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Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by gscott » Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:16 am

Dan K wrote:I'm not an expert on this but I think the AA and radar upgrades are the only changes she received. Though, she probably had her lower portholes plated over as well later in the war.
...and thanks one more time, Dan!

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Dan K » Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:12 pm

I'm not an expert on this but I think the AA and radar upgrades are the only changes she received. Though, she probably had her lower portholes plated over as well later in the war.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by gscott » Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:42 pm

Hey all. Was looking to back-date a '44 Fuso to '41. Is this as simple as removing the extra AA and radars, or was there more extensive mods done to the superstructure and directors like what the Ise had?

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Dan K » Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:16 pm

Also the orientation of #3 main mount differs between the sisters.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Bob the Stug » Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:18 pm

Many thanks Timmy

Appreciated

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Timmy C » Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:14 pm

Bob the Stug wrote:Hi can someone advise please

I have the Fujimi 1/350 Fuso, is it worth buying Yamashiro?

No idea if there's much of a difference between them

Thanks bob
The differences in the superstructure are certainly noticeable, but only you can decide whether it's "worth" getting.
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Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Bob the Stug » Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:09 pm

Hi can someone advise please

I have the Fujimi 1/350 Fuso, is it worth buying Yamashiro?

No idea if there's much of a difference between them

Thanks bob

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Timmy C » Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:02 pm

Ach, you're right, that it was. Still, with no place to actually order it, the little "release at..." on the bottom of those images might just be aspirational (i.e. not "released on").

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Caravellarella » Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:54 pm

Timmy C wrote:That release is new to me, Terry. So why haven't we been excited about it? Probably because we didn't know about it! As far as I was concerned, Joy Yard started and ended with their 1/350 Missouri kit...Their website even only shows a not-yet-released 1/350 Montana and 1/700 Soviet destroyer: http://www.joy-yard.com/product_355564_ ... almodule_1

The Fuso isn't listed on Japan's Hobby Search, which is where I go hunt for new releases.
Timmy, I'm sure I saw it announced in the *Inj. molded plastic* Upcoming Ship Kit Releases thread just over a month ago.

Terry (Caravellarella)

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Timmy C » Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:11 pm

That release is new to me, Terry. So why haven't we been excited about it? Probably because we didn't know about it! As far as I was concerned, Joy Yard started and ended with their 1/350 Missouri kit...Their website even only shows a not-yet-released 1/350 Montana and 1/700 Soviet destroyer: http://www.joy-yard.com/product_355564_ ... almodule_1

The Fuso isn't listed on Japan's Hobby Search, which is where I go hunt for new releases.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Caravellarella » Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:16 am

Dear Boys & Girls, given that Joy Yard released their 1/700 scale Fuso & Yamashiro kits (1919 configurations) on 31st May 2022; why isn't there any "buzz" about them in this topic. Have they been reviewed yet? Are they even available outside Japan if there are only 2,500 copies of each being moulded? Am I the only one excited by the prospect of these kits? Will they be made available in the UK?

Terry (Caravellarella)
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Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Dan K » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:03 pm

I'm not aware of another option.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by edgardo gil » Mon Jul 12, 2021 5:49 pm

Hi guys, I�m thinking in buy some upgrade set for the Fujimi Fuso 1/350; which do you think that would be my best option?
I know that there is a G-up Fujimi set of PE but there is always out of stock and and this moment I guess that out of the Earth, the next option
that I know is this Flyhawk set https://www.scalemates.com/kits/flyhawk ... ts--306666
I have another option that you know?

Many thanks.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Elbe1 » Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:18 pm

gms wrote:Dear Elbe 1: Extremely nice work. However, please don't use the word "Japs." Japanese do not like it as they (me included) think it is insulting.
Hey, sorry - of course I don't want to offend anyone! Personally, I would not be either, if someone speaks of us Germans in the context of the war as "Krauts". Therefore, I may not have considered that someone could feel offended by this... :smallsmile:

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by gms » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:56 pm

Dear Elbe 1: Extremely nice work. However, please don't use the word "Japs." Japanese do not like it as they (me included) think it is insulting.

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Elbe1 » Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:00 am

Dan K wrote:Beautiful. What makes you think they're not putting the hammocks in place? :smallsmile:
Hi Dan - of course, we can only speculate on the basis of a picture as to whether it should be attached or removed.
Basically i just found it funny, because after attaching these mattresses to my model i found them more looking like german/turkish kebab :big_grin:

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Dan K » Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:17 am

Beautiful. What makes you think they're not putting the hammocks in place? :smallsmile:

Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Elbe1 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:07 am

Thanks guys :wave_1:

Meanwhile the japs are removing the kebab from the bridge :big_grin:
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Re: Calling all IJN Fuso (??) and Yamashiro (??) fans

by Dan K » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:39 pm

Just beautiful work.

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