Galerie Ian Simpson - Aircraft

[Ian Simpson]

Me109Z made by combining 2 Busch Me109's and adding centre wing and tail wing.

[Ian Simpson]

Yokosuka K5Y1 1/87 diecast Japanese trainer from WW2

[Ian Simpson]

Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force kamikaze aircraft developed in the closing stages of World War II in 1945. 1/87 diecast model

[Ian Simpson]

Kawanishi N1K1 'Rex' , 1/87 diecast floatplane

[Ian Simpson]

Mitsubishi F1M 'Pete' Japan's last biplane float plane, 1/87 diecast

[Ian Simpson]

Nakajima A6M2-N 'Rufe' 1/87 diecast Japanese float plane based on Mitsubishi Zero

[Ian Simpson]

Nakajima E8N1 'Dave' a Japanese ship-borne, catapult-launched, reconnaissance seaplane in 1/87 diecast

[Ian Simpson]

Boeing Stearman PT17 1/87 plastic model kit by Williams Brothers with some added extras.

[Ian Simpson]

Yokosuka E14Y ' Glen' 1/87 diecast The "Glen" has the distinction of being the only aircraft to drop bombs on the United States mainland during World War II

[Ian Simpson]

Nakajima E8N1 'Dave' 1/87 scale diecast Japanese float plane.

[Ian Simpson]

Kayaba Ka-1 Autogyro The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) developed the Ka-1 autogyro for reconnaissance, artillery-spotting, and anti-submarine uses.

[Ian Simpson]

Vought F4u Corsair 1/87 diecast model

[Ralf Mackensen]

Hi Ian,

congrats to your Stearman, wonderful!

The Corsair is very interesting for me, where to get? Are there any more out there?

Cheers

Ralf

[Ian Simpson]

Thanks Ralf.
I found the Corsair on Ebay in Japan and was pleasantly surprised that it was a proper 1/87 scale airplane because it is always a bit of a chance whether what is advertised is actually correct. It seems to come from a series of part works on airplanes where you get a model and a magazine telling the history of the plane but the guy selling them only sells the models (thankfully). Most of the planes are Japanese for obvious reasons but just recently he has started including some German and American planes. Not all the planes are 1/87 as it depends on how big the wingspan works out as the carton they come in seems to be a set size so although a Corsair is 1/87, a Ju87 Stuka turns out as a 1/100 model as does a P38 Lightning so you have to be careful and check that it is the right scale first. Luckily he usually puts a picture of the artwork of the plane in the picture segment and that has the scale the model is made in (his descriptions on the scale are not 100% accurate so always check as I found out to my cost with an observation plane). I am expecting a Spitfire and P47 in my next delivery and hopefully they will also be 1/87 as well and then the next problem is making some undercarriage.
If you search for '1/87 Japanese aircraft' on Ebay you should find the seller Vellshop0710 - he is very reasonable for postage from Japan and my parcels have usually arrived in just over a week or so.
Ian

[Ian Simpson]

Lufthansa Junkers F13 1/87 by Roskopf

[Ian Simpson]

Two Mitsubishi A5M4 'Claude's' waiting for take off from a carrier

[Ian Simpson]

The Mitsubishi Ki-15 'Babs' was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and a light attack bomber of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. 1/87 diecast

[Ian Simpson]

USAAF P47D Razorback - 1/87 diecast

[Ian Simpson]

Aichi D1A2 'Susie'

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Mitsubishi A5M4 'Claude'