Yes, the PE does look good once it's on and under a coat of primer. I can not fault AFV for their results, but dang that was a trying task. Well now I am up to final paint scheme for it. Everybody likes to depict I-19 as she looked when she sank the Wasp, but I stumbled across a few tidbits of information over the past couple of days and I am leaning towards them now. I-19 was involved peripherally with the Pearl Harbor attack, sailing ahead of the carrier strike group and on the morning of the attack being in position to act as a radio beacon between the fleet and Oahu for returning aircraft. After her duties were done that morning the subs were cut loose to hunt and strike on their own in the waters surrounding Hawaii. A week or so later, she was one of several subs ordered to do the same off of the US West Coast. Arriving in California waters in the latter part of December she stalked and attempted to sink several merchant ships but most of her torpedoes missed. On Christmas, she did succeed in torpedoing a freighter just off Point Fermin that had to be beached nearby at Fort MacArthur to prevent her sinking. Her final task of the sortie to the West Coast was to have been participation in a bombardment of selected locations along with several other I-boats, but  most of the other submarines assigned to this task had exhausted their fuel reserves at the scheduled time of the action and so the mission was cancelled. Since all these incidents occurred locally to where I live, I like the tie in to the subject. I can see Pt Fermin and Ft MacArthur from the beach near where I live. For her time on these operations I-19 was painted Black with Black stained wood decks.  

SP: I see what you mean about a PE headache, looks good though!

John: Nice work, almost there now!

I got some weathering done this weekend, yaa hoo!

Sorry for the fuzzy second picture.

John

waynec

that turned out really nice. i like the dawn pictures. reminds me of pearl harbor pre launch pictures.

I was thinking the same thing... Very nice work BSY

Gamera, tough break on the antenna mast. But that should not be too difficult to scratch up a new one.

As for me, yesterday I airbrushed the lower hull with Tamiya Hull Red

and then today I spent a couple of hours today putting on the PE parts onto my I-19. Let's just say it was a less than pleasurable experience and many  were uttered... But I perservered

and afterwards it was time for the airbrush again... I airbrushed on a coat of Humbrol 1 Primer Gray

then a test fit & shots of the upper and lower hulls together

More to follow soon....

Very nice work as usual Bsyamato!!! I too love those dawn/twilight photos! I'll get you posted when I get back on the desktop computer.

BTW: The Shiden is done, except for the stupid blasted radio ariel behind the cockpit-it's fell off about a dozen times so far and now I can't find it at all. Guess I'll have to make a new one...

that turned out really nice. i like the dawn pictures. reminds me of pearl harbor pre launch pictures.

I there 

Great works on the Zero's and george finished John and Bob 

So many updates Here guys  i returned today from holidaysbut have some trouble in the workbench to return soon on modelling. 

Heres the finished pictures of the hasegawa Sonia i finished about three weeks ago  

First pictures are took at dawn and sunset.. after regular pictures

more pictures here, two pages

http://s405.photobucket.com/user/bsyamato/library/modellismo/00%20WW2%20vol%203/Ki-51%20Sonia%20hasegawa%2072/Finished?sort=3&page=1

I hope you like it 

Asap will continue on the kurogane car 

stikpusher

Well if youre feeling realy rich and bold you can get the Academy 1/350 USS Indianapolis that comes with PE, Wood Decks, Brass guns, and the AFV Club I-58 kit. The I-58 is the sub that sank USS Indianapolis on her ill fated final voyage.

Hmmm, interesting idea- wonder if I can find a 1/350 Robert Shaw??? 

Actually I'd thought about picking up the same kit there of the I-19. On September 15, 1942 she launched a six torpedo spread at the USS Wasp hitting her with three and crippling her. Of the three errant torpedoes one hit and sunk the destroyer USS O'Brien and one hit the USS North Carolina killing five of her crew and injuring 23. The USS NC is museum is a couple of hours away from where I live and I've been on her almost a dozen times now so that adds a lot to my interest in the I-19. Still don't have a model of the USS NC though- battleships seem a lot of work to get looking good.  

Well if youre feeling realy rich and bold you can get the Academy 1/350 USS Indianapolis that comes with PE, Wood Decks, Brass guns, and the AFV Club I-58 kit. The I-58 is the sub that sank USS Indianapolis on her ill fated final voyage.

Ummmmmm, might have to pick up one for myself...

Oh AFV's armor is gorgeous. As is this kit. But yes, very intricate and fragile. And well engineered and detailed. She is a beauty for sure. This thing is pretty big too- as big as a modern sub and way bigger than a Type VII U-boat.

Wow, she's coming right along SP. I've always liked AFV Club armour (despite the zillion injection pin marks) but never tried building any of their ships or aircraft. Looks like a really well engineered and detailed kit.

Thanks G! Thank goodness that the capstan was an easy piece to replicate and replace and that there was another to use as a guide for doing so...

Well today was another session in between steps of another couple of projects. And I pretty much finished all the building today except for adding the PE and a couple of parts not glued in place to ease painting. Oh yeah, I am holding off in building the float plane as that is a little beast with lots of PE options. So here we go with today's steps.

Step 5, the aft diving planes, lower rudder and prop shafts. I left off the screws until after painting. This area was really delicate.

Step 6, the pressure hull and stand- I dont know why they included the pressure hull as once the upper and lower hulls are joined you can not see it because the limber holes are molded recessed, not open, A bit of over engineering here again

Step 7 is building the Float Plane, which as I said above I skipped for now. Step 8 was the beginning of the sail/conning tower

Step 9 is the completion of teh sail/conning tower. I left the upper portion loose to aid in painting the wood deck in there. I also left off the twin mount 25mm AA gun for painting purposes.

Step 10 was adding the guards around the bow diving planes and the float plane catapult

so here is the upper hull placed on the lower hull and conning tower placed on the hull.

I just need to add the PE, and then I can start painting. So far, so good, lost bow capstan notwithstanding.

SP: Very nice, you're making fine progress! The capstan looks perfect!

More beautiful work here guys. Well I figured that I had better get my hiney in gear and start my build before this becomes another GB that I watch go by without successful completion.... or even starting...  So tonite I began...

For my kit choice, I am building AFV Club's 1/350 IJN Submarine I-19

Step 1 is adding the crane to the foredeck and retractable boom mast to the after deck, as well as some sort of cylindrical container that goes under the sail/conning tower.

Step 2 was adding the bow diving planes

Step 3 was adding the deck to the bow and a capstan- infortunately my tweezers launched the kit part into oblivion, so I scratched a new one from some styrene rod

Step 4 was adding the capstan, screw guards, and upper rudder & guard to the stern

I did skip adding the PE parts to the bow and crane for tonite. I figured that launching the bow capstan was a bad omen for more tweezer work tonite...

Falcon: Looks good to me, everything all neat and even. Were the landing gear bays natural metal or are you covering them with translucent blue-green for the aotake?

Didn't get much done here, painted the pitot tube and extendable steps aluminum and hated it. So I airbrushed them primer and then hit them with Alclad... a pile of work for three tiny pieces the size of a piece of paper clip wire.

I only got the LG added to my plane this weekend.  at least one step closer to being able to weather the bottom.

WW: Thanks!

Wayne: Looks good!

Jack: LOL, no big deal - I thought 'ringleader' was pretty hilarious! So you do want to be the 'muscle?'

Very nice 87, Wayne! Gamera, great job on the chipping!

lmao - Gamera, I guess ringleader has too many negative connotations, but it was meant in a good way.

regards,

Jack

been a while here. put away the JGSDF TYPE 87 SPAA until i feel like indy track. pulled out one of these from the modern asian stash, JGSDF TYPE 82 6x6 CinC vehicle.first glance and the tires were plastic, not  rubber. went together fine smoothed up well, painted MMA engine gray and 3 hubs will be jgsdf brown and 3 jgsdf green (kinda my tell for warwheels blending the wheel hubs with the body camo. ) will leave hatches closed u til my friend casts out a driver. had to drill holes for tool brackets which was annoying. tools, MGs and suspension are done. somehwat simple suspension and it would take surgery to turn front wheels. will put back and top on, fill and sand BEFORE rest of hand rails. mirrors are the last thing to go on.

jgeratic

Bob - very nice job on the Zero, and I like the method you used to paint the wheel wells.

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Gamera - good to finally  see the ring leader post some progress.  Chipping looks very successful from here.

regards,

Jack

Thanks Jack- though 'ring leader?' You make this group sound like the Yukuza or something! I see us gathering outside hobby shops: 'Hey Mister, you wanna pay us some protection money, ya know like some nice high quality kits? Or else we can't be responsible for something that might happen to those nice shiny windows in your hobby shop there...' 

Thanks Jack! I spent a lot of time trying to find ways of mixing the metallic blue that the instructions called for until I started looking up more about aotake.  I really like the look of it.

Bob - very nice job on the Zero, and I like the method you used to paint the wheel wells.

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Gamera - good to finally  see the ring leader post some progress.  Chipping looks very successful from here.

regards,

Jack

Thanks guys! Yes I used the salt chipping method which I'm a little of two minds about, I like the randomness but I like the hairspray technique where I can choose where I want the chipping more by where I apply the brush to take the paint off. I tried to stick the salt where more chipping would occur but it sorta worked out and sorta didn't. I might try using both methods next I do this.

Thanks guys! I like your chipping Gamera, did you use the salt method?

Bob... She came out great! Very nicely detailed.

Gamera...Also looking good!

Bob she's a beaut mate! Gam that's looking great! Yeah I know silver paints are very grainy for the effect I'm looking for. One of the very reasons I wondered about the extremely fine pigments of a metalizer, I will let you know how it worked, just don't know when.

BTW: I did get a little more done over the weekend. Just took the masks off the canopy, need to attach it and get the drop tank painted- since it was underside grey I didn't attach it and paint it with the aluminum underbelly.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been posting that much recently- things a little hectic here.

WW: Very nice work on the cockpit there, I know those older kits can be a little sparse in detail.

Simpilot: Not totally sure about doing silver doped fabric- I've tried silver paint it just seems too grainy. Your idea there of using a matte coat over the silver sounds good to me. Please let us know how it works out.

Bob: Beautiful job sir! Despite the problems you had she looks pretty darn fine to me! Going to update the front page now!