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This was my first ship model as well as first serious ship model. Took about 4 months to complete and very much a crash course in PE. This is my favourite carrier design, hurricane bow, largish island and big stack, as slick as a carrier can be. I think at the time I used about 9 different frets of generic PE sets. Probably have hundreds now a few years on. It was pretty ambitious for me back then, after getting rid of all the raised details on deck, drilled aircraft tiedowns, some 1300 of them by hand drill. That was when I vowed for future kits, if there are PE replacement decks, I will buy them instead.
Last weekend I tore off the old mast (which was the kit mast, terribly thick) and replaced with PE replacement, added a few flags and applied a wash. It still looks alright, the effort will always be there if a bit messy in execution.
I cannot wait to get a start on the newly tooled Fujimi kit!
WOW...and in 700th scale!!! Very nice! One of the best Jap carriers I've seen in that scale...
Awesome work there!
hopefully when I get around to mine, it'll look that good. Great job.
Very nice!
I wish I could do half as well with a ship!
Your dedication, perserverance, and attention to detail shows! Even more impressive than it being your first ship model is the fact that it is 1/700 as well!
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
no easter egg here man! Only a great patience work
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
nice
Ron
Very cool. That's some serious work drilling all those tie-downs.
I've always thought this to be a good looking carrier. My favorite is the Shokaku. Manny's of course is ZUIHO!
You just finished this and you want to start another? Power on.
Eric
Manny, it's not 'that' scale, it's 'The' scale oh, JFYI, currently building a Tirpitz (in town camou) and Zuiho.
gonavycv64, is yours the new Fujimi or the same Tamiya? The new Fujimi kit other than some molding blemish, is very good.
tigerman, the drilling took place over a few TV sessions, broke 2 drill bits though..This is not a recent build, it's retouched but about 4 years old.
Lots of things that were difficult to do back then is now easy due to tools. Eg I tried to get rid of platform supports with nothing other than a hobby knife. Chisel would've made short/tidy work of that. I also had to stretch sprue for all the vertical beams, now there's plenty of evergreen rods around. If I'm to build the same again probably would've taken less than 3 weeks. Or I can just use the Fujimi kit which already has those details and more. Aircraft canopies were a major pain from nets. Now there are commercially available sets for the same. The hobby is awash with AM, little wonder some people felt it is no longer challenging enough and started doing 'odd' scales like 1/450 etc just because there's not as much AM and a lot must be scratch built = more uniqueness.
Good luck on the ebay sell. Looks like it's going to fetch a pretty penny.
I saw where the bidding is just over $200 right now...
Its nice seeing some different ships,and I really like IJN carriers,great job on this one.
Kudos to your Hiryu also. Love that big hinomaru on the deck.
I agree with you Anthony, there is something appealing about IJN carriers.
Oh that is some beautiful work. I love it.....Cheers Mark
If i was your wife, i'd poison your tea! If Iwas your husband, I would drink it! WINSTON CHURCHILL
Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?Currently working on..
And in the background is...
..a little bismark... 1/700?
Yep, Dragon's Tirpitz. Will be in in a possible town camouflage during fit out
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/gallery/galltirfittingout.html
nearly!!! forget her syster.
Great site, i'll bookmark for my bismark
In mind to put one of them in a diorama?
potchip Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?Currently working on.. And in the background is...
Manstein's revenge potchip: Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?Currently working on.. And in the background is... Very nice---what kit is this?
potchip: Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?Currently working on.. And in the background is...
Very nice---what kit is this?
You don't recognize the love of your life?
Indeed, troubling. If the query is on the backdrop, it's Dragon's Tirpitz (premium edition, with PE of foil-like thickness)
Looks like a carrier to me...
Manstein's revenge Looks like a carrier to me...
Not just any carrier, but a certain, say it now................Zuiho!
There's only the Zuiho by Hasegawa..
Build done commencing painting..
Looking good Potchip. Ever built Soryu?
What is that white zig-zag line on the Zuiho's deck...Is it a marking, a wind-breaker or a crash barrier??? The Hasegawa kit has it as relief into the deck, leading me to believe it is more than just deck-markings...
The world wonders...
Manstein's revenge What is that white zig-zag line on the Zuiho's deck...Is it a marking, a wind-breaker or a crash barrier??? The Hasegawa kit has it as relief into the deck, leading me to believe it is more than just deck-markings... The world wonders...
it's an alchool test before flight for pilots
I love the phony BB guns on the deck. They must me trying to portray a KG V class BB.
tigerman Manstein's revenge: Looks like a carrier to me... Not just any carrier, but a certain, say it now................Zuiho!
Manstein's revenge: Looks like a carrier to me...
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