Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Wurger]

 

[vandee]

WOW! I guess those Zeros weren't gray as I thought back in 60s as a kid!

 

[Shinpachi]

Active aircraft carrier in Truk at the time was only "Junyo (Jun-yo)" as other four (Hiyo, Syokaku, Zuikaku and Zuiho) were under repair after the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. So, Painter Syori Arai's A6M2 colorscheme in Truk can be understood like this

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

"Artillery Firing Scene" by Kohei Ezaki(1904-1963).
This picture captures a dynamic moment when a cannon is shot with a command "Fire!"
He was well known as not only a Japanese-style painter but historical costume advisor for Akira Kurosawa's movies like "Seven Samurai" in the 1950s.

Source: Pacific War Painting Masterpiece Collection Vol.2 (1968)

Kurosawa(left) and Ezaki(right) in 1957

Source: 面白い! 黒澤明 『隠し砦の三悪人』 [11] | J ・ KOYAMA LAND番外地

 

[Wurger]

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Yes, it is


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vaBEwjncoc&t=38s

Great vid. Aerial combat look great. Where is the mid vid shore base located, the Solomons? Sadly the video don't allow subtitles neither is available in the streaming services I 'm subscribed

 

[Shinpachi]

Great vid. Aerial combat look great. Where is the mid vid shore base located, the Solomons? Sadly the video don't allow subtitles neither is available in the streaming services I 'm subscribed

I think you are talking about Rabaul

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff shinpachi!

 

[Shinpachi]

Sorry but Painter Shori Arai's A6M2 again.
In monochrome picture, this airframe may have looked one color.
This is logical as color has been a question for me for a long time when some people suddenly began to claim that the A6M2 color was light green, not light grey, plausibly though I learned the standard color of A6M2 was light grey as a kid.
I am now satisfied. Thanks

Edited : Rendering resized and updated

 

[Wurger]

 

[Frog]

 

[stug3]

Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah'

 

[Snautzer01]

Ansicht China, japanische Soldaten bereiten Reiskuchen zu 1938

1. 中国の眺め、餅を準備する日本兵、1938年
   Chūgoku no nagame, mochi o junbi suru nipponhei, 1938-nen
2. Fotografie Ansicht China, japanische Soldaten bereiten Reiskuchen zu 1938, 2.WK | eBay

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Ansicht China, japanische Soldaten bereiten Reiskuchen zu 1938

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1. 中国の眺め、餅を準備する日本兵、1938年
   Chūgoku no nagame, mochi o junbi suru nipponhei, 1938-nen
2. Fotografie Ansicht China, japanische Soldaten bereiten Reiskuchen zu 1938, 2.WK | eBay

Looks like hard work. One supervisor, two assistants, a rice tickler and some feller angry with a hammer.

 

[Snautzer01]

Management explained in 1 picture.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

"Alright Bob, when I nod my head, you hit it".

 

[Shinpachi]

Make a perfect pair or you will smash your partner's hands, or head


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dSF4qbZR06o

 

[Shinpachi]

No Perm Movement in Japan begins in June 1939 to concentrate on the ongoing war in China.
This no perm rule seems to be still alive at some schools and offices nationwide.
My discovery as an old man is that people are more conservative than I thought as a young man.

Police gives warning to girls ca. 1940

Source: History Photos of 30 Years Showa-era (1955)

Perm

Source: パーマとデジタルパーマの違いは？時間や値段、持ちの良さを徹底比較