This thread is for the IJN Minesweeper. As there are some kits aproching I started this thread.
If you have something to add or to correct please let me know.
There where the following classes used in the IJN:
W-1 class: ships W-1 to W-4
W-5 class: ships W-5 and W-6
W-7 class: ships W-7 to W-12
W-13 class: ships W-13 to W-16
W-17 class: ships W-17 and W-18
W-19 class: ships W-19 to W-41 (17 completed)
W-101 class: ships W-101 and W-102
Wa-1 auxialliary Minesweeper class: Wa-1 to Wa-22
Wa-101 auxialliary Minesweeper class: Wa-101 and Wa-104
In 1:700 following kits are available:
� Five Star W-1 class
� Seed Model (Five Star) W-7 class
� Five Star W-13 class
� Five Star W-101 class
� Five Star Wa-1 class
� Seed Model (Five Star) Wa-104 class
� Tamiya W-19 class (from the Tamiya Auxiliary vessels kit
No problem Dan, I had some questions and it is better here.
I'm building Five Stars W-13 kit, but not sure which ship. I had some questions, but found the answer by myself.
The kit is as the minesweeper where after the rebuild with the lower bridge. It cames without degausing cable.
I only know pics of prewar ships with the numbers on and no degausing cable. But it is nearly save to say they were refitted.
So I'm building the kit as a prewar ship with some numbers attached. A good change from the usual grey ships.
Till know now I had no problems and beside the degausing cable the kit includes everything you need to build the ship. In some kits the cutters are missing, but not here.
Thanks Dan and also thans for the pics.
I will build my W-14 similar to your pic of W-13 during anchoridge.
With the boarding ladder attached and so on.
And as I have space on my base I will putt a small ship from the cutter set.
I am currently building IJN W-1 Minesweeper from the Five star kit, and there is alot of differences between the kit and the photos, mainly omitted details. I am currently trying to identify some items on the photo, what these are...
What are those?
1) Y-Gun for DCs?
2) Companionway?
3) ?
4) ?
5) ?
6) Cable reel or winch?
7) ? ? some derrick?
The kit also does not have paravanes and DC equipment, and the
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tom! wrote:These pics of IJN minesweepers are from my IJN picture database:
The pic of Wa-101 is actually W-102 taken in September 1944.
Got any pics of: W-8, W-9, W-12, W-19, W-28, W-34, or W-38? They're the only minesweepers I don't have pics of.
? some derrick? 
