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https://www.anzec.org/news/i-124-submarine-expedition

[i]"In World War II Japan and Australia fought for control of the seas north of Australia. The I-124 Japanese submarine was laying mines and hunting ships outside Darwin Harbour when it was engaged by Australian forces. It was attacked and sunk to the seafloor. All 80 submariners perished. Lying 53 meters below the surface, the wreck is highly significant. But the Top End's strong tides, murky waters and the submarine's depth have made it impossible to visit. Until now. The Northern Territory Government led a team of archaeologists and ANZEC member technical divers Matt Carter, Steve Trewavas and Kasimir Zierl to inspect the iconic submarine, using the latest in technical diving equipment and innovative site recording tools. Armed with rebreathers and underwater scooters, watch the divers attempt to record the wreck, and experts build detailed 3D models. Follow the effort to record and understand one of the most significant wartime wrecks in Australian waters. We encourage you to watch there fascinating expedition documentary."[/i]

Wow, that has to be an amazing book.

Dave

Thank you Dan,

I have sent a PM to you

Joaquín

I can send you photos of those pages; the book is too big for my scanner.

I'll need you email address, either posted here or send me a PM.

Dan

As naval modeller, I build warships, many of them submarines.

I am in research of plans of the japanese submarine Ro-35.

I have found a book with may japanese warships plans , some of them submarines, and the Ro 35 is insde this beautiful book.

The problem is the very hight prices, no less than 400 euros!!!

O if someone have the plans/book of the submarine, I will be very grateful

The book is named Ship plans of the Imperial Japanese Navy Published by Hara-syo-bo.12/1987

Yhere are another edition from 1975, I think

How was the rear mast of the I-400 rigged if at all? I have seen some depictions of a cage antenna being used but have also read comments saying these were not in use later in the war so the possibility of I-400 using one is impossible.

I am sorry I don't have the ability to post pics. In fact I have't taken any pic of them.

I have also finished the Aoshima 1/700 I-156 I have it the hopefully early WW II period.
The kit was built as is but I left off parts: A13,A18,A19,A23; A10 B12,B13, B15, B16. I have also not added the bow net cutter since I don't know when or if it was removed. Painted deck black rest of boat grey and did not bother with the lower hull. There is a second kit that I have not decided what to do with yet

Pics?

I recently finished the Shipways 1/700 I-201 and I-121 submarines. They both looked right in detail and scale other:

I-201 1 part I added 2 periscopes and a snokel painted the deck black and the rest of the boat grey

I-121 2 parts the sub and a deck gun. I added 2 periscopes and painted the deck black and the rest of the boat grey

Perfect! Thanks for the info! :thumbs_up_1:

Aircraft crane folded aft into a recess in the deck next to the aircraft hangar. Tall mast that held antennas folded aft into a recess in the deck. Both are visible from above when stowed. Smaller davits were broken down and stowed out of sight.

Dave

Thanks for the confirmation Dan! I guess I can presume that those items were stowed below deck?

All of those items would be stowed for underwater operations and attack.

Good Morning (East Coast guy),

I am in the process of building the Monogram (current manufacture) I-19 as it wold have looked during its infamous attack on 15 September '42.
Some questions I haven't been able to determine are:
1. Would the collapsible aircraft crane be stowed? And if so, is it stowed under the deck or on top?
2. The same question for the aft radio mast (the TALL one)?
3. And again with the smaller collapsible cargo cranes?

I would think that anything that would cause drag/turbulence would be stowed while the sub was being fought. I didn't see anything to this on the thread here so I hope some experts can guide me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance!

[quote="Dan K"]I have the Nihon no Gunkan plan set for I-68, a sister. PM your email to me; the files are large.

In the meantime, here's a detail shot of I-70, another Kaidai VIa sister. The a's were visually identical to the b's, save for the slightly shorter barreled deck gun.[/quote]
That's probably one of two photos of I-70 known to exist, and the only close-up photo.

I have the Nihon no Gunkan plan set for I-68, a sister. PM your email to me; the files are large.

In the meantime, here's a detail shot of I-70, another Kaidai VIa sister. The a's were visually identical to the b's, save for the slightly shorter barreled deck gun.

Hi, I recently started my 1/350 I-175 from Aoshima and have found there is very little reference available on the Kaidai 6B submarines apart from a few very grainy images from Maru Special 37. If anyone knows better sources of reference or has any pictures of I-174 or I-175 (I do have Gakken volume 17 on the way from Japan but it will be a while before it arrives)? I just don't trust the accuracy of Aoshima's kit and need more reference so I can suitably super detail the kit. The bridge and aft deck in particular seem to be where the 6Bs differ from the 6As the most, so any details on these areas would be greatly appreciated.

Also, are any of the other Kaidai types close enough appearance-wise to use as reference?

[quote="JamesAPrattIII"]I posted on the combined fleet.com (The IJN page) in their Japanese Ships and Message board a question on the IJN subs I-1 to I-4 and I-5

On the I-1 to I-4 I was looking for info on how the looked after their 1942 refits conning tower details and Daihitsu carrying (see their TROMs)

I-5 pictures ect of the ship after it's 1940 refit

I-1 to I-4 nothing really

I-5 a picture of the sub the conning tower looks slightly like that of the I-58 and the gun deck is longer.

Does anyone have any other info?[/quote]
I have one pic of [i]I-5[/i] post-refit...hope it helps.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/ZEtNzVp.jpg[/img]

I wish that Aoshima would retool their old I-1/I-6 kit. It is really long in the tooth!!




BobPink :wave_1:

I have almost nothing. There is one photo of I-5 with I-171 in June, 1943 at an anchorage, but it's distant shot. I-5 has only one deck gun, forward. Can't really tell anything else.