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RickS Holy smokes! How many parts are there?
Holy smokes! How many parts are there?
Your comments and questions are always welcome.
The sprues photo??? Double WOW! You're a brave man indeed,Tojo.
Patrick
And I can't even finish a 1/48th aircraft or 1/35th tank. My hats off to you Tojo!!!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
There must be close to 1,000 parts!! How are you going to paint all of those parts? How long do you think it will take to build that kit. I am really impressed.
GMorrison I'll second that. Another good one is "Never Call Me a Hero" by Kleiss. Tojo that must be a very large model. My 1/2 finished Trumpeter Lexington is just...huge.
I'll second that. Another good one is "Never Call Me a Hero" by Kleiss.
Tojo that must be a very large model. My 1/2 finished Trumpeter Lexington is just...huge.
About the same as my Lexington and New Jersey
Yikes! This will be interesting to watch.
thats a lot of tiny parts for me..
Nick.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
That makes the head spin.
This I gotta see.
"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"
GM is correct as I remember. They could operate closer together and the landing patterns would basically be reversed. By not being so spread out the escorts would have tighter ASW coverage
Tojo,
This build will be awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing some progress from time to time.
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
The island on the port side... compared to Kaga's on starboard.
Hiryu on port , Soryu on starboard.
IIRC, there was some notion that this would improve versatility in operations, I think by segregating the landing patterns.
I built one of those monsters for a friend a year or so ago. It was quite a project. That was one strange ship. I started to call it the IJN Afterthought. I had some strange features, search lights under the flight deck and on the flight deck as well, The gun turrets on one side did not match the other side, then there was this strang rail system under the aft flight deck that had a box looking thing that went around from one side to the other.
This thing started of as a Battlecruiser but gained about 10,000 tons by the time they were finished and the amount of aircraft it could carry was unreal.
If you happen ot have some extra sprue parts lwft over as my kit did, I'd be willing to take them off your hands. I'm always looking fos extra parts for other projects.
Pawel ... and a well placed torpedo could turn it all into scrap metal.
... and a well placed torpedo could turn it all into scrap metal.
I'll be here waiting for the updates. Knowing the way you build, this is going to be great to watch. Hope you have smooth sailing with it.
Jim
Stay Safe.
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Holy cats Tojo... good luck. That looks killer.
Tojo72 goldhammer Actually it's Art, but I answer to most anything. Sorry
goldhammer Actually it's Art, but I answer to most anything.
Actually it's Art, but I answer to most anything.
Sorry
No apologies needed. I got a chuckle from it.
I believe you are also working on a 1/72 tank.....and now this!? Kicking it up a notch is an understatement. Have fun and thanks for sharing.
John
That's one of the great things about this hobby no chance of being bored with a project like that to turn to. Good luck; look forward to seeing updates.
Well, good luck with that baby!
Just think about how much work went into the 1:1 ship... and a well placed torpedo could turn it all into scrap metal. A model is easy in comparison, isn't it?
How about scratchbuilding something like that - that would be a lot of work, wouldn't it?
I'm just trying to cheer you up a little... It's a lot of plastic, for sure. But I think if you glue the big parts cleanly, and then find a way to paint the small parts "production line style" - or add the ones that are going to be grey anyway before painting - and everything will be just fine.
Good luck once again and have a nice day
Paweł
All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!
www.vietnam.net.pl
That's a lot of plastic!!
Chad
God, Family, Models...
At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo
On deck: Who knows!
Yahoo! That is going to be an epic undertaking. I look forward to any progress pics you choose to put up. Good luck and take your time.
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin
Zowie, that's a bunch of sprue sets, Tojo!
That looks cool. Even working on the air wing is a big task, a diversion.
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