Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and obtained recently in Tokyo is a superb publication absolutely perfect for 1/700 Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) modelers: “MODEL GRAPHIX  NAVY YARD SPECIAL ISSUE”.

MODEL GRAPHIX is one of Japan’s premier monthly modeling magazines.  They have culled from their various issues and extracted articles that deal with 1/700 IJN vessels and compiled some of the very best, primarily focused on IJN battleships, in this exceptionally well-done pictorial – and the results are absolutely wonderful!  Not only are the models superbly crafted but the photography is stunning and there is lots of English text to round it all out!  

Here’s an example of how well the English language captions are:  ‘ISE was laid down in 1915 in Kawasaki dockyard of Kobe and completed in 1917.  ISE-class battleships were an improvement over FUSO class, and ISE and her sister HYUGA remained the core of IJN’s fleet for the 20 years under the ban on new capital ships.  To overcome the obsolescence of her pre-Jutland design, ISE underwent a major rebuild in 1936 but the advent of airstrike by carrier mobile force outmoded her.  The loss of four aircraft carriers at Midway prompted IJN to take a stopgap measure conversion of old battleships into hybrid aero battleships.  ISE and HYUGA were selected for the rebuild, where the fifth and sixth turrets and their barbettes were removed from the quarterdeck.  A hanger for nine aircraft was built on her cleared area and a flight deck atop the hanger.  The flight deck could park 11 aircraft plus one each on two catapults. Altogether, ISE could carry 22 aircraft, which would be catapult-launched.  Since the flight deck was too short, the aircraft had to land on another carrier or alight on the sea’.  

Vessels addressed in this publication include the YAMATO, MUSASHI, NAGATO, FUSO, YAMASHIRO, ISE, MAYA, NACHI, and MIKASA. This 100 page, 8.25 x 11.75 softcover was published in 2004, is printed on high-quality glossy paper, and is absolutely first-class in every respect.  Condition is perfect – it is BRAND NEW.  If you are a 1/700 IJN modeler, this pictorial is guaranteed to get you fired up!  Note that Over The Blue Horizon ships from the USA and we take pride in our careful packing and fast shipping -- regardless of where you are in the world, buy with absolute confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation.

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