Finemolds Kaiten in 1:72

[Mr.Mox]

A little "in between" project - the finemold Kaiten in 1:72 - oneway trip

Nice and easy little kit, some clean up is needen on the two hull halwes, but otherwise its a 20 min. project.

Painting should, according to instructions, be a training version. "sharp" versions is all black, but this looked so much more cool.

Only a basepaint, still have to ad decals (tiny) and wheatering etc. - It comes on a trolly, so I have done a small base with a bit of rails laid out to present it - otherwise its gonna vanish between my other subs

Cheers/Jan

 

[Rokket]

Funky! Looks great!

[Greif]

Pretty nifty little project there Jan.  The paint job does look cool in a deadly sort of way.

[Mr.Mox]

thanks guys - deadly, sure was - a one way trip 

Some progress, a small and simple base and initial wash.

 

 

Still got to do a wooden base.

Cheers/Jan

[Greif]

Hi Jan, the base is very cool.  Did it come with the model?

By the way, did you get the personal message I sent?

Sincerely,
Ernest

[Mr.Mox]

Thanks Ernest - and Ups, I have now 

The base is homemade with a piece of carboard, some wallfiller, sand, static grass and evergreen plast strips for the rails. I used to do armor so i have done my share of dioramas and picked up some tecniques.

Cheers/Jan

[Siara]

Nice human torpedo. The groundwork really adds extra detail to otherwise plain sub. I heard the stories that chosen sailors were welded in so to make sure they hit the targets. Is that true?

[Mr.Mox]

Thanks guys.

I heard the stories that chosen sailors were welded in so to make sure they hit the targets. Is that true?

I don

[Trierarch]

Congratulations, the whole lot looks very good and convey a special atmosphere very suitable for a small subject like that.

Do you plan to add a figure to it?

 

[Rokket]

REally nice, and the base! The armor days paid off.

[Mr.Mox]

Thanks,

I would love to ad one or two figures, but unfortunately I don

[Greif]

Very nice vignette Jan!  The groundwork is outstanding.  I wish the groundwork on my 1/48th scale dioramas look as good.

Ernest

[Mr.Mox]

Thanks Ernest,

I

[bracco_n]

Well done Jan, really nice model.
Could you say a word or two about this sub? I know nothing about it!

[Mr.Mox]

Generally care should be exercised around using Wiki as a referance, but in this case it seems to be ok http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten - this is the type 1 - wich basically is a oneman suicide submarine constructed around basic components from standard japanese torpedoes.

Later types were a more individual design.

Succes was limited seen from the Japanese standpoint, from a allied view it was a blessing of wasted time, resources and manpower 

Cheers/Jan