RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 #1 Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Imai is no longer producing kits. But you can luck up and find now and again. Here is one such kit. Imai of Japan 1/80 scale. That works out to a hull over 51" long. The kit is made up of wood, plastic, brass and white metal. The instructions are in Japanese but the drawings are easy to follow and one can spend the time to translate. This is the largest wood kit Imai produced in this series of kits. Edited October 8, 2019 by RickyGene correction ccoyle, paulsutcliffe, Ryland Craze and 7 others 10 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
James H Posted October 8, 2019 #2 Posted October 8, 2019 Wow, I've never seen that kit before! Maybe one day you'll build it here? paulsutcliffe, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: Zip, nada! On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. HMS Harpy - 1796 (production prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48
catopower Posted October 8, 2019 #3 Posted October 8, 2019 Imai is Woody Joe's predecessor. They generally made kits in larger scales and sizes than Woody Joe does now (except for the Shin Nippon Maru kit, which is slightly longer than this Susquehanna kit). I wish there were still this and the 1/50-scale Kanrin Maru kits available. Woody Joe makes great kits, but nothing is more impressive to display than a large scale ship model! Ryland Craze, coxswain, RickyGene and 2 others 5 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit
RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 Author #4 Posted October 8, 2019 10 hours ago, James H said: Wow, I've never seen that kit before! Maybe one day you'll build it here? I remember this kit from back in the day and others. Of course, back then my pay grade would not allow such a purchase. I did however purchase one of their smaller Cutty Sarks. I did come across another of Imai's Big Kits,again a Cutty Sark. But I elected to purchase the Susquehanna instead. And of course the price of the Cutty Sark was $600.00 and I paid $280.00 f/the Susquehanna. It is my plan to build this monster and I promise I will post a build thread here when I do. Rick catopower, coxswain, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
CDW Posted October 8, 2019 #5 Posted October 8, 2019 Awesome kit! I have the IMAI version of the Winston Churchill. I believe it's now produced by Woody Joe as the look very similar/identical maybe. Canute, RickyGene and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 Author #6 Posted October 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, catopower said: Imai is Woody Joe's predecessor. They generally made kits in larger scales and sizes than Woody Joe does now (except for the Shin Nippon Maru kit, which is slightly longer than this Susquehanna kit). I wish there were still this and the 1/50-scale Kanrin Maru kits available. Woody Joe makes great kits, but nothing is more impressive to display than a large scale ship model! I am honored to have you to reply to the thread. I have followed your blog and enjoyed many of your past projects. It was you who turned me onto Woody Joe kits. I have only built one of their small day boat kits and did order one of those outstanding little saws. I was surprised to learn that Imai was Woody Joe's predecessor. I remember some of their kits with great fondness. I am afraid we shall never see plastic kits like those again. Then I discovered they also produced wood kits. I was just getting started building in wood at that time and could only afford the smaller kits. But I did so want one of those huge boxes that contained all that goodness called a scale ship. One never knows, the 1/50th Kanrin Maru may will turn up somewhere. I have not seen the USS Susquehanna for many years, and then one day, there it was on eBay! Rick catopower, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 Author #7 Posted October 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, CDW said: Awesome kit! I have the IMAI version of the Winston Churchill. I believe it's now produced by Woody Joe as the look very similar/identical maybe. I remember this kit as well, I always have liked the hull lines of the Last Lion. I never had the Imai version, but I did the Billings Boat one. That was a un-usual build. You build 2 sides and then join the two to make the complete hull. But all in all, builds into a fine desk piece. The Woody Joe version does remind me of the Imai kit. What scale is yours and do you plan to build. If so, rest assured, I will most definitely follow. Rick Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 Author #8 Posted October 8, 2019 To anyone wishing to build a USS Susquehanna, you can still do so. Woody Joe produces this kit in 1/120th scale. Is as the norm for them, everything about the kit is of the highest quality. Their version is of the refit that shelled Costal Forts off the North Carolina cost and other Civil War Engagement's. When I checked on the Web Page f/Woody Joe I found the kit for around $430.00 USD. The Imai version is of the early version as used to take Cmdr Perry to Japan to get a treaty signed to open trade/commerce with Japan. That in itself is a very interesting story. I am sure many here have seen the Movie "The Last Samurai", the results of the treaty! A Footnote: Tamiya produces a small gear box that can be installed in the Woody Joe kit that makes the stern wheels rotate. coxswain, catopower, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
CDW Posted October 8, 2019 #9 Posted October 8, 2019 The IMAI Winston Churchill is 1:75 scale. I saw an IMAI Cutty Sark on Ebay today, the asking price is $427.50 plus postage from Japan. Looks like a super beautiful kit. mtaylor, Canute and coxswain 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
RickyGene Posted October 8, 2019 Author #10 Posted October 8, 2019 Oh yea, nice kit. I saw the same kit you are talking about as well. Also seen another on the web and that was the one I was referring to f/$600.00 I believe I was mistaken on my comment about building the Winston from Billing Boats. I believe I was referring to a Bluenose build! How about some what's in the box shots if not too much trouble. Thanks for sharing this. Rick Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Neophyte Shipwright Wisdom: When all else fails, read the instructions!
Susquehanna1 Posted December 16, 2019 #11 Posted December 16, 2019 Just came across this chat as I search for more information on my model of the USS Susquehanna. I have a 1/80 model kit I have finally decided I will never make & wish to find a new owner for. Any interest out there. I live in New Zealand Canute 1 Quote
mtaylor Posted December 20, 2019 #12 Posted December 20, 2019 Susquehanna1, Post it here; https://modelshipworld.com/forum/41-traders-dealers-buying-or-selling-anything-discuss-new-products-and-ship-model-goodies-here-as-well/ RickyGene and Canute 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
matrix2004 Posted February 23, 2023 #13 Posted February 23, 2023 I have an imai 1/50 scale to sell Never been opened many idea how much it’s worth? there is nothing to compare it with for sale thanks Quote
mtaylor Posted February 23, 2023 #14 Posted February 23, 2023 Matrix, see my post above yours. There's a place to put it up for sale. I'd suggest list it as "best offer". Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
ccoyle Posted February 23, 2023 #15 Posted February 23, 2023 6 hours ago, matrix2004 said: I have an imai 1/50 scale to sell Never been opened many idea how much it’s worth? there is nothing to compare it with for sale thanks I think you must mean 1/150 scale. I've seen them listed for anywhere between roughly $80 and $250, so basically whatever you can get for it. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
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