doxasg Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The Kamikaze history from WWII After the fall of Saipan (July 1944), the Japanese restored the memory of Kamikaze by ascribing it to the suicide attack missions of their air force. The commander of Japan’s First Air Fleet in the Philippine Islands, Vice Admiral Takashiro Ohnishi, had pointed out that the best way to inflict maximum damage on the warships of the Allies was to deliberately crash aircraft into them. The motto of Kamikaze Pilots for their mission was: “Transcend life and death. Eliminate all thoughts about your life and your death. Only then you will disregard your earthly life totally. You will be empowered to focus your attention on eradicating your enemy with unwavering determination. In the meantime, reinforce your excellence in flight skills”. The final ceremony before their last flight included a drink of spiritual concoction (maybe sake), that’d ensure success in the mission. Reference from: (War History Online) This diorama was inspired by the following (upper) pictures and it was the main idea for this construction. Two aircraft A6M5c ZERO came from Tamiya and AMT/ERTL in scale 1/48. The aircraft models painted with IJN Gray and Green from Hobby Color (Mr Hobby), all water based acrylics. The figures came from Legend Productions (KAMIKAZE last flight Ceremony) and from Tamiya kit. It is the first time that I used clear coat paint from Kustom Service with water base. There are various acrylic clear coats for using airbrush and for scale model painting, ready to spray. From all these products I used for my aircrafts the "Old Timer Perfect Clear" with special satin effect on the model΄s surface. I mixed this acrylic clear coat with 30% thinner from the Kustom Service. Furthermore was acid resistant after 12 hours dry time. I hope you like it. Giannis Doxas 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Outstanding work, Giannis, it makes me think of the scene in 'Empire Of The Sun'. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxasg Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Thank you 593 jones, nice movie with true facts! Just remember the "Real scenes" from the last ceremony for Kamikaze Japanese pilots! Giannis Doxas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tojo72 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Great looking scene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Fantastic work, beautiful layout and a very respectful treatment of an often very misunderstood part of the War in the East. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Captures the moment well. You never see what happens on the "other" side or their determination etc. The dio and models look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I assume Vice Admiral Takashiro Ohnishi, having reached this conclusion, volunteered to lead the first wave? Actually, no. The history is more interesting. According to Wikipedia ... Ōnishi committed ritual suicide (seppuku) in his quarters on 16 August 1945 after the unconditional surrender of Japan at the end of World War II. His suicide note apologized to the approximately 4,000 pilots he had sent to their deaths, and he urged all young civilians who had survived the war to work towards rebuilding Japan and peace among nations. He also stated that he would offer his death as a penance to the kamikaze pilots and their families.[citation needed] Accordingly, he did not use a kaishakunin, the usual second who executes by beheading, and so died of self-inflicted injuries over a period of 15 hours. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxasg Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Thank you all. "Duty and Honor" I given the title of the diorama. These pilots wrote history for their loyalty about theirs believes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Two beautiful Zeros in a memorable scenery - very creative modelling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 This is a truly remarkable diorama, any historical museum would glady take it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Very impressive work. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Looks to be a nice dio, what I can see of it. Those photos are so small. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxasg Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Thank you all for your kind comments! More pics and close up for diorama . . . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Superb work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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