't think it ever got an IJN designation. At least I've never see it referred to anything other than the Ki-67. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very nice indeed - I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person in the UK with a Ki-67 in their collection! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzapaolo Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, MikeR said: Very nice indeed - I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person in the UK with a Ki-67 in their collection! Mike. I was wondering if it's lack of availability/cost that puts people off or is it that folks in Europe & US are just not that interested in some of the more obscure Japanese subjects? Hasegawa's Ki67 is a great kit and it was one of my favourite builds of all time. Would happily build another but I don't know that I'll find one for less than £40. I can't get enough of them but finding them for reasonable cost is tricky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 A tidy build and nice collection. I think it is both cost and availability we don't see more Japanese twins in 1/72, I do have a stash of the kits but they're all bought from retailers in Japan when the exchange rate was favourable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggerphil Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I bought my Hgawa Nell for £17 not inc p&p and customs charge - cant recall total cost but Im pretty sure its less than UK price. Anyhoo, nice build, it is a good kit of an interesting subject. What paint was used for the Hiryu btw? Ive got one in my stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Nice collection - they all look great. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Thanks for showing this! I also think the "Nell" is quite a smart looking plane and have long toyed with the idea of hunting down the Hasegawa kit. You build really does it justice - don't see many of them around. Nice collection too, by the way. 👍😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Oh they're popular with serious ww2 aero modelers all right. But they're mightily expensive and hard to get in Europe. Not to mention the nonexistent customer service. .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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