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Topic review - Calling all IJN Minesweeper fans
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  Post subject:  Re: Calling all IJN Minesweeper fans  Reply with quote
Awesome...thanks for that, Berend! Must have missed it on my last go-through of that the archives.

Just wish that d**n watermark wasn't there...
Post Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:16 pm
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The Yamato Museum picture database contains a picture of the W-19.

https://jmapps.ne.jp/yamatomuseum/det.h ... _id=101871

Regards,

Berend.
Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:16 pm
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Hi.

Thx for the reply. I will correct the caption in my database.

Looks like we have similar sources as I´m also searching for pics of these ships...

Yours

tom! ;)
Post Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:51 am
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tom! wrote:
These pics of IJN minesweepers are from my IJN picture database:

The pic of Wa-101 is actually W-102 taken in September 1944.
Got any pics of: W-8, W-9, W-12, W-19, W-28, W-34, or W-38? They're the only minesweepers I don't have pics of.
Post Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:30 am
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Hi.

I´m mainly interested in IJN and IJA weaponry but also have built some ship models. These pics of IJN minesweepers are from my IJN picture database:

WA 1-class Wa 11:
Image

WA 1-class Wa 13:
Image

WA 1-class Wa 20:
Image

WA101:
Image

Yours

tom! ;)
Post Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:17 am
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Models now also available in 1:700 are:

Seed Hobby (subsidiary of Five Star) type 7 class and type 104 auxiliary class.

Regards,

Berend.
Post Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:32 pm
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I added the link to the gallery for my W-14 minesweeper.
If I miss some entrys in the gallery, let me know.

Greetings Christian
Post Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:38 am
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#3 is a hawser reel, and #4 are buoys. Not sure about the rest. See if these pics help at all.


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Post Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 2:44 pm
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Hi,

I am currently building IJN W-1 Minesweeper from the Five star kit, and there is alot of differences between the kit and the photos, mainly omitted details. I am currently trying to identify some items on the photo, what these are...

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What are those?
1) Y-Gun for DCs?
2) Companionway?
3) ?
4) ?
5) ?
6) Cable reel or winch?
7) ?
8) ? some derrick?

The kit also does not have paravanes and DC equipment, and the
Post Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:08 pm
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It's looking very good.

Some from the W-19 class


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W-33, #19 class, July 31, 1943 Mitsubishi Yokohama.jpg
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:46 pm
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Thanks Dan and also thans for the pics.
I will build my W-14 similar to your pic of W-13 during anchoridge.
With the boarding ladder attached and so on.
And as I have space on my base I will putt a small ship from the cutter set.

Greetings Christian


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Post Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:10 pm
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Very nice work, Christian.

From the W-7 class: W-10
From the W-13 class: W-13, W-14, W-16


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Post Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:36 pm
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No problem Dan, I had some questions and it is better here.
I'm building Five Stars W-13 kit, but not sure which ship. I had some questions, but found the answer by myself.
The kit is as the minesweeper where after the rebuild with the lower bridge. It cames without degausing cable.
I only know pics of prewar ships with the numbers on and no degausing cable. But it is nearly save to say they were refitted.
So I'm building the kit as a prewar ship with some numbers attached. A good change from the usual grey ships.
Till know now I had no problems and beside the degausing cable the kit includes everything you need to build the ship. In some kits the cutters are missing, but not here.

Greetings Christian


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Post Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:47 am
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Thx for starting the thread. As time allows, I hope to post some good class examples.

From the W-1 class, W-2:


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Post Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:11 pm
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This thread is for the IJN Minesweeper. As there are some kits aproching I started this thread.
If you have something to add or to correct please let me know.

There where the following classes used in the IJN:

    W-1 class: ships W-1 to W-4
    W-5 class: ships W-5 and W-6
    W-7 class: ships W-7 to W-12
    W-13 class: ships W-13 to W-16
    W-17 class: ships W-17 and W-18
    W-19 class: ships W-19 to W-41 (17 completed)
    W-101 class: ships W-101 and W-102
    Wa-1 auxialliary Minesweeper class: Wa-1 to Wa-22
    Wa-101 auxialliary Minesweeper class: Wa-101 and Wa-104

In 1:700 following kits are available:

    • Five Star W-1 class
    • Seed Model (Five Star) W-7 class
    • Five Star W-13 class
    • Five Star W-101 class
    • Five Star Wa-1 class
    • Seed Model (Five Star) Wa-104 class
    • Tamiya W-19 class (from the Tamiya Auxiliary vessels kit

I found this builds or finished models here:

Tamiya W-19 build log by Dirk Ponge
Five Star Wa-1 and Wa-2 build by Christian Hoeltge
Five Star W-1 build by Christian Hoeltge
Five Star W-14 build by Christian Hoeltge

Hopefully there is more to come.
Greetings Christian
Post Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:43 pm

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