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Louisiana, United States
Joined: April 13, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 02:38 AM UTC
Ahoy mates!

Aoshima checks in today with two unique 1/700 IJN kits. Want to know more? If you do, then click the link below and see the latest from Aoshima.

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Thanks!
Kenny
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 06:44 AM UTC
Kashima 018
My little offering of quite possibly the shortest light cruiser of WW2, this is from Fujimi, there doesn't seem a lot of difference between the two producers, in fact they look like a copy of each-other, which is a shame because I thought a new tool model was on its way. Looking at the bridge and supporting uprights, all of which honestly could use replacing, are also the same. Let the buyer beware, I've been caught a couple of times in the past, as some old tool models are now for sale in ''new'' box art which tends to throw a spanner in the works, there are of course some new tool models out there, and strangest of all, they are rather hard to spot, hence me getting caught out. The IJN Nagato is worth its weight in gold. As for this model, it does look very like a very old model simply re-released.
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