This is my finished 1/48 Hasegawa Nakajima " Saiun " model, depicting the first prototype just a few weeks before her maiden fligh...

Here's one more "Nell" photo from a vintage magazine undergoing maintenance. Model 22, G3M2-b. Nice details of the engine and ...

A rather interesting photo from a vintage magazine. The propeller without spinner and the long cowling air intake indicates that this is eit...

TTomcat shared with our blog some of his very interesting what-if " Nipponki '46 " models. Just finished this today! (13/7/2...

Shukan Shokokumin, December 1943 The artist is Mukai Junkichi and the title is "Air battle ( Shoki Suicide attack)". Google th...

A busy May 1938 day in Kasumigaura Kokutai . The " Akatonbo " are leaving the hangars en masse taking advantage of the clear skies...

A rather interesting photo from a vintage magazine showing the cockpit of a Mitsubishi G4M. Of interest is the puzzling box behind the co-pi...

The tail marking of the 52nd Sentai was based on the Latin numeral for 5 "V" placed sideways with a "2" integrated. Art...

A photo from a vintage magazine. A Mitsubishi F1M "Pete" and a Nakajima E8N "Dave" right before taking off on another mi...

Just back from Yogya after an excellent but regretably short 5-day trip. We had a fantastic time thanks to the amazing hospitality of our fr...