Turning Japanese Gallery - Military 軍隊

[Enzo Matrix]

Post your completed builds here. No more than five photos per entry.

Please do not post comments in this thread. All comments should go in the subject's build thread.

 

 

[PeterB]

This is the old Fujimi 1/72 Yokosuka D4Y2 Suisei aka Judy.

A nice simple build of an aircraft designed to replace the D3A Val dive bomber on IJN carriers. Smaller and faster than the Val its entry into service was delayed due to structural problems and the first few were completed as recce D4Y1-C  just in time to go down with their carrier at Midway. This is the improved D4Y2 with the structural problems fixed and a slightly more powerful engine. It seems to have been a competent enough design but by the time it arrived it was too slow to evade the new generation of USN fighters, and the loss of the 4 carriers at Midway meant that it did not become as well known as its predecessor.

Here is a link to the build thread.

 

 Problems with the development and manufacture of the Aichi built copy of the Daimler Benz DB601 engine meant that it was replaced in production by the radial engined D4Y3 which Fujimi also kitted, together with the rather useless nightfighter version with a single upwards firing 20mm cannon in the rear cockpit.

 

Pete

[Jb65rams]

Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 (Rufe)

11th Air Flotilla (Embarked on Seaplane Tender Kamikawa Mark)

Shortland Island Seaplane Base, Solomon Islands. Sept-Nov 1942.

 

1/48 Tamiya + etch IP and resin seat.

 

 

 

An old kit from the 1970’s but a really enjoyable build. WIP cane be found here.

 

 

[Richard Tucker]

Manshu KI-79 B 1/72 by RS Models. Airbrushed and paint pen painted.

 

 

 

 

 

[Stew Dapple]

Here's the first of my two completions so far, the Hasegawa 1/48 Type 97 Motorcycle and Sidecar (Army Version)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread is here.

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[Stew Dapple]

... and the second, the Hasegawa 1/48 Type 97 Motorcycle and Sidecar (Navy Version)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread is here (again, it's the same one)  

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[PeterB]

This is my attempt at the RS Models 1/72 kit of the Kawasaki Ki-100-1b in the markings of the 244th Sentai. Not the easiest of builds as explained in the build thread - link below.

The Ki-100 was an improvisation when a lot of late model Ki-61 were left standing around due to the shortage of their Inline DB601A clone engines, and Kawasaki made a quick and effective conversion to a much larger diameter radial engine - here is a comparison.

And here is the Ki-100 I have built.

 The end product was one of the best JAAF fighters of the war, though a little slower than the Ki-84 when the latter's engine delivered its rated performance.

 

Pete

[Stew Dapple]

Here's the third of my four completions so far, the Hasegawa 1/48 Type 95 Kurogane 4WD Small Sedan Car (Army Version):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread is here.

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[Stew Dapple]

... and the fourth, the Hasegawa 1/48 Type 95 Kurogane 4WD Small Sedan Car (Navy Version):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread is here (again, it's the same one as for the Army car above).

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[LorenSharp]

Tamiya

1/48

Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11 "Rex"

 

Pretty much OOB, Model Master, Tamiya, AK interactive, and Alclad !! paints. Kit decals.

The build thread you can find here:

Thanks for stopping by and having a gander.

 Loren

[bianfuxia]

Here's my Hasegawa 1/72 M5 High Speed Tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread:

 

[bianfuxia]

Here also is my recently completed Kawasaki T-4 jet trainer. This is a neat and easy to build 1/72 kit from Hasegawa. It also comes in a boxing with markings for the Blue Impulse aerobatics team. 

 

 

This cool plane has been the JASDF's jet trainer since the 80s - first flew in 85 and first entered service in 88. Over 200 were built. 

 

 

The unit is the 302nd squadron based at Misawa air base, located at the northern end of Japan's main island. It has the awesome red and blue eagle on the tail, which was why I chose it. 

 

Apart from the T-4, this unit flies the F-35 and is one of the squadrons tasked with the air defence of Tokyo. Before the F-35s came into service three years ago, the 302nd's fighter jet was the F-4EJkai. 

 

 

 

I went a bit hard with the Mr Mark Softer on that red marking on the nose there...

 

 

If I were to build it again, I'd use paint instead of decals on the orange wingtips and tailplane tips. 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Build thread:

 

 

[psdavidson]

This is my build of the Kokusai Ta-Go by Brengun in 1/144

It's a resin kit of an unusual little aircraft.

It was a prototype designed near the end of the war for use as a kamikaze plane.

It was mainly constructed from wood and fabric, powered by a Hitachi radial engine, and carried a single bomb which couldn't be released. 

 

Here are the pics

 

 

 

 

 

Link to the build thread

Thanks for looking

Thanks also to @trickyrich and @helios16v for hosting

 

/P

[Roberto]

Hi mates.

 

Here is my Hasegawa 1/72 Oscar, a lovely little kit...It really helped me to find my mojo again

 

The wip can be found here:

Nakajima Ki43-II Hayabusa (Oscar) wip

 

 

Thank you for looking, and thank you to our Hosts!

[Stew Dapple]

Hello gents, here's my Hasegawa 1/48 Ki-45 Toryu:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build thread is here.

 

Thanks again to our gracious hosts @trickyrich and @helios16v 

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[LorenSharp]

Hasagawa 

Mitsubishi

F1M2 Type Zero

Observation Seaplane (Pete)

1/48 

My second offering Hasagawa's F1M2 Seaplane "Pete"

OOB with Tamiya, AlcladII, AK Interactive paints and kit decals

 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. You can find the WIP here:

 

 

[PeterB]

One of the more unusual JAAF fighters was the Kawasaki Ki-61 which was powered by a licence built copy of the German DB 601 inline engine. There were reliability problems with the engine which some sources suggest was at least in part due to difficulties in machining the tight tolerances on the crankshaft - which was much longer than the one on the more usual radial engines. Certainly, skilled machinists being drafted into the armed forces instead of being classed as a "reserved occupation" as in the UK and elsewhere would not have helped, and neither did the USAF bombing raids late in the war. As a consequence, by late 1944 production of the inline engine had virtually ceased and large numbers of Ki-61 airframes were sitting around waiting for engines so Kawasaki were instructed to fit a readily available radial engine. Although it was considerably wider they did a neat job and within a few weeks the Ki-100-1a entered service. Its performance was about the same as the Ki-61 though the new engine was far more reliable, and some consider it to be the best JAAF fighter of WWII - others prefer the Ki-84. Once the stock of airframes had been used up, a new version the Ki-100-1b was introduced with a cut down rear fuselage, and I have already built one of those. This build is a spare 1b kit modified back to 1a standards and is in the markings of what was the Akeno Combat Training Division which later became the 111th Sentai and was used in the defence of the Japanese homeland.

 

Here is a link to the build.

And here are some pics.

 

I have enjoyed this GB - hope you have too!

 

Pete

[Andwil]

Kawasaki Ki-61-1-Ko Hien, Allied reporting name Tony, serial no.263.  68th Sentai, Tulavi airfield, Cape Gloucester September 1943.  Aircraft attributed to Captain Shogo Takeuchi, leader of the 2nd Chutai, an ace credited with up to 46 victories.  This aircraft was captured mostly intact in December 1943, shipped the the States and restored to flying condition for evaluation.

 

1/72 Hasegawa kit with decals from Rising Decals set 72049 “Emperor’s Eagles Part V”

 

 

 

 

 

 

AW

[Creepy Pete]

Here's my 1/72 Platz FS-T2 Kai. Markings from the kit, painted with Mr. Color

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Pete