The Ship Model Forum

A 1/700 Okinoshima arrived in todays post. The result of Wiki-searching it for some reason. Immediately it was impressive how the IJN expanded Okinoshima's capabilities beyond the original design mission. Truly a versatile ship with a variety of missions. Almost smacks of SpecOps in some of the ways it was employed. So it moved to the head of my wish-list real quick. That, and it can serve as interim flagship for the sea mule destroyer flotilla. At least until a Nagara can be acquired.

For now, regrettably, it goes into the stash. Need to build at least one more destroyer (for two total) until flotilla command is needed. Minelaying in my South Pacific will have to wait for a while as well. Cheers.

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Building IJN Harusame
Planning USS Hammann; IJN Okinoshima; HMS Esk
Wanting USS Ward

What was the aircraft carried by Tsugaru?
CombinedFleet and Wikipedia claim it was E7K2 Alf, while instruction/Profile Morskie suggest Aichi E13A Jake.

I think it was the Alf. I can't ever recall seeing her carrying a Jake.



Bob Pink.

Could you pinpoint me to her photos carrying Alf?

I'll try to look today in one of my model magazines and references to see if I can find it. It will probably be later in the day, my daughters have friends over now and won't be leaving for a little while.



Bob Pink.

No pressure, I don't expect to put my hands on the aircraft that soon Thanks in advance though!

Okay, I checked my references in Model Art magazine and it was just the Okinoshima kit in the publication and not the Tsugaru. Okinoshima had an Alf until she was sunk in 1942. Reading Tsugaru's TROM the skipper of the US Sub that sank her saw a seaplane on her deck but, didn't mention as to what type. Also, I googled Tsugaru and saw a paper model of her and she was carrying a Jake on her catapult. In her TROM it didn't mention when it had its catapult landed in favor of more AA guns. The model depicts her in a late 1942, possibly early 1943 fit. I'm thinking now that they probably changed to a Jake to replace the aging Alf. If I come across anything more I'll let you know.


Bob Pink.

Thanks for your research, Bob!
Keep me posted

The five star 1/700 model of the W 1 class minesweeper has 2 options for the placement of the rear mast. One with the mast inside the railing and going through the floor of the deckhouse and one with the mast outside the railing and not going through the deckhouse floor. The instructions do not mention which units used which mast option as of which date. Which option was used as built and which units changed the mast position later on which date?

Regards

Berend

I'm not sure there is any difference outside of the foremast - pole for #s 1-4, tripod for #s 5-6. Nothing is indicated in the Nihon no Gunkan volume.

Hi Dan,

pitty there is nothing in Nihon no Gunkan.
I attached a picture of the rear mast construction option so you get see how it looks. I think the left option is the as built option.

Regards

Berend

None of the photos seem definitive; sometimes the mast base is covered by the canvas over railings, sometimes not. I suppose the left hand view seems closer to the mark.