1/700 Imperial Japanese Navy - picture blog

[Hen]

Hello fellow modelers!

I�d like to introduce to you my personal blog about the Imperial Japanese Navy.

I am in the midst of building the Japanese fleet of WW2 in 1/700. I have collected almost all warship classes from small MTBs and river gunboats up to CVs, and a lot of auxiliaries and merchants to accompany them. It`s an ambitious project but I really enjoy it - hunting down rare kits and spanning a network of specialists and enthusiasts around the world is a wonderful pastime. I�d like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who has contributed to my collection so far.

After several months of absence due to moving to a new home, I have recently uploaded the BB Ise in her summer 1945 camouflage, DD Sutsuzuki, the old minelayer Ashizaki and the DD Amatsukaze as she appeared in early 1945 with her bow blown off.





Please take a look: http://nihonkaigun.wordpress.com

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or kits that are missing in my collection, feel free to drop me a line!

[Haijun watcher]

Herr Hen,

Guten tag!

Thanks for sharing your blog!

I was wondering, do you participate in Tully's combined fleet.com forum or j-aircraft's forum?

[Hen]

Hello Haijun watcher,
Thank you - there's much more to come

I am no registered member there, but I visit from time to time.

[Dan K]

The anchorage looks great, Hen. I can't seem to find Amatsukaze, though.

[Hen]

The anchorage looks great, Hen. I can't seem to find Amatsukaze, though.

Are you looking for its front half? It should be the first entry at the top...

[Dan K]

Ah, went right by it.

[Hen]

Happy new year folks!!!

I just wanted to let you know that AMC Aikoku Maru, DD Tachibana and SS Maru-Yu 1001 have been added to the blog...

[Hen]

Hey guys,

new additions to the blog include DD Hibiki, CMc Kuroshima and CM Kamishima

Next up is CA Iwate in her 1945 fit!

[Dan K]

Nice job on Aikoku Maru.

[Hen]

Nice job on Aikoku Maru.

Thanks Dan! I like the outcome, too. Looking forward to building the Hokoku Maru

[Hen]

CA Iwate (1945 fit), DD Harutsuki and W1 minesweeper have been added

[Angeliccypher]

Looks great. How did you do the smoke?

[Hen]

Looks great. How did you do the smoke?

The smoke is actually the only thing i did in photoshop

[LenFricke]

Hendrik,

Your truly smoking!

[Hen]

Hey guys,

just a quick update � among some more destroyers, minelayers and minesweepers I uploaded three oilers to my blog: the Shiriya (Pit-Road), Kokuyo Maru (Fujimi), and Ariake Maru (scratch).







I hope you like them

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