Japanese to WW2

Ryujo is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline metal model the Japanese light carrier in 1941 by Neptun, catalogue number 1216. The model is in excellent condition andhas the advantage that the deck and the markings have been repainted to improve the appearance of this model, see photograph.

Naka is a second-hand, 1'1250 scale, waterline, metal model of the Japanese light cruiser in WW2. The model is by Neptun, and the catalogue number is 1244A.  This model is in very good original condition, see photograph. All Navis Neptun models have been out of production for the last five years.

This was the first Japanese cruiser to be built with the distinctive clipper bow. Sistership Jintsu gained one after a collision but Sendai retained the original bow shape until she was sunk (see Neptun 1244). The model represents the condition of both Naka and Jintsu during WW2.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of the Japanese navy munitions carrier Kashino by Navis Neptun 1297. The model is finished in dark grey to match the other Japanese warships from Navis Neptun but the loose hatch covers are tan coloured, see photograph.

A 1/1250 scale model of IJN Kashino a munitions transport from 1940-42 by Navis Neptun 1297S. This model has hand painted tan coloured decks and grey hatch covers, see photograph.

Amagi is a 1/1250 scale resin waterline model of a large battlecruiser that was nearly commissioned into service with the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 1920s. This model by Coastlines models is fully finished and painted with wood effect weather decks and an open framework seven-leg foremast.

Previous models of this ship have included 50 caliber 16" guns in larger turrets but this model has the 45 caliber guns fitted in the Nagato-class battleships shown on the original drawings for the Amagi-class.

Tosa is a 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model built from a kit by the previous owner. The model is in good condition and has a detailed mainmast and wood-effect painted decks which are not usually seen on Superior models (see photograph).

Atago is a 1/1200 scale, waterline metal model of the Japanese heavy cruiser in 1944. This model has been made from a Superior Models Inc. kit of the Takao/Chokai so as to get to the best fit for Atago shortly before she was sunk in 1944. Compared to her sisterships (Maya, Takao and Chokai) Ataago had the aircraft handling arrangements removed and the mainmast moved forward to abaft of the second funnel (see photograph).

The decks have been painted to represent the tan linoleum used to save weight over wood on the main decks of Japanese "Treaty" cruisers.

Japanese WW1 & WW2 & dark grey decks on all aircraft carriers Touch up Paint Pot
 
There is a brush in the bottle cap and a ball agitator in the glass bottle.

Enoshima Maruis a Navy harbour re-fuelling tanker in 1/1250 scale painted by Coastlines Models CL-TA02.

A 1/1250 scale metal model of Kotobuki Maru, ex-Conte Verde, converted to a troop transport by the Japanese in 1945 by CM Miniaturen CM-P168