That would be good to do with it.
Did a little reading earlier and it seems to have been a lucky ship until the carrier conversion. Attacked several times by US Navy aircraft, had a run in with a submarine and escaped each encounter undamaged! And then the luck ran out at Leyte Gulf. Combination of bombs, shell fire and torpedoes sent it to the bottom with all crew.
Looks like you’re giving some attention to floaty things. Interesting. I built the Tamiya Nisshin and it was a fun build. I imagine this will be fun too.
I’m really enjoying doing those little subs in the Tamiya campaign. The 1/700 waterlines are nice, no trouble builds and make a good break from other things. And I do like the oddities that the Japanese Navy put into service.
Mention of the Nisshin does answer the question as what this ship this is in the background box art for the Akitsushima. I might have to look for one.
Aoshima again, they also do a super-detail version…
However, if ordering from way out east, beware:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/166993596874
or even:
Aoshima seem to be the go-to for odd IJN vessels but there’s some weird stuff out there…
M
Notes, thanks. Pretty sure I have a similar subchaser to that which came in a Tamiya triple set. Built them a while ago and put them to a side safe to use with something else. Might do something with that Akitsushima.
I’m going to keep a lookout for the Nisshin, until then I have plenty to keep myself occupied.
This rather unusual little vessel arrived this afternoon.
HMS M33 1/350 scale WW1 monitor, built in 1915, in action in the Med and the Dardanelles, 1921 saw action supporting white Russian Forces, shallow draft allowed passage through some of the Rivers.
Quite a simple little ship, 3d printed with a small etched fret for the railings. This real one is preserved at the Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth. Planning to go down there at some at get some photos.
Cheers, Si
Looks interesting. Saw it from the Victory a few years ago but didn’t go on it. We are planning on going back at some point, a bit more prepared for the other exhibits (at the time we didn’t know we had to pay extra). Want to get on the Warrior and have a look at the Mary Rose.
Looking forward to seeing the build.
It certainly is very interesting. Monitors seem to be mostly overlooked in 1/350th, except for HMS Roberts and HMS Abercrombie, , both were produced by White Ensign / Atlantic Models and Trumpeter I guess Starling went for this one because the original is existence, It will be a few weeks before I start on this one, I will be posting a build log. There was another one, can’t remember the name of the ship, it was I think the Lord Clive, or the other one that had one of the single 18” guns from HMS Furious retrofitted aft with the gun.
Cheers, Si
Si, Lord Clive and General Wolf both now kitted by Hobby Boss in 1/350
Thanks for the info, damn shame, I built the HP models Lord Clive 1/700th. a few years ago, even in that scale it is quite an impressive ship.
Oh well that will save me some wedge.
Cheers, Si
I remember that build you did of the Roberts. Very nice looking model.
Monitors can make good models. They have one advantage of offering a big-gun ship at a reasonable price and don’t take up as much display space as a full size battleship. I might have to pick one up one day.
Thank you very much for you kind comment. That was built from the White Ensign kit, quite a few years ago. I have the Trumpeter kit of the Abercrombie in the stash. In my opinion it has a few issues that might be tricky to cure. I have just had a look on Atlantic Models Site, the two monitors seem to be out of production at this time. The trumpy Roberts is workable.
Cheers, Si
Hi,
I was at the model show at the De Havilland Museum yesterday, very good show, the clubs and the trade stands in amongst the aircraft and other Exhibits. Picked this up from Models for sale, good price.
Looks good on the sprue, and a generous sheet of etch.
Cheers, Si
Very cool!
Assuming this was WW1?
Right at the very end. Lord Clive only got to fire four shots in anger from it’s 18", Prince Eugene never completed conversion.
M
Cool! I might keep my eyes peeled for this. And at just under 30cm it doesn’t take up a too much space at that scale.
18”! Wasn’t just the IJN messing around with super-sized guns!
“The luckiest ship in the Nihon Kaigun”, IJN Yukikaze.
Yukikaze saw a great deal of action and participated in most of the big battles 1941 through the middle of 1943. She was at most the later significant battles. Survive the war with the loss of ten men and minor damage.
and also a sub
Some very cool ship kits. Hope to see them built here sometime.
I had a couple of wooden decks arrive for some ships I’ve had in the stash far too long - Aoshima’s excellent 1/700 HMS Dorsetshire and Kent.
Now, you may spot that one is labelled for the Norfolk. Aoshima’s Dorsetshire and Norfolk kits share the same deck parts so it will fit both (I have both kits and triple checked before ordering). And I can safely say that the deck does indeed fit perfectly after test fitting.
The bonus is that a full set of pre-cut masks are included, so I can do the Norfolk too which will need blue-greys decks painting.
So, very happy with these. I’ll create a log once I’ve finished a few other things.
I did make myself a little promise that I would not buy any new kits.
That was until I was idly scrolling through eBay over the weekend. Some may remember a few posts up that I said I wouldn’t mind picking up the recent Airfix reissue of the HMS Ajax. It’s not a great kit I know, but it was the first ship model I ever did, so it’s a bit nostalgic for me.
So, I was casually looking around for one and stumbled across the Flyhawk Ajax. It somehow found itself in my basket. I figure that whatever time and money on aftermarket I spend trying to spruce up the Airfix, would be better spent on a much newer and better kit.
Parts look gorgeous. Definitely one of my better decisions.
