This is good news. Just sent in my order plus a little extra as a thanks for including the ROKAF C-46.
The JASDF offering (91-1143, U.S. serial 43-4722) is a great addition. The original is an Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) aircraft that was assigned to the JASDF ECM Squadron of Air Defense Command Headquarters at Iruma Air Base. It is now on display at the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.
A British modeler who appears to be a very good researcher (and model builder) has a very informative write up here:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/...22-1144-scale/
From which I quote:
“Most of the JASDF C-46D's were retired out of service after [being replaced in service by Kawasaki C-1s] but three were kept in service; 91-1140, 91-1143 and 91-1145, and in 1973 were converted for Electronic Warfare (EW) training roles for which they operated between 1973 and 1978. These airframes were redesignated C-46ECM however all three were externally different from each other, most notably in the shape of nose-radomes and antenna fits. Of these three ECM variants, two have been preserved and are on display at air museums in Japan: 91-1143 (ex USA Bu No 43-47222) is on display at the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park. 91-1145 (ex US Bu No 43-47328) is on display at the JASDF Iruma Airbase.”
I never had the chance to fly in a JASDF C-46, but did have several flights in Kawasaki C-1s.
Source of the image of 91-1143 when it was in service, presumably taken at Iruma:
https://www.na3t.org/air/photo/BSX00551
An image of the even-more-colorful 91-1138 is here:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6812118 Haven't yet determined what unit it was assigned to with that colorful red checkerboard emblem on the vertical stabilizer. The photo was taken at Hamamatsu Air Base, a training base that was the location of the 1st Air Wing. Will keep digging.
Don