tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post94288864026788840..comments2024-03-29T11:20:34.172+00:00Comments on Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Nichimo Co.Ltd. 1951 to 2013 ~ A RetrospectiveStraggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-51945570709601617122020-11-19T09:51:15.549+00:002020-11-19T09:51:15.549+00:00Thanks Dan!Thanks Dan!Straggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-59770968492550784122020-11-18T18:25:19.442+00:002020-11-18T18:25:19.442+00:00The Nichimo KI-43 Oscar was about 20 years ahead o...The Nichimo KI-43 Oscar was about 20 years ahead of it's time. Exterior engraving and fit excellently engineered. Cockpit details and levers, as well as engine and firewall, has high parts count and outstanding fidelity .It was up to the modeler to modify kit to show these items. This kit stood the test of time in my opinion, until the 90's, when the Accurate Miniature Avenger came out. Never forget some of the Civilian planes such as 1/48 Cessna sky hawk, and especially the extravagant large scale Cessna. Nichimo, a producer of some of the greatest, most ahead of their time kits, whilst I would bet some of todays greatest kit companies learned from the Talents of Nichimo engineering.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578205968072301034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-48247233208898497832016-11-17T14:11:34.979+00:002016-11-17T14:11:34.979+00:00Hi Tempestfan
Unfortunately I have not seen the c...Hi Tempestfan<br /><br />Unfortunately I have not seen the contents of the Marusan Jake kit to be able to confirm whether it is the same as the Nichimo, but you are correct that the box art of the first UPC issue used the same artwork as the Marusan kit. There were at least three different presentations of the Marusan kit, although two of them used the same box art.<br /><br />I'll put up a blog with the various box arts to see if it gets any responses.<br /><br />Regards<br />Nick Straggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-62528434401843086472016-11-16T15:46:27.625+00:002016-11-16T15:46:27.625+00:00Hi Nick,
I was pointed to this specific and sad po...Hi Nick,<br />I was pointed to this specific and sad post on the modelkitcollecting Forum - you may remember me (tempestfan)from occasional posts on BM.<br />As I have a UPC and a Nichimo Jake, and both seem to be essentially the same plastic, I wondered whether the Nichimo Jake (and a couple other Nichimo kits) may actually be a Marusan original. The Jake and more so the Hunter and Me 262 (both apparently "based" on Lindberg)are nowhere near the exquisite Ki-45, Ki-43, Kate, and others, but are somewhere in the middle of the reference number range. The first Edition UPC featured artwork by a Japanese Artist (probably) identical to the Marusan. I only have a later boxing with Eidson art, though, so in theory, there could have been two different kits of the Jake boxed by UPC. I confess not having searched your blog if you shed some light on this already - if you didn't I'd be very interested in your views or hard Facts.<br /><br />All the best<br />tempestfan Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-78274992586846983402013-11-08T19:18:28.713+00:002013-11-08T19:18:28.713+00:00Thanks for this posting, Nick. The Ki.43 boxing w...Thanks for this posting, Nick. The Ki.43 boxing with dark green camouflage was new to me.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ken GlassKen Glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-56268758614220753112013-11-03T07:06:01.312+00:002013-11-03T07:06:01.312+00:00Sad to see a manufacturer go. I have several Hayab...Sad to see a manufacturer go. I have several Hayabusas, a Sonia and Nick.<br /><br />Thank you very much for the Sonia build link, great workmanship and inspiration.<br /><br />VedranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-69617859856247099732013-11-02T16:49:22.874+00:002013-11-02T16:49:22.874+00:00Thanks Nick - nice summary of the Nichimo stable w...Thanks Nick - nice summary of the Nichimo stable we've taken for granted so long. But I'll bet those kits will still get around through the usual channels. <br /><br />And thanks especially for the link to Tetsuya Inoue's *great* build of the Nichimo Sonia. It's going to be a marvelous model, but the article itself will be an invaluable resource for anyone building the kit who wants to improve it. Beautiful work, Tetsuya. <br /><br />Mark SmithMark Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-49721440763599975082013-10-30T17:16:07.860+00:002013-10-30T17:16:07.860+00:00Sad news! As a teen I built many scale models, fir...Sad news! As a teen I built many scale models, first 1/72 and then onto 1/48, plus a handful of 1/32 kits which were always dead-cheap to buy around Christmas time!<br /><br />But the Nichimo 1/48 Ki-45 "Nick", the only Nichimo kit I ever bought, still stands out as the most enjoyable kit I ever built. I don't know why, but I just loved it. The model went together without a fuss, for the day the detail was adequate (I recall cutting out the landing light and replacing it with a chunk of transparent sprue), and it was just so cool to have a 1/48 kit of the Ki-45 - not the most mainstream kit subject. It looked really good between my Monogram F4U-4, Hurricane II, P-51B and Matchbox Fw 190 A-8 (which I understand was actually the Otaki kit). With the vast choice of super-high-quality kits that are available these days, I doubt I'll have another build experience that'll be as memorable as that Nichimo "Nick". :)Ronnie Olsthoornhttp://www.facebook.com/AviationArt.Aeronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-88616579577308508672013-10-30T16:19:27.786+00:002013-10-30T16:19:27.786+00:00Well said Nick. When I was a teenager, it was the ...Well said Nick. When I was a teenager, it was the Nichimo Ki-43 and Ki-45 that I discovered as the first 1/48 scale kits past the venerable Monogram Zero. Then Otaki, etc. but the Nichimo kits hold a special place for this 1/48 fan. Thanks for sharing...<br /> DanDan Salamonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06867170297794255606noreply@blogger.com