His beautiful house was located in a quite suburb, with a Nissan and Mercedes parked in his garage. We took a group photo by the pine tree near the entrance. We at Zoukei-mura were overwhelmed with gratitude for their kindness.

"All pay your respects to Mrs. Davison! Salute!

This is Denis' collection room. Just look at all these Luftwaffe memorabilia! And they're all authentic! Please Denis, you have to tell me how you were able to get all these! There are even Luftwaffe pilot caps and a Me109 tires on display.

This is where Denis performs his craft! Numerous illustrations for package art and research books were born from this desk. Denis has really set himself up a wonderful atmosphere to work in!

One after another he shows me marvelous illustrations from his collection in his desk.　I honestly want them all. Delicate yet bold and full of strength; the day Denis' work decorates a SWS kit package is not too far ahead. I hope you're looking forward to it as much as I am!!

Another group photo in front of Daryl's house. What a beautiful American home! I'm eager to find out what lies inside.

"All pay your respects to the Mrs! Salute!"

Here we are in Daryl's living room. What an avant-garde living-room it is!
Daryl tells me he made part of it himself! This was just the beginning of my surprises.

WOW! We were lead into his workplace-collection room at the back of the house, it was jam packed with goodies. Photos and other documents, parts and propellers, there was barely any empty space in the room. Everything was so well ordered too!

Daryl seems to be quite the famous man in this industry; he appears in numerous books and videos that he showed us. Our experiences here will definitely be put to work in our future SWS projects. We couldn't thank you enough for your help Daryl.

The shelves are packed with books, manuals, and pictures of aircraft. There was much more than you can see from this picture. However, we were short on time; and unfortunately we had to depart. We look forward to working with you in the future.

Meet Cyber-Modeler Mike, he regularly displays his SWS kits on his website. Today he has come to join us at the Zoukei-mura booth! He was so friendly that it was hard to believe that we had just met one another for the first time! I thank you for your continued support of the SWS kits!

Mike's car is that which Developer N loves so dearly; the Jeep! Mr. N takes seat in the driver's position and declares "One day I swear I will own this car!" Good luck Mr. N, but before that you must complete your mission of making SWS into something even more impressive!

How wonderful! This gentleman had purchased a Super Detail Series resin kit from me 30 years ago! He came to pay me a visit and he brought along with him the old order forms. I couldn't thank you enough Edward!

A close look at the 30 year old order form…　Holy cow He219, He162, Arado Blitz, He 100, Spitfire, and even a Mk22!! Actually I used to carry resin kits of the I-15 IJN submarine, Me262, and F-7UCutlass as well. They were all 1/48 scale and loved by numerous collectors.

「Oooh how rare! Phillip had brought with him a homemade knife holder. These tools will be available from Volks in the near future. However each and every one is handcrafted so please understand if they are sold out.

Wonderful! My eyes are glued to this F-4 phantom from the get-go! The beautiful paintjob and detailed decorations do a superb job in highlighting the presence of the F4.　Truly magnificent, I really want one for the SWS.

This one is a diorama of the Me110! It wonderfully captures a scene from the daily workings of the Luftwaffe. I wonder if this plane is receiving pre or post mission maintenance.

Here we have Shane in front of his entry. I actually bumped into him by accident! This A-1H went on to win the first prize. Next time I hope you enter with the Mustang! With your skills, you can't lose!

Well if it isn't the SWS Shinden! It's beautifully painted in the original dark green colors of the IJN. Very impressive! I applaud you and offer you my gratitude for choosing our Shinden!

And here we have a SWS Ta 152! What do you think!? Isn't it handsome!? With its rigid wing structure that juts out to the side there is no mistaking the plane even from a distance. I also applaud the artist responsible for this beauty.

An "I-400 Submarine", complete with the deck top catapult with a Seiran that's just about to take off! It really shows the amount of homework this person had done when planning for this project. I couldn't help but ask around looking for the master who was responsible for this beauty.　

Here we have Denis with his Gotha! Needless to say, Denis himself is a master modeler.　I hope your next project will be a SWS kit! I look forward to seeing it. In any case this Gotha is wonderful!!

What the…
Chris, what happened to you!?
What's that? Denis told you to do this?
I see! Everything you've got on is authentic, don't get Denis' collection dirty now.
Both the jacket and the hat were rather small.

As usual the team changes into their "research gear" so as to make sure they don't damage anything. They even change into their deck shoes!
For those of you modelers who happened to be present on this day, it goes without saying what aircraft is going to be our next kit.

First came the landing gears of the ◯ w-◯ 9◯ …. The plan is to go on straight through the day from open till close. You're imagining things if you think the team looks like they're having fun. I hear it's as tiring as running a marathon! GO TEAM!

Next they focus on the propeller spinner and its surroundings. This baby is a small single engine plane so the team can reach the nose with only a small ladder. If this were that other baby we would need to have our ladder supersized! The team sees this procedure through with determination.

Here they research the curves of the propellers, with special permission of course.　They apply masking tape at a specific pattern to determine the dimensions. After this, this baby was practically covered in masking tape. Please be at ease for we thoroughly cleaned up after the research was done.

Lead by Developer N, the team uses gauged tape to accurately calculate every dimension to analyze. The seriousness in their expressions reminds me of the samurai of old. This is how the charms of each and every SWS kit was created.　

Mr. N proceeds to collect data on the external structure of the spinner. The data used in development was based on the detailed diagrams done by an English gentleman by the name of Mr. Bentley. However our pride and confidence in the quality of our kits comes from this process of gathering extra data by performing research on the actual planes.

Here we measure the circumference, cross-section, and diameter of the tire. This process is always full of surprises as the tires often turn out to be larger or smaller than what was initially suspected. Needless to say, thorough hands on research always provide the data on the diagrams with a boost; although it is definitely painstaking.

This baby is that famous twin-engine aircraft. The team had to begin by taking photos on our back as she was fairly large. This scene depicts the research methodology that the SWS team is known for. From here we thoroughly analyze the aircraft's internal and external structures, and various mechanisms in accordance with the research plans. If one wants to succeed at something, one must give it their all.

We begin research of the rear engine. Of course we had received permission to access all the various hatches as well. Little by little, the heart of the aircraft becomes exposed.　More pictures will be available in the Concept Note, so I ask you to please look forward to its release!

This is the team exposing the frontal engine. Performing research on the last remaining aircraft of its species is truly priceless; regardless of it being a restored aircraft. We shall accurately recreate everything from the aircraft's shape to how the engines are mounted in the SWS kit. As I have always been saying, we do not make our models like typical plastic models, but adhere to our ideal of making the assembly process as similar to the real deal as possible. Please look forward to it!

What do you think? We researched the propellers, which differ in shape from front and rear, exhaustively. The team performs thorough research as I have requested. From here we work to recreate all of this in our kits. Images of this plane were engraved in the minds of the members, and no matter where or what they looked at they would see the plane's parts. I'm sure the reader could understand what I mean.

Being impressed by the passion shown by the team members, could it be that the employees of the museum couldn't help but lend a hand? Or are they kind enough to warn us not to miss an important thing?
In any case, I am truly grateful for their support. The Smithsonian has been the most supportive museum out of all museums that we have worked with in the past. We couldn't thank them enough.

Mr. K, who's responsibility was to keep records, couldn't help but take a picture of the radiator. This baby is full of mechanisms that are unbelievably advanced for being over 70 years old. The Luftwaffe, nay the German aviation industry was truly advanced.　I'm astonished at the skill level of those corporations.

Did everyone enjoy the report about our research at the Smithsonian? The place was full of aircraft that I would one day hope to recreate as an SWS kit. I truly respect the tenacity and love everyone at the museum has for preserving these relics of human innovation for future generations.

Once again I would like to express my gratitude. Thank you very very much.

One day,
I happened to receive a letter from a SWS collector.

"I have been a modeler for many years now. Recently I had come across the first SWS kit and from the moment I completed it, I had lost all interest in any other kits. It was truly astonishing."

I know what you mean. Tremendous amounts of data are crammed into scale models of the SWS kit series. It has always been my dream to realize and deliver kits of such quality.

There still lie many obstacles for SWS developers down the road. I hope to keep challenging these as much as I can. My dream is to have as many people enjoy the SWS experience as possible. Until the day I feel I have realized this, I shall not rest.