Jesse1 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi all, Here is, finally, the Nippon Maru from Imai at 1/150. She has been a training ship for many years and is now a museum. It was a long but fun built, very nice kit, too bad Imai is no longer around. This is the first with four mats and I figured then that one extra mast should not be that much more work, yeah, right... Anyway, hope you like her. T/care Jesse 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Cracking build love all the details beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks Beefy & Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 That's an absolute belter! Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Beautifully done, cracking job. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Hi Martian & Chris, Thanks for stopping by & comments. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Brilliant result, bravo! I agree it's a pity the Imai range of ships have all but disappeared now- they were excellent kits. They used to turn up on ebay quite frequently, but I have been looking for their 1/150 Napoleon kit for 10 years without success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Pirate Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 That is simply fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Canadian Pirate said: That is simply fantastic. Thanks. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Killingholme said: Brilliant result, bravo! I agree it's a pity the Imai range of ships have all but disappeared now- they were excellent kits. They used to turn up on ebay quite frequently, but I have been looking for their 1/150 Napoleon kit for 10 years without success! I had a discussion with Sam about those here See my last reply, maybe you can take a chance & contact this guy, maybe he can get another Napoleon. eBay.com.au look for a seller by the name ''modelshipyard''. Let me know. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I'm stunned at the detail you have the eyes for and that you have been able to incorperate in your model! I envy those that have this abillity! What a great model! On a side note, I've just been to kingKit's homepage and they have the Nippon Maru in stock, but alas UK sales only! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great looking ship. Nailed that rigging. Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 5 hours ago, HansReggelsen said: I'm stunned at the detail you have the eyes for and that you have been able to incorperate in your model! I envy those that have this abillity! What a great model! On a side note, I've just been to kingKit's homepage and they have the Nippon Maru in stock, but alas UK sales only! Cheers Hans J Hi Hans, Thank you for the kind words, she is getting quite rare, they made one at 1/100 scale, but that one is impossible to find, last week I found her sister ship Kaiwo Maru at 1/100 but, in the US, but after almost convincing them to send it, but USPS refused because of its size, and having it sent by UPS would have made the shipping cost ridiculous. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 5 hours ago, invidia said: Great looking ship. Nailed that rigging. Fantastic Thanks invidia. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 She's a real stunner Jesse ! ! BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thanks Billy. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 A real beauty! Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks Roberto. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUB-SAM Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Absolutely fantastic :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Thanks man. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomore Shelfspace Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Nice, I photographed the real one in Yokohama about 2009. I'll post some here if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Nomore Shelfspace said: Nice, I photographed the real one in Yokohama about 2009. I'll post some here if you're interested. Thanks, but no need for the photos, I had some from a friend that was there a few years back. Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hello Jesse, My remark: Master Modeler. Greetz/Orion/The Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Thanks Orion, now you gonna make me blush... Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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