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Jeff Herne

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January 2003

My Latest - IJN Nachi in 1/500

Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:48 AM

Here's my first ship model in several months, almost a year. It's the IJN Nachi in 1/500, using the old Nichimo kit from the 1970s. Most of the superstructure is scratchbuilt, as is the foremast. I added Tom's Modelworks brass set ad rails to it. Next up...IJN Tone in 1/350, I painted her deck last night. J

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:19 PM

AWESOME Jeff!!!!! Can't wait to see it in person!!!!

What did you use for the water????

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Jeff Herne

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January 2003

Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:01 PM

Water is acrylic gel medium...applied over a base of flat sea blue paint...with a wash of dark sea blue over the top...drybrushed along the hull and wave tops with an offwhite, and coated with Future.

J

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diggeraone

Member since
July 2003
From: Ozarks of Arkansas

Posted by diggeraone on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:12 AM

Jeff this is awsome just awsome.Looks good.Digger

Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:48 AM

Its beautiful, very nice work.

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paulnchamp

Member since
January 2003
From: Warwick, RI

Posted by paulnchamp on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 10:57 PM

Fine job, Jeff. I especially like the riggin; I've always had trouble with that. Are the Hinomarus decals or painted?

Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."

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Jeff Herne

Member since
January 2003

Posted by Jeff Herne on Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:36 PM

Paul,

The rigging is stretched sprue...I had run out of surgical silk and wanted to finish it. I left the sprue a light gray, which really makes it jump out when photographed with a flash. In reality, its not as stark as it appears in the photos.

I stole some decals from a 1/350 Tamiya sheet for the Prince of Wales, they include a Betty and Nell bomber...the kit decals were quite old (about 30 years old I'd guess) and were out of register anyway.

Jeff