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Tuesday, 18 November 2025

The Imperial Japanese Navy … in 1/1200th-scale: The collection continues to grow … as does the rest of my model ship collection

My collection of Imperial Japanese Navy warships continues to grow. The latest additions are:

IJNS Uranami, IJNS Asagari, IJNS Shirayuki, and IJNS Hatsuyuki (all Fubuki-class destroyer), as well as a Natsushimo-class destroyer (although I’m not sure that the listing is correct as it looks like it is yet another Fubuki-class destroyer to me!), …

(2,090 tons; 38 knots; 6 x 5-inch guns; 18 depth charges; 9 x 24-inch torpedo tubes)

…a Kaba-class destroyer, …

(850 tons; 30 knots; 1 x 4.7-inch gun; 3 x 3-inch guns; 4 x 18-inch torpedo tubes)

… and a Chikuma-class light cruiser.

(5,000 tons; 26 knots; 8 x 6-inch guns; 4 x 3-inch guns; 3 x 18-inch torpedo tubes)

The latter pair of ships were out of service by December 1941. The Kaba-class destroyers served during World War I but were scrapped in the early 1930s. The three Chikuma-class light cruisers were either scrapped before World War II or were retained in secondary roles and didn’t see active service.


I was also able to add a model of the pre-dreadnought USS Idaho which was sold to Greece before World War I and became the Kilkis. She had become a static training ship by 1939 and was sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft in the Salamis Naval Base on 23rd April 1941 during the German invasion of Greece.

(14.465 tons; 17 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 8 x 8-inch guns; 8 x 7-inch guns; 12 x 3-inch guns; 6 x 3-pounder QF guns; 2 x 1-pounder QF-guns; 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes)

7 comments:

  1. BOB,
    Which Company do you obtain your 1/1200 Navy ships from? Regards. KEV.

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    1. Kev Robertson (Kev),

      I buy most of my ships via eBay. Some are manufactured by Superior, some are made by Navis, and some are from other manufacturers.

      All the best,

      Bob

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    1. Roger,

      Cheers! I have another light cruise on order … and hope that it should be delivered later this week.

      All the best,

      Bob

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  3. Bob -
    I have sent you an email concerning my submission for the upcoming Compendium. I discovered a few days ago a lacuna (shall we call it) in my rule set. I sent a 'correction' a few days ago which was no correction at all. Just today (20 November) I've sent what I think now is the correct version. The changes apply to Paragraphs 8 and 9 concerning gunnery. Playing through an 'Arctic Convoy' style of scenario, I discovered my mistake.

    As I have received no reply to my email from 4 days ago, I'm offering this heads-up through your blog spot. However please ignore the attachment to the older email I've sent.

    Please accept my apologies to yourself, and to anyone else has been inconvenienced by my absence of brain.
    All the best,
    Ion

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    1. Archduke Piccolo (Ion),

      Thanks for the reminder. I have now replied via email.

      All the best,

      Bob

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    2. Bob -
      Thanks. I've sent an acknowledgement - and a brief summary of the 'Arctic Convoy' action as played. You might find it amusing!
      Cheers,
      Ion

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