Since this are a new Hobby for me and I could not found any Hobby that has not been brought up in Lowyat Forum, I will Plant a flag here in the Hobby section. Please do take some time to read on the
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This post has been edited by babyandy: May 25 2015, 11:06 AM

well, since this Is the First page and First post, i would like to share one of my collection,

Personally I am a Big Fan of Japanese Aviation (ONLY focused on WWII)

First Item to share, a wonderful example of a minty WWII Type 99 IJA pilot's harness.
(Its so rare that no collector willing to sell theirs)

Reason, It go down with the Kamikaze Pilot.

This is an incredible replica of an extremely rare item of WWII aviation history. With original examples being nearly non-existent, They are complete with quick release buckle and all other proper hardware and straps.



This post has been edited by babyandy: May 25 2015, 10:56 AM

Since I have a little bit of time in my office, I will share my 2nd item,

My sake cup collection.

Contains navy cups, religious cups, and cups that belonged to important regiments.
Two of the most notable pieces are from the 19th infantry regiment and the 3rd Imperial Guard regiment.
The 19th participated in the Rape of Nanking in 1937 and the 3rd Imperial Guard was the bicycle unit that invaded Singapore in 1942.
The boxes ones I just got in are named to a Lt. Miwa Shoichi.

Do, take note that there are no Kamikaze cup!

Kamikaze Pilots used ordinary, normal cups for the last mission toast. and they threw them on the ground to break them.

The Good Luck Flag, known as hinomaru yosegaki (日の丸寄せ書き?) in the Japanese language, was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, though most notably during World War II. The flag given to a soldier was a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety, and good luck.[1]

The Japanese call their country's flag hinomaru, which translates literally to "sun-round", referencing the red circle on a white field. When the hinomaru was signed, the Japanese characters were usually written vertically, and radiated outward from the edge of the red circle. This practice is referenced in the second term, yosegaki, meaning "sideways-writing". The phrase hinomaru-yosegaki can be interpreted as "To write sideways around the red sun", describing the appearance of the signed flag.

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My Own collection of the hinomaru yosegaki,



you also can view this hinomaru yosegaki at the Museum Negara

Translation on the flag as below


DO TAKE NOTE THAT japanese (書道), shodō
which means Japanese Calligraphy start from RIGHT > Left or Top to Bottom

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This post has been edited by babyandy: May 26 2015, 05:02 PM