Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 001 - And the winner is...

...ZBYSZEK MALICKI from Poland with his beautiful Mitsubishi Ki-83, HERE.

 

 

 

The winner can chose one book and one kit from THIS page or from our on-line store, here. Zbyszek, email me please.

 

All other modellers who took part in the contest will receive an Arawasi decal set.

 

Thank you all for taking part in our contest and also for your comments and votes.

The next contest will start from October 1st until the end of November and the theme is "Nipponki '46" i.e. what-ifs and fantasy. The theme for contest #3 is "Civilian Aviation" and will start from January 1st. So, START BUILDING!  

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 001 - OTSUKI HAJIME

Our very good friend Otsuki-san from Kanagawa Prefecture sent over photos of some of the experimental/prototype Japanese aircraft models in his huge collection. He explained:

I picked up several Japanese Experimental Aircraft from my show case in front of me for your blog.

In the show case, there are about 400 aircraft models in 1/72, but all are prop ones.
I would like to send you some pictures of the following models, all in 1/72: 

(1) Kawasaki Ki-78 (Ken-3)   (Unlimited Air Models, aka ANLIMI –Model in Japan)

(2)  Kawasaki Ki-60 Experimental Heavy Fighter (RS Models CZ)
 

(3) Kawasaki Ki-64 Experimental High Speed Fighter (MPM CZ)

 

 

 

(4) Tachikawa  Lockheed Type-B SS-1  High –altitude Research Plane ( FE Resin & Co. CZ)

 

 

(5)  Nakajima "Saiun-Kai" C6N2 (with  Supercharger,  FUJIMI Japan)

I hope you like them.

I'm sure you will agree that the brilliant variety of subjects more than compensates for the quality of the photos.

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 001 - CAMERON LOHMANN

Cameron Lohmann "Fluffysmodels" from Florida, USA built the Finemolds Mitsubishi Ka-14 (the first Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" prototype) in 1/48 specifically to participate in our contest and added: 

This kit is FANTASTIC!  It looks like the company put a great deal of work into it and I think it's the best Finemolds kit I have ever worked with.
I was worried about the color of the tail not matching with the red of the provided decals so I painted all the markings but for he stripes on the propeller.  I love how minimalist this plane looks.  It makes the inverted gull-wings really stand out.

Thank you!

- Fluffy -

 

 

 

Fluffy sent today, upon request, some photos without the instruction background. 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 001 - ZBYSZEK MALICKI

Zbyszek Malicki from Poland would like to participate in our competition with his Mitsubishi Ki-83 in 1/72, an old (first) MPM edition of this model.

Don't forget to visit his blog for more photos, HERE.

 

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 001 - CALIN UNGUREANU

My name is Calin Ungureanu, I'm 47, married, father of a 10-year-old son, living in Bucharest - Romania.

I build models from 1995. I started like everybody else with WWII Germans, continued with all kind of nations and era examples. In the same time I modeled also terrestrial vehicles, navy subjects, science fiction and figures.

Apart from that I'm a painter - restorer by formation.

After my son was born, time became more and more limited and I settled for japanese 1/72 airplanes and bigger scale white metal and resin figurines. You can see my works HERE.

I'd like to take part in the contest with three models in 1/72:

1. a Mitsubishi Ki-83 from the Special Hobby kit,

2. a Kugisho R2Y1 "Keiun" from the Finemolds kit and

3. an Aichi M6A1-K "Nanzan" from Tamiya.

Thank's for the opportunity !