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"History Awaits", IJN Yukikaze Dio
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Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 01:17 PM UTC
MSW crew-mate John Donnelly (johndon) shares a fine gallery of images of his IJN Yukikaze in a dockside dio, in this "On Display" feature!

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 02:24 PM UTC
Wonderful work John. Well worth the time.
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Posted: Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 01:00 AM UTC
Just love those B/W pix and a great all round job, 1st class stuff !
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Posted: Sunday, August 01, 2010 - 09:20 PM UTC
Excellent work! I love the muddy-brown water!
Great photography!
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Guido
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Posted: Monday, August 02, 2010 - 01:41 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated and thanks to Mark for posting my humble efforts in the first place.

John
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Posted: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 05:31 AM UTC
This rates as one of the best harbor scenes I've encountered--the assemblies, the weathering, even the water color--this is a diorama with life.

--Karl
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Posted: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 08:14 AM UTC
Thanks for the kind comments Karl, next up is another harbour diorama set in 1942 but a little larger this time...

John
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Posted: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 09:19 AM UTC

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...next up is another harbour diorama set in 1942 but a little larger this time...

John


The bigger the better!

--Karl
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Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 01:19 PM UTC
Excellent work!

Maybe not in the Battleship category?

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Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 02:06 PM UTC
Very nice diorama.
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