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Even if the rest of the world isn't interesting to Fujimi, I feel that they are almost as much to blame as HobbySearch in this case.
If they don't think it is worth it to answer, it feels like they don't mind that their retailers cheats their customers out of the extras that Fujimi put in their Deluxe sets.
I will not buy any more of their deluxe kits, that's for sure.

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/Magnus

Sadly this is the policy of Japanese manufactures, not only Fujimi's. They dont sell/replace/deliver/etc parts outside of Japan.

Policy or not, it is irresponsible to ignore the fact that their retailers rip of their customers, with the excuse that the customer should contact them (Fujimi), knowing that Fujimi won't follow up on claims origining outside of Japan.

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/Magnus

Denstore if you are really from Sweden I might be able to help you. Im the main importer of Fujimi, Fine Molds and Tamiya kits for Norway, Sweden and Denmark. At the moment I dont have a stock of the missing parts, but I might be able to find in the future and sent them to you free of charge, please contact me with a PM.

Wow, amazing
Please more pictures !

Wow...that's pretty cool.

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Martin

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Is that some "what if" or a alternative to the conversion that was made?
Looks very nice, though.

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/Magnus

Yes, is an alternative study(Was) before the semi battleship scheme was choosen. Now that you mention we can say that the IJN Ise class battleships(after the conversion of course) where maybe the first amphibious assault ships.

Notice a difference in the scrap pipe of IJN Ise from IJN Hyuga.
The IJN Ise:

And IJN Hyuga:

I have the Fujimi Ise 1/350 kit and I'm having trouble locating a PE set for it. Anyone know where to get them? Most places show them out of stock or discontinued.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10080188
Here the wooden deck is available.
And here a cheaper alernative:
http://www.freetimehobbies.com/AW10052.aspx

I sure do hope they come out with a awesome Photo-etch set like flyhawk did for Kongo!

That would be nice.

Check also some difference/additions from a 1943 and a 1944/1945 IJN Ise and IJN Hyuga(Both have been converted to Hybrid Aircraft Carriers/Battleships in 1943):



There is a high chance that the clear high definition pictures we have from both IJN Ise and IJN Hyuga during trials after the conversion in 1943(the right cropped pictures in my post) are not yet finnished and some changed were made in the bridge even in 1943 before they rejoined the Imperial Japanese Fleet.

Also notice the extended deck on both ships(IJN Ise and IJN Hyuga) are a bit different:

After the conversion the extended parts were conected:

White circle were new parts were added.Yellow arrow were the extended part of the deck stars.Red arrow the pre conversion extended deck with the boat davits stored downwards.

Last, a strange object on both IJN Ise and IJN Hyuga, the purpose unknown(some kind of training device ?), but it seems it remains on the deck till the end:.

That picture is IJN Ise and IJN Hyuga, January1946:

One last, IJN Ise 1945 December:

By the way, can anyone can help me and translate this one(Gernot) ?

Thanks in advance.