I once had almost all the warships that fought in the Russo-Japanese War’ The Russians can be divided into sub-groups. The following groups comprised the Russian First Pacific Squadron at the start of the war. Group i are the 2 ships that were at Chemulpo when the war started Group 2 are the cruisers and … More My Models – Russian fleet from Russo-Japanese War
There were many RN warships that never received camouflage paint. Most of the Grand Fleet spent the war in a uniform coat of grey. One of the reasons for thia was that camouflage could deceive an observer regarding the course and speed of the ship. For a fleet of ships maneuvering together this could lead … More RN WWI warships in my collection that did not receive camouflage
Here are a few more models from my collection painted in their First World War “Dazzle” camouflage designs,
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
About 50 years ago I discovered Hansa models. I bought quite a few. That included several copies of the British ASW frigate Whitby. The Whitby was a very successful design. It formed the basis for the follow up Rothesay class, and modified versions of the Whitby were sold to several other countries, mostly Commonwealth nations. … More Older model pictures – conversions
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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