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1/700 wreck of IJN Aoba at Kure in 1945


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My model depicts IJN heavy cruiser Aoba at the end of WWII as a wreck in Kure harbour. Many photos of the wreck are available, except for the starboard side. I was also inspired by Marijn Van Gil and his wreck of IJN carrier Amagi.
I used the Hasegawa 1/700 kit of IJN Aoba as a starting point, added a Rainbow model PE set for the kit, and various other modifications. The WIP photos are available here on this forum. 

Nanond.

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1 hour ago, Nanond said:

My model depicts IJN heavy cruiser Aoba at the end of WWII as a wreck in Kure harbour.

Gidday Nanond, a friend of mine once said that Japanese cruisers "looked weird". To some western eyes that may be the case but I quite liked the look of them, and I believe their crews knew how to use them. They gave us a bleeding nose on more than one occasion. This is a superb model, although it's a shame to see a ship like this reduced to such a state. But that's war I guess. As I said, this is a superb model but then yours always are.     Regards, Jeff.

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On 7/27/2022 at 7:19 PM, Dave Swindell said:

All I'm getting are links which go to soft porn/dating/gaming sites, no photo's showing?

Hi, There might be something with Imgbox. It looks ok when I access it though. Maybe it's time to look for another site to put my photos. 

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