Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 011 - BARONVONROB

The venerable Fine Molds Yokosuka R2Y "Keiun" in 1/72, built all straight out of the box using Tamiya paint mixes and EZline for the radio wire.

 

- BaronVonRob, USA - 

 

 

  

  

 

Japanese Aircraft Online Model Contest 011 - PAWEL DUDASZ

Here's a model I built a few years ago. It's a Nakajima J8N1 "Kikka", papercraft, 1:33 scale, by Answer publishing.

- Pawel Dudasz, Poland -

  

  

WELCOME ABOARD - NEW book!

 

Title: Welcome Aboard: Memorabilia from the Early Years of Japanese Air Journeys

Author & publisher: Yanagisawa Koji, May 2019, p/b
Pages: 250
Photos: 260+ b/w
Size: 18X26 cm

 

An absolutely amazing publication featuring the private collection of one of the very few experts on the little known subject of Japanese civilian aviation; Yanagisawa Koji. All in color, every page offers a surprise. Hundreds of posters, stickers, pamphlets and incredible images of every kind of memorabilia from the early Japanese airlines but also the Manchukuo and China (under Japanese control) that travel the reader to long gone but most exciting times. A very unique and beautiful publication with VERY high quality photos in an excellent lay-out that makes this book an absolute pleasure to read. All the captions are in English.

One of the best aviation books ever published in Japan!
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL & VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Available from our on-line store, HERE.

 

 

Mitsubishi G3M "Nell", Oppama Kokutai - video

A September 14, 1943 video clip from the NHK collection offering a very nice view of the maintenance of Mitsubishi G3M "Nell".

 

"Tip the top of the rudder to place first the lever at the bottom"

On August 24, headmasters of Technical Schools from all over the country joined the Navy for one day to experience first-hand the training of the maintenance crews, who are behind the brilliant Navy "Sea Eagles".

 

 

The unit is the Oppama Kokutai as indicated by the "オヒ" (OHI) in katakana on the tail.

The bottom says "The Navy saw this and gave the approval number 103"

Nakajima Ki-115 "Tsurugi" by Jan Kanov WIP#2

Second set of photos is of the fuselage.

Nakajima Ki-115 "Tsurugi" by Jan Kanov WIP#1

Here's the Nakajima Ki-115 "Tsurugi" by Jan Kanov, Edward in 1/48.

First set of photos is of the cockpit.