1/350 Aoshima IJN Kongo (WIP)

That looks interesting.

I'm sure it will be.This is my second crack at a 1/350 battleship.I'm glad this one does not have a camo scheme.That will simplify things a bit.

I'll keep my eye on this. It'll be fun to watch this one come together.

I's gonna be a while.The last one took me four months.

This is my 1/350 Trumpeter RM Roma.Real PITA paint scheme!

That DOES look like a pain. You did a damn good job on it though. Looks flawless.

Thanks,but it is far from flawless.

Current progress.

Did you put a base coat on those decks before you applied the tan?

No.It's gonna be multiple thin coats of tan,then some type of wash to make the decking pop.

Okay. It may be how the light was shining on it...or rather wasn't shining on it. It looked like you had gone over the decks with a coat of dark brown or burnt umber or something like that.

The tan paint is a bit old and thick.Gotta thin it out and go with numerous coats.

Looks like you're gonna be having fun with all that PE.

It can be when all goes well.When it doesn't,I'd make a drill instructor blush.

Well this should be good, as was your build for my "That's Amore GB". I love Japanese ships and the Kongo is a classic. Good luck on this.

Can you believe it was two years ago this month I started the Roma? Incredibly I had forgotten what a slow process this is.I hope to have a better update later in the day.

I'll have more later.If Photobucket decides to cooperate that is.

It appears that PB is allowing one photo at a time.

While teset fitting the decks,I found it was necessary to trim or remove the bulkheads to prevent gaps between the hull and decks.

The last bulkhead should also be trimmed or removed.I was only able to post the last two pics before PB started screwing up again.

Td,

She's looking beautiful.  I would love to pick up one of these.

Steve

Thanks.For whatever reason1/350 Japanese battleships are very expensive.This one was a deal at just under $150.00.More than I would usually spend,but I had to grab it.

For those of you following the build,the pics should be getting a little more interesting.

I agree wholeheartedly!  I have been looking to pick up some 1/350 battleships, etc... to build between my sailing ships to kind of break up the building cycle. The only Japanese ships I have found that can be had for under $100 is the older Tamiya Yamato at times and the Hasagawa Mikasa.  I actually did just buy a Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Dreadnought 1907 and I am very impressed with the detailing although I have heard that some of their kits are rather poor on the historical aspects.  I plan on purchasing PE and metal barrels for this and any other metal ships I buy.

By the way, what colors did you use for the deck and the anti fouling?

Steve

The fore and aft decks are Testors Flat Tan/1167.I ran out of that and had to use Testors Model Master Dark Tan/FS30219 for the remaing wooden decks.Both were hit with a wash of Testors Model Master acrylic Rust for a bit of shading (which has yet to work out the way I'd like it to).

I sprayed the lower hull with Tamiya Dull Red/TS-33.