The 17th Armour Modeller's Conference in Kansai

Sure thing, Wacky!
Where ya gonna be living?
Give me an email (see my profile), and I'll help ya out as much as I can!

The big hobby show in Shizuoka will be May 13-16 (I think). There are other big shows around Tokyo, and of course here in Osaka.

I'm sure you'll have a great time here!

Hi J-Hulk,
These models and dioramas are incredible! Very inspiring. I see nothing like this in far north Queensland. I will be coming to live in Japan for a while around april or may next year, I will definately be visiting some of these shows. Perhaps you can help with some show dates?
Catch you later, Wacky

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk And models! Yes, back to models! Have you SEEN those amazing models???

Are you suggesting that this was a thread about models? Who would want to waste their time with those things!

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, wrong web site. Ignore that remark.

Dean's got it going on, to be sure! Fascinating stuff.

I suppose the hand-to-hand skills would be more practical, because how often are you carrying a katana or naginata? Still, it's all quite fasinating! I've been here ten years now, and I keep telling myself I oughta study a martial art while I still have a little giddyup in my gitgo! An ex-girlfriend who was a black belt in shorinji kenpo, showed me a few things, but that's it.
It'd be fun to study something and build a little discipline and character, for sure!

And models! Yes, back to models!
Have you SEEN those amazing models???

I know very little about it, in fact, I don't know a whole lot about any weapons arts. I mostly prefer hand to hand, as they're a lot more interesting to me. I've read a small amount about sword principles, and have never practiced them at all. My instructor teaches something like this, but I haven't sat in on a class, I've just gotten there early and seen some of the guys wrapping up. That's a whole different set of classes that I just haven't gotten into.

From what Dean has written, he sounds like the go to guy for weapons arts and armor info. I'd bet just about anything I've got that he can far eclipse my paltry knowledge. I'd be interested to hear what he's got to say on the subject though.

Hey guys!
Just to keep it off-topic a little bit longer, do either of you know anything about Kashima Shinryu? Madda, I may have asked you about that a while ago. My Japanese history professor back at the University of Georgia taught it, and from what I understand it was a fighting style combining sword skills and jujitsu. I saw a few demonstrations, and it seemed very interesting.

I'm a Jiu-Jitsu student myself, though I've not studied for anywhere near as long as you. A great deal of our study is Brazilian style for the ground fighting however, as the instructor lived with the Gracies for about 9 years. It's great fun,and fun to learn. I love it.

What made you choose mostly weapons over hand to hand. Also, why the mixture of pole arms and sword? Wasn't Naginata mostly a woman's weapon, or am I incorrect in that. Pole arms always seemed like they'd be hard to learn to use effectively. I've always been a fan of the No-Dachi.

I'd love to see a battle re-enactment. Okehazama would be a neat one to watch. Good stuff.

Sorry for the rambling off topic.

LOL , Madda love the icon..Well as for being an expert on Japanese armor I am still a novice..My Sensai has shown me a lot..I have been studying BuJutsu for over 23 years now..Ahhhh seems just like yesterday.

When I first came to study in Japan I kind of went on a Musha-shugyo<Going from school to school> Studying Kenjutsu,Naginata-jutsusu, Yari-jutsu, Aiki-jutsu..bah,bah bah..Some of the old schools still fight in Japan armor and there are many reinactments
of old battles.

I may have a book that will help you find out more about this subject..It is in English
and very detailed..I will ask the wife, Oh yea Never married the Sensai's daugther.


Dean

QUOTE: Originally posted by 475th Hiya all..I would like to try to explain the comment about "Japanese armor" "Yoroi" Ok Japanese yoroi is more than just for protection it was a sign of rank ..which started around<858> after that the great families adopted special colours for the odoshi<lacing> The taira had purple, The Fujiwara had light green,The Tachibana had yellow etc,etc. White is the colour of mourning in Japan, was offen used significantly, to indicate that the wearer of a suit of armor laced with that colour was engaged in a battle from which he did not expect to emerge alive. Also the way of emtwining the cords with one another and with iron plates an art called <Kebiki> was used as a way of indicating rank. Anyway there is so much I could go on about but I won.t heheheheh. I havent ever started on the Kamon..Like a coat of arms, Very important in japan So I think the Japanese feel that when Non-japanese build Samurai that they do a little research and paint the right colours and right mon..as it is really important and You would not want some one knocking on ya door saying hey that samurai you painted was my great,great great father and the colours were wrong With Respect Dean Mahoney, Kobe , Japan

Point well taken Dean. That may well be the source of the confusion.

How did you get to be an expert on Samurai armor? That's a subject that's always interested me, yet I've never frun across any information on it. I know the history of the Samurai pretty well, but not a whole lot about the armor. History was not my focus in college, and as I'm sure you can imagine, it doesn't really come up in conversation here in Oklahoma. I do really appreciate your input .

Ooooo, yeah! Bonenkai!

Hi Dean!

O.K.! Let's have a Bonenkai in Kobe or here in Osaka.
See you!

Hiya Brain..And no I have not had time to get to TW yet..Kids argghhhhh.

And thank you easyeight, I am hoping to meet you guys for a little Bonenkai later this year , How does that sound?

I also meant to say ..great pics.


Dean

I am inconspicuous in my conspicuousness!
The obvious is often ignored...I use this phenomena to my advantage!

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk That's Agent Brian, Tim!

Aren't agents supposed to Blend into the local population???

Your not a very inconspicus guy there in Osaka.

That's Agent Brian, Tim!

Just how many alilas's do you have Brian

Nice to meet you,Dean! I am so impressed with your "Samurai" study,great knowledge!

Hello,Mr.Kuehne! Nice to meet you!
I think it is impossible to pronounce this strange name! Your name will be "buraian keenee" in Japanese way. You don't like this!? O.K, forget about English, I know you can wirte excellent Japanese.

Howdy, Dean!
Haven't heard from ya in a while. Thanks for the samurai armor info; I certainly don't know much about it!
Been by Tamiya World yet?

Norio, thanks for the excellent site! Nice to see my E-100 made it. But who is Brian Kuehne?? Keaney! My last name's Keaney! No worries, I think I filled out the entry form in katakana, so the spelling would have been anyone's guess!

Hiya all..I would like to try to explain the comment about "Japanese armor" "Yoroi" Ok Japanese yoroi is more than just for protection
it was a sign of rank ..which started around<858> after that the great families adopted special colours for the odoshi<lacing>

The taira had purple, The Fujiwara had light green,The Tachibana had
yellow etc,etc.
White is the colour of mourning in Japan, was offen used significantly, to indicate that the wearer of a suit of armor laced with that colour was
engaged in a battle from which he did not expect to emerge alive.

Also the way of emtwining the cords with one another and with iron plates an art called <Kebiki> was used as a way of indicating rank.

Anyway there is so much I could go on about but I won.t heheheheh.

I havent ever started on the Kamon..Like a coat of arms, Very important in japan

So I think the Japanese feel that when Non-japanese build Samurai that they do a little research and paint the right colours and right mon..as
it is really important and You would not want some one knocking on ya door saying hey that samurai you painted was my great,great great father
and the colours were wrong

With Respect

Dean Mahoney,
Kobe , Japan

Thanks Norio, there's was some great stuff there (ok, all of it was great).

Thanks for posting the link Easyeight there great photos

Hi,fellow modelers!

You will see another report of the show.
Here is the link:
http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~TANK-GUY/kansai03/kansai03-01.html

Enjoy another angle of the pics.

Wow!!!!! I'm very impressed. you guys have a lot of talent... keep up the good work and keep sending pics :-)

brian-sama:
thanks for this post ! there's some amazing modeling going on and i was especially inspired by the 1/144 dioramas. u know i love the small stuff !!!! and ur JS-2 looks really good... i agree with djmodels, u should do more 1/72 and 1/76 models . there's a heck of a lot of talent in those big mitts of urs !!!
frosty

Land-Wasser-Schlepper, manufactured by Reeses? Funny!
I thought it looked liked a fully tracked houseboat!

You got your tugboat in my tank!"

"YOU got your tank in MY tugboat!"

(That may be a joke only Americans will understand. Sorry.)

Thanks for the links, Caveman. Weird, you don't think of "Germans" and "Amphibious" in the same sentence.

Now that there's a kit for this thing, maybe someone will make a good kit for an early-war Sherman.

heres some sites about the Land-Wasser-Schlepper
sorry its in german http://www.waffenhq.com/panzer/landwasserschlepper.html
but this ones in English http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/heer/amphibious/lws/lws.html

Tim, then you're all set!

Larry, funny, they thought the same thing when they had the Sherman contest here! They thought I should really be able pull off an authentic, American-taste Sherman (what, with being American and all!). I think they were actually quite disappointed when I did the JGSDF version...

Nope, not the same Yuuji Sakai! That's the first thing I joked with about when I met him: "Dude, your kaijus rock!" He got the reference immediately.
Yup, I have a ton of the other Mr. Sakai's kits, and they do indeed rock!
Larry, have you seen my "Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultraman" thread over at the Figures forum? haven't been there in a while myself, so I can't recall if you've posted there or not.

I too was taken by the LWS, and found that it did in fact exist! Was to be used in the invasion of England. When that didn't happen, they just used 'em here and there.
Someone here on the forums showed me a good site about that...now, who was that???

QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk Madda, looking at the Japanese text, it doesn't mean they don't like Europeans painting Samurai figures (actually, it doesn't mention Europeans at all in the text!), but it is just trying to express the old adage "nobody knows a subject quite like the subject itself," and was primarily talking about capturing the uniform colors, patterns and such, not so much the philosophy of "bushido."

I hope I am not the only person who smiled at the irony of that. I mean, look at these models. They are 99% European! So, should we feel "funny" about that? I get a chuckle out of the Japanese sometimes (I work at a Japanese bank in NY, so I know many Japanese).

Anyway, is that Yuuji Sakai that is mentioned the same guy who does the limited-edition Gojira sculptures -- the guy who works for Toho Studios? If so, I have a few of his pieces, and they are wonderful.

I was intrigued by that LWS model too. Did the Germans actually put that thing into production?