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J7W1 Shinden Replica and Ki-43-III Ko Conversion Set
Hat tip to Chad Akins for kindly alerting to this interesting article by David R Krigbaum on the Stars and Stripes Japan website about a full-size J7W1 Shinden replica at the Tachiarai Peace Memorial...
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Sabre Kits 1/72 Morane-Saulnier MS 225
Featuring this Sabre Kits limited edition release of the Morane-Saulnier MS 225 parasol fighter in 1/72 scale might appear off topic for this blog, but the eye was drawn to one of the four decal...
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The Nichimo E13A 'Jake' revisited by Michael Thurow ‒ Part 2
Michael Thurow's exacting renewal of his vintage 1/50 scale Nichimo (former Marusan) 'Jake' model with progress pics continues in Part 2. Over to Michael then:- The Nichimo E13A 'Jake' revisited ‒ Part...
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With Very Best Wishes to All Aviation of Japan Readers for the Christmas Season and the New YearAnd with very special thanks to all those who have very kindly shared images and details of their models...
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RoCAF Vultee V-11 in 1/72 by Rob Ronconi
Another Republic of China Air Force subject in the form of a splendid model of the Vultee V-11 made and photographed by Rob Ronconi using the Azur kit in 1/72 scale which was released in 2004. This...
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Aichi E7A1 'Alf' in 1/72 by Rob Ronconi
It's back to IJN floatplanes for this first blog of the New Year with a companion piece to the 1/72 scale E7K2 'Alf' modelled from the AVI Models kit by Rob Ronconi and shown here in November, Rob's...
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Rufe Duo in 1/144 by Mark Smith
It is a delight to feature this write up and images of a superlative build of the Sweet Suisen times two in a hard to believe 1/144 scale by AoJ Texas correspondent Mark Smith. Over to Mark...
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Added a 1974 Revell advert for Pactra paints in UK to the blog article Pactra Authentics and the Japanese Air Force published in September 2010.
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Revell 1/72 Mitsubishi Ki-21 for May 2024
A surprise announcement by Revell of a 1/72 kit of the Mitsubishi Ki-21-1ko Type 97 bomber 'Sally' to be released in May this year. The general presumption seems to be that it is a re-release of the...
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Lifelike Decals 48-061 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighters Part 1
Lifelike DecalsSet 48-061 Part 1 is the first of two recently released sets of beautifully printed decals for Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters in 1/48 scale. This set contains markings for no less than 14...
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Lifelike Decals 48-062 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighters Part 2
Lifelike Decals Set 48-062 Part 2 is the second of two recently released sets of beautifully printed decals for Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters in 1/48 scale (and more Zero sets are planned and being...
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12-Shi Experimental 2nd Prototype (A6M1) in 1/72 by Scott Jamieson
Continuing the Zero theme Scott Jamieson has very kindly shared these images and details of his splendid build of the Fine Molds 1/72 A6M1 prototype, the 12-Shi Experimental second aircraft, from their...
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Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 Model 11 in 1/72 by Scott Jamieson
A second, beautifully finished Zero model in 1/72 scale by Scott Jamieson, this time built from the 2012 Tamiya kit, No.80 in their 'Warbird' series, and backdated to Model 11 configuration to...
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LS and Judy Part 1
LS aircraft kits will be familiar to veteran modellers of a certain age from when they first appeared as 1/75 scale kits from Japan in the 1960s, and are still available to them and to new generations...
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LS and Judy Part 2
By 1968 LS were presenting in Japanese as エルエス (Eruesu - LS) and in English as the more conservative L. & S. Co., Ltd. In 1966 they had released their 'Twin-Engine Series 1/72-1/75' with models of...
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LS and Judy Part 3
The Scalemates website lists the LS Judy box shown above as released in the 1980s and after the 'white box' release. Whether other box variants existed is unknown, but before their demise in 1992 LS...
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A Remarkable Model
Back to IJN floatplanes and a hat tip to Aviation of Japan's Texas correspondent Mark Smith for alerting to this remarkable 1/72 scale US Navy aircraft recognition model of an Aichi E13A1 'Jake' in the...
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Jake Rides Again
Since the last AoJ survey of Hasegawa 1/72 Aichi E13A1 'Jake' kits in November 2016 (seems like yesterday!) here, the long running 'only game in town' for that scale has seen further re-releases. Box...
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The Nichimo E13A 'Jake' revisited by Michael Thurow ‒ Part 3
The history of the Nichimo 1/48 scale (ex-Marusan 1/50 scale) 'Jake' kit was the subject of Part 2 of 'Jake a Tale of Two Scales' way back in November 2016 here. Now Michael Thurow presents the third...
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Green Cross Mavis by Mark Smith
Once again Mark Smith beguiles with a model which can easily be taken for a larger scale - the graceful Type 97 Flying Boat (Kyu Nana Shiki Hikoh-tei九七式飛行挺 or Kyu Nana Taitei九七大挺), Kawanishi H6K...
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