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Japanese WWII Camouflage – Hospital Ships

May 15, 2022

You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ Hospital ships are not camouflaged. According to international conventions they are supposed to be distinctively painted, exhibit lights at night, and maintain a steady course. These conditions are expected to give them immunity from attack. Notification of their existence is to … More Japanese WWII Camouflage – Hospital Ships

Japanese WWII Camouflage – Updates and Additions

May 14, 2020

You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ Corona virus has given me time to review some data I’ve collected in the 2 years since I posted my original series on Japanese WWII camouflage. Those posts were the ones that attracted more viewers than any others. In the post … More Japanese WWII Camouflage – Updates and Additions

Japanese Warship Camouflage – 1945 Concealment

February 26, 2019

You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ At the end of World War 2 The Japanese Navy tried a new approach to Camouflage. America was threatening to invade the home islands and the Japanese tried to preserve what remained of their fleet for use in a last ditch … More Japanese Warship Camouflage – 1945 Concealment

Japanese WWII Submarine Models

December 6, 2018

Japanese submarines were given identification numbers in a series following an initial Kata character that was used to indicate what size or class of submarine was being numbered. The Kata characters “I” (), “RO” (),and “HA” () indicated large medium and small submarines. “HA”, by the way, is pronounced “WA”. There were also some Japanese … More Japanese WWII Submarine Models

Japanese Aircraft Carrier models.

November 18, 2018

I have several carrier models in my collection. Those that survived until later in the war did receive camouflage. Several ships were converted into carriers , especially after the loss of the main carrier force at the battle of Midway. The conversions included remodeling passenger liners (Hiyo and Junyo) and converting former submarine or seaplane … More Japanese Aircraft Carrier models.

Japanese WW2 seaplane carrier models.

November 16, 2018

Japan, more than most other naval powers of WW2, made extensive use of seaplanes. Many of them were conversions from other types of vessels. Kamoi was converted from an oiler to be a seaplane tender. Kimikawa Maru was altered from a cargo ship. The cruiser Mogami was mentioned in an earlier blog post as having … More Japanese WW2 seaplane carrier models.

Japanese WW2 Battleship models.

November 14, 2018

I have only a few models of Japanese battleships from WW2, but I think they are very interesting. The four ships were originally all identical sisters. But one was demilitarized (partially disarmed) and used as a training ship. Before the war started she was rearmed, and all 4 received modifications that left them with differences … More Japanese WW2 Battleship models.

Japanese WW 2 Light Cruiser models

November 12, 2018

The series on Japanese WW2 models continues. This time with light cruisers. Most of them were older. Tenryu dates from the First World War. But the types included also has Oyodo and Yahagi that were built during the war, and Isuzu that received a major anti-aircraft rebuild. Katori was originally intended to be a training … More Japanese WW 2 Light Cruiser models

Japanese heavy cruiser models

November 10, 2018

I’m continuing a theme I started last week. These are models from my collection of Japanese heavy cruisers from World War 3. Heavy cruisers carried 8″ (208mm) guns for their main armament. Some of the models represent wartime improvements in anti-aircraft guns, and Mogami was altered to have a flight deck aft for carrying several … More Japanese heavy cruiser models

Japanese Destroyer Models

November 4, 2018

These pictures are from my 1:1250 scale model collection. They represent different classes of Japanese destroyers that served during the Second World War. Each model caption has the name of the ship and the original manufacturers model number. I repainted all of them. The decks are painted brown to match the chocolate brown linoleum then … More Japanese Destroyer Models

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