1/144 IJN but what?

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:06 am

Any one care to guess what this vessel is and the aircraft?

Dave Wooley

Sean Hert · Post by **Sean Hert** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:10 am

Akitsushima?

Kawanishi H6K Mavis

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:13 am

Spot on !

Dave Wooley

taskforce48 · Post by **taskforce48** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:01 pm

I am curious as to the idenity of the carrier behind it with the enclosed(5inch?) gun and Vindicators.

Matt

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:33 am

I believe this to be a CLV {Flying Deck Cruiser } that was never built .
The Model and picture are the work of a Douglas Kinloch and was seen
this year at the National Navy Day in Glasgow.

Dave Wooley

Edward Pinniger · Post by **Edward Pinniger** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:06 pm

What scale is the Akitsushima? Looks like that might be Trumpeter's 1/144 "Mavis" on the deck, but I'm not sure. Nice model, anyway!

Post by **Dave Wooley** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:39 pm

EPinniger wrote:What scale is the Akitsushima? Looks like that might be Trumpeter's 1/144 "Mavis" on the deck, but I'm not sure. Nice model, anyway!

The scale I believe is 1:144.Scratch built with the help of information from "Profile Morskie" here is a shot as seen at Glasgow Warship day.

Dave Wooley

ARH · Post by **ARH** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:12 pm

Some more nice photo,s Dave,

Seasick · Post by **Seasick** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:04 pm

It is a flying boat tender.

doog_k · Post by **doog_k** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:47 pm

Thanks for the nice pix of the ships Dave, it was good to meet you in Glasgow.

To give a wee bit more on the carrier. It's what I've called a CLV (Cruiser/ carrier Hybrid) as examined by many navies between the war. The US came closest actually putting a viable design in the water- if you ignore Japan's Tones etc seaplane cruisers, they had a similar mission profile. The Kreigsmarine liked the idea too, and as I've got some Me109s and Stukas that may yet emerge from the yard!!

I built the USS Start (named for one of the advocates of the hybrid in BuShips) in 1/144th and set the time line at around late 1938, she would have been just launched and it let me populate the deck with "yellow wings"! 3 channel radio and she's about 8 years old, though the hull's over 10 years old. I take that long to finish stuff.

Akitsushima was chosen as I couldn't quite face building Tone- yet- and the paint job is a lot of fun and hides a multitude of sins.

My "large" warships are all to 1/144th stand-off scale, hulls are balsa and superstructure is plastic sheet. Aircraft are usually commercially available kits. Like Trumpeter's Mavis bought in Taiwan about 4 years ago.

Presently on the stocks are a 1/144th stand off scale USS Wolverine paddle wheel training carrier and a 1/25th scale DDR Kliener Schnell Boot form the '70s.

If work would stop getting in the way I'd get them finished!

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