Author: Eyal Reinfeld
1/350 IJN Light Cruiser Mikuma – Build
Available here from HobbyLink Japan Mikuma was the second vessel in the four-vessel Mogami class of the heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after the Mikuma river in Oita prefecture, Japan.
1/350 Japanese Light Cruiser Mikuma, Tamiya 78022 Unboxing
Available from HobbyLink Japan This is an unboxing review for Tamiya’s impressive 1/350 kit of the IJN Mikuma light cruiser. The Mikuma was the second vessel in the four-vessel Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after the Mikuma river in Oita Prefecture, Japan. Commissioned in 1935, it participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait in February 1942 and the...
1/700 British E Class Destroyer by Tamiya Review
Available at HobbyLink Japan The E and F-class destroyers were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. The ships were initially assigned to the Home Fleet, although they reinforced the Mediterranean Fleet during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia of 1935–36 and enforced the Non-Intervention Agreement during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. After the beginning of the Sec...
1/700 Admiral Hipper 1941, Pit Road W157 Unboxing
Available at HobbyLink Japan Admiral Hipper, the first of five ships of her class, was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched February 1937; Admiral Hipper entered service shortly before the outbreak of war, in Ap...
1/700 Battleship Mikasa, Hasegawa no.151 Unboxing
Available at HobbyLink Japan Mikasa was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s, and was the only ship of her class. The ship served as the flagship of Admiral Togo Heihachiro throughout the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, including the Battle of Port Arthur on the second day of the war and the Battles of the Yellow Sea and Tsushima. Days after th...
1/72 JGSDF Type 10 Main Battle Tank Build
The model is Fujimi’s new offering depicting the JGSDF new Type 10 MBT. – 1/72 JGSDF Type 10 available at HobbyLink Japan The model was a joy to build, with crisp details, and excellent fit. I love modern subjects, and this tank provides a new addition to my growing collection. It was quickly built without any trouble out of the box. Only the base and figure were added. The figure was ...
Dragon Wagon w / Sherman M4A1
One of my favorite military vehicles is the Dragon wagon, so I was thrilled when Academy released this model a couple of years ago in 1:72.I thought a lot on what to place on top and I figured I’ll go with Dragon’s Sherman M4A1 to show it with black and green camo so that there will be some color variety. The project includes both models, Eduard’s two PE sets for the Dragon wagon...
Destroid Tomahawk Deep Space Style
Submitted By: Eyal The model is Wave’s 1:72 offering and depicts a deep space style camo. The model was built straight out of the box, and painted with Tamiya’s acrylics. It was first base coated in dark gray, and then sparyed with white, and white + flat blue mix after masking. The decals were taken from various itasha style car models. After the decals were added and the clear parts ...
