japanese

  1. Marcel

    Long swim

    Fromhttp://http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/specials/special_cornelis_de_wolf.htm
  2. Shinpachi

    A Japanese Purchased a Zero in the U.S.

    Just a breaking news and I don't know details yet but - A Japanese entrepreneur Masahide Ishizuka 53 purchased a Zero (A6M3) in the U.S. and it arrived at Saitama City near Tokyo to be displayed on Nov 21. He says he is going to fly it in next year. View...
  3. Bootch

    Japanese carirer-borne and land based bombers, reserching and questions

    Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen!!!))) I encountered a number of questions in the construction of models of Japanese bombers B6N2 Jill in 48 scale. Start in order: 1. Quantity of fuel tanks in the aircraft. I'll try to explain the history of question. In book "Mechanic of World Aircraft...
  4. K

    Help with WWII Japanese flag translation

    Hello, I recently came into possession of a Japanese soldier flag. My grandfather, who was a United States Marine, brought this home after the war. I'm not sure where he acquired it. I know he was wounded on Iwo Jima but I don't know for sure if he fought in battles prior to that. He was a very...
  5. gjs238

    Second Sino-Japanese War

    How did the Chinese manage to fend off the Japanese as well as they did? It seems that the Chinese military must have been of better capability than commonly assumed, or the Japanese didn't make it top priority? And then there is Operation Ichi-Go. What were the Japanese thinking? With the...
  6. Thorlifter

    Records and photos of famed US WWII bombers go online

    Glad this is being done and hope more can be done with other groups! Records, photos of famed US WWII bombers go online - Yahoo News SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of feet above the Pacific Ocean, the bullets were coming fast and the flak was flying. Japanese fighter planes whizzed around...
  7. P

    a couple of interesting books

    Just recently, I picked up two books from a local S/H dealer, both in very good condition. They are both about the aerial defense of Nothern Australia during 1942 to '45, when the Japanese bombing raids were taking place on Darwin and some smaller towns. The first is called "Darwin Spitfires"...
  8. D

    Japanese Bomber Aircraft- Bomb Targeting Compass Site Instrument Information Request

    Hello, I was hoping that someone on this site might be able to help me better identify a Japanese aircraft compass instrument I have. All of the identification and information located on the case, and the instrument, are in Japanese, so I had someone do some rough translation. The label...
  9. Japanese J2M3 Raiden "Jack" Interceptor

    Japanese J2M3 Raiden "Jack" Interceptor

    This is my commissioned painting of the famous Raiden for a Japanese model kit company. ColesAircraft.com
  10. D

    Japanese Judy question...

    I am building a scale model of the radial engined variant....I want to add rivet patterns to the "skin" of the model along with the panel lines but have been unable to locate any line drawings showing this detail...I have ordered a book that I hope will help but it could be after Christmas...
  11. Hotntot

    Kawanishi N1K2-J Shidenkai (George) 1/48 scale

    Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2-J Shidenkai (George) 1/48 scale After much deliberation on which kit to embark on next from my (small) collection I decided to go for this one, as I've especially wanted to have a go at putting together a Japanese plane - with the weathering options to go with it...
  12. My Yamato Art - signed by last sortie survivor

    My Yamato Art - signed by last sortie survivor

    This image I actually remastered from one of my earlier releases.
  13. Battleship Yamato - final mission survivor autograph

    Battleship Yamato - final mission survivor autograph

    Digitally remastered piece.
  14. Ki-43 "Oscar" Pilot - signed by Yohei Hinoki

    Ki-43 "Oscar" Pilot - signed by Yohei Hinoki

    Watercolor
  15. Kamikaze Scramble! D4Y "Judy" - double autographs

    Kamikaze Scramble! D4Y "Judy" - double autographs

    Autographed by Zenji Abe and Saburo Saito.
  16. Kamikaze Pilot Ki-44 "Tojo" - signed by Kamikaze survivor

    Kamikaze Pilot Ki-44 "Tojo" - signed by Kamikaze survivor

    www.ColesAircraft.com
  17. Kamikaze Sortie Ki-84 - signed by Satoru Anabuki

    Kamikaze Sortie Ki-84 - signed by Satoru Anabuki

    www.ColesAircraft.com
  18. Moonlight Sortie: Iwo Jima signed by Sadamu Komachi

    Moonlight Sortie: Iwo Jima signed by Sadamu Komachi

    I'm not a new artist, but I'm new to the aviation art scene. These are a few of my limited edition releases, each series of between 15 and 50 have been autographed by noteworthy veterans or aces. I specialize in what hasn't already been done - especially Japanese WW2 subjects.
  19. A3N1 Carrier Fighter Trainer signed by Kuniyoshi Tanaka

    A3N1 Carrier Fighter Trainer signed by Kuniyoshi Tanaka

    I'm not a new artist, but I'm new to the aviation art scene. These are a few of my limited edition releases, each series of between 15 and 50 have been autographed by noteworthy veterans or aces. I specialize in what hasn't already been done - especially Japanese WW2 subjects.
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