castles

[cteno4]

just ran across a couple of new castles (kumamoto and matsue) released this year by woody joe (know that make some snikker). they are 1/150 laser cut wooden kits that look to have spectacular detail. his older 1/150 kits had much much less detail, not being laser cut sets but more precision cut blocks. these kits are now full on wooden scale model kits.

http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/kenchiku.html

Matsue Castle
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150matuejyo.html

Kumamoto
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150matsumoto.html

they also have done others:

Nagoya
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150nagoyajyo.html

Himeji
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150himejijyo.html

Azuchi
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150aduchijyo.html

Inuyama
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150inuyamajyo.html

Kumamoto castle tower only
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150kumamotojyo.html

osaka castle tower
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150osakajyo.html

also newer detailed of the horyuji pagoda
http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/150houryuji5.html

 im sorely tempted by the Matsue castle, but have not even started the 1/144 kumamoto creos model i have yet, its a painting nightmare as it comes apart with detailed interiors as well!

cheers

jeff

[Bernard]

These are really beautiful kits. I like the Azuchi Castle myself.

[linkey]

Wished there was a Tsuruga-jo in 1/150 scale

[cteno4]

i had missed that sankei just did four castles at 1/300 scale.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163572
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163569
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163568
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163566

the pictures look quite impressive. surprised at the prices not too bad. but of course it would be 4x for the 1/150 scale probably!

jeff

[cteno4]

ok heres some new ones coming at 1/200th scale, might work in the background.

http://www.hlj.com/product/POA38042 (april)

http://www.hlj.com/product/POA38027

the second i have looked at a few times because of the price for the club layout.! but with the big kumamoto i think i have enough castle to deal with...

jeff