75th Anniversary of 1941 Group Build (World at War)

I think that's where the laser burned the paper when it cut it. 

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I think that's where the laser burned the paper when it cut it. 

 

Steve and John:  thanks for clearing that up.  Until now, I hadn't even heard of paper parts.  

Thanks John, I wasn't sure I was right.

Check. The creater made them out of a paper thicker than printer paper but less than cardstock. Kinda like Resume paper. A little thin CA and it becomes harder than styrene of the same thickness.

Thanks for the information, Steve.  Who makes these, and where are they available?

Laser cut paper parts are not that bad of an idea for precision parts. From my experience, they hold up very well and they are a cheaper alternative to pe.

I got them from a guy in South Korea. He was a little tricky to track down after I saw his Akagi on Pinterest. I have his contact info if you or you know someone who might be interested. 

Thanks for the information, Steve.  I probably wouldn't use them.  PE is often enough trouble for me to get into; but for the benefit of anyone else, go ahead and post the contact info if you'd like.

OK guys, I completed this section, at least until I get the IJN ladders from B&A in Australia and attach the deck, but I'm moving on. The black paint under the 25mm AA gun platform is where I'm checking if I need to add some filler. I also need to add the railing before I spray the black base.

I added some detail interest to the area under the deck but can't find any pictures of it to really know what was in there. Probably no one will see them anyway. This is the area where the three AM (Alliance Model Works) 1.2cm twin AA guns go. I glued the bracing on the AA platforms and set them aside to dry before attaching them to the hull. This area is going to need to be repainted. Lots of dust in there 

It's awestome, Steve!  Fantastic detail!

 Thanks Check

Those aa gun platform details are breath taking. Your shots of the whole ship really show off how daunting of a project the Akagi is.

Thanks John. There's quit a bit to it. I hadn't realized just how much there was but am intemate with it now.

Fantastic work, Steve.  Really looks great!

Thanks Check.

Here's some pics of Alliance's 12.7 cm type 89 AA gun conversion to a reasonable facsimile of the 12 cm type 10 which the Akagi had, using some kit parts. The guns were to be replaced after Midway.

Sharp, sharp work, Steve.  They are little models all in themselves!

Check

I arrived at the place I wanted to stop and take a break on the big ole Akagi. I ordered some ladder rungs to replace the pi#@ poor plastic lines that were molded on (like those on the second picture) however, until that time arrives.....I'm putting her aside and working on something else in the que....not Japanese.

Ignore any missing ladders and such. They were removed to easily facilitate the removal of the plastic handholds and instalation of the new PE. Those will all be taken care of once I get the rungs in.

I know it doesn'tlook lick mush that there's many hours involved.

Ooo, close up shots show some stuff that still need attention.

Good grief, Steve, this is impressive!  Great!

So I was trying to think of what to build for 1941 and figured why not another Stuka. Thinking of a Fujimi Ju87B/R kit as a B-2T in Libiya.

Interior is together and I just need to start painting and detailing it. It's basic but its a start and not much of it will be seen anyways.

Nice choice, Ed.  Always room for a Stuka!  I've updated the build roster.

I've built some Fujimi ships, but never planes.  Is it 1/72?

Yes, it is.  I love the Fujimi 72nd scale Stukas and short nosed Phantoms.

Neither of them seems to be available right now.  

Thought I took some more progress photos of the 87 B but either my phone or me malfunctioned. This is where I'm at with it now.

Yup, sure looks like a Stuka!  Nice going!

Nice looking Stuka GT.Yes, it's been a while and frankly it will be quite a bit longer before I finish, but here's an update on the Akagi.

First off I finished all the handholds, then decided to replace the individual ladder rungs on the hull. So I orders the rungs and waited. While installing the rungs and cleaning off the original plastic blobs, I found some of the porthole eyebrows were removed during the process of removing the rungs and handholds, so I orders some portholes. I received the rungs sometime back and the porthold the other day but thought I should catch up here.

So, here she is with the handholds. Forgive if you've already see this pic.

next is the ladder rungs, They are very small and will be streighted better before paint.

Unfortunatly, I keep breaking off the railings so I had to order new generic IJN railings 

Anyway, on to the portholes. I'll need more of them since there's about 300 per side 

Exceptionally detailed work!  It's looking very good.  I admire your patience.

Thanks guys.

I started to install the portholes and sealed covers. The portholes with just the sealed cover will be getting the porthole PE as well. I think maybe while most portholes were closed during the pre emptive wind up to the attack there may have been a few open. I need to get a few more sheets of PE to finish. I also continued on the 25mm AA guns. With building attrition due to lost or broken pieces, I need to get another pack of these as well. There are still a few pieces to add to the guns as well.