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Miniatures Adventure => Weird Wars => Topic started by: Roebeast45 on 23 July 2014, 08:21:08 AM

Title: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Roebeast45 on 23 July 2014, 08:21:08 AM

I recently posted scans of a little book I got while living in Japan that shows a line of collector toys of concept vehicles from the 1940s and 50s. There might be some good ideas for markings and such.

Note: there are some markings on the German vehicles that might not be acceptable in your country. Please be warned.

http://roebeast.blogspot.com/2014/07/flying-tanks-and-pancake-planes.html
 (http://roebeast.blogspot.com/2014/07/flying-tanks-and-pancake-planes.html)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ElnPs2j-9wg/U8lJ9qXKCzI/AAAAAAAABW4/t5vdE3_oZI8/s1600/Gashapon+SW+16+17.jpg)

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Gun bunny on 23 July 2014, 03:05:44 PM

complete awesomeness  :D

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: harleyface on 25 July 2014, 12:08:53 AM

Hello
Do you have already the translation of the motto....
Its in traditional bavarian german .
Gwant for example is a old word for cloths.
Maybe it could be translated like this.
Sell my cloths im going to die (Heaven)
The sentence has a kind of romantic, poetric feeling in german
Greetings from bavaria
Florian

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Roebeast45 on 25 July 2014, 04:36:00 AM

Quote from: harleyface on 25 July 2014, 12:08:53 AM

Hello
Do you have already the translation of the motto....
Its in traditional bavarian german .
Gwant for example is a old word for cloths.
Maybe it could be translated like this.
Sell my cloths im going to die (Heaven)
The sentence has a kind of romantic, poetric feeling in german
Greetings from bavaria
Florian

Excellent! Thank you Florian! I wonder how a Japanese toy company came upon that phrase.

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: harleyface on 25 July 2014, 08:45:57 AM

It seems to be a phrase of an old poem...
but i never heard it before.

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Evil Steve on 26 July 2014, 04:45:33 AM

Quote from: Roebeast45 on 25 July 2014, 04:36:00 AM

Excellent! Thank you Florian! I wonder how a Japanese toy company came upon that phrase.

The Japanese hobbyists are hardcore.  Nothing less than every tiny detail is acceptable.

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Roebeast45 on 26 July 2014, 05:02:20 AM

"The Japanese hobbyists are hardcore.  Nothing less than every tiny detail is acceptable."

So true.

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: S_P on 28 July 2014, 01:47:39 AM

I've got one of the super heavy tanks- it's about 1/600th scale, always meant to use it in a what if air wargame as a target but never got round to it....

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Xenomrph on 16 September 2014, 12:37:45 PM

These things look great, where could one buy them?

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: Roebeast45 on 16 September 2014, 05:50:40 PM

Quote from: Xenomrph on 16 September 2014, 12:37:45 PM

These things look great, where could one buy them?

They pop up occasionally on Ebay but the prices are often ridiculous. Here's a listing that's not too bad:
http://tinyurl.com/kx6g9kj

Title: Re: Flying Tanks and Pancake Planes: Shinkigensha Secret Weapon Toys
Post by: The_Beast on 08 October 2014, 07:49:08 PM

Quote from: Roebeast45 on 25 July 2014, 04:36:00 AM

Excellent! Thank you Florian! I wonder how a Japanese toy company came upon that phrase.

I've noticed in some older anime, Harlock and Legends of Galactic Heroes [Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel apparently makes real German speakers tear their hair out], for instance, German history and culture is a strong influence.

Doug

Edit: Crickies, I failed to mention S.F.3.D.!