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IJN carrier Taiho Tamiya 1/700

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IJN carrier Taiho Tamiya 1/700
Posted by potchip on Monday, May 16, 2011 9:37 AM

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!

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 16, 2011 10:26 AM

WOW...and in 700th scale!!! Very nice! One of the best Jap carriers I've seen in that scale...Yes

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Posted by Buckeye on Monday, May 16, 2011 11:26 AM

Awesome work there! Yes

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Posted by gonavycv64 on Monday, May 16, 2011 1:46 PM

hopefully when I get around to mine, it'll look that good.  Great job.

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, May 16, 2011 1:57 PM

Very nice!

I wish I could do half as well with a ship!

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, May 16, 2011 2:33 PM

Toast 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!Bow Down

 

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Posted by bsyamato on Monday, May 16, 2011 2:39 PM

no easter egg here man! Only a great patience work YesYes

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Posted by spadx111 on Monday, May 16, 2011 2:49 PM

Bow Down nice

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, May 16, 2011 6:21 PM

Very cool. That's some serious work drilling all those tie-downs. Indifferent

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.

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 Eric 

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Posted by potchip on Monday, May 16, 2011 6:48 PM

Manny, it's not 'that' scale, it's 'The' scale Angel oh, JFYI, currently building a Tirpitz (in town camou) and Zuiho. WinkWink

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.

 


 

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Posted by tigerman on Friday, May 20, 2011 1:46 AM

Good luck on the ebay sell. Looks like it's going to fetch a pretty penny. Wink

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 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2011 7:16 AM

I saw where the bidding is just over $200 right now...

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Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:56 PM

Its nice seeing some different ships,and I really like IJN carriers,great job on this one.

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Posted by tigerman on Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:59 PM

Kudos to your Hiryu also. Love that big hinomaru on the deck.

I agree with you Anthony, there is something appealing about IJN carriers.

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 Eric 

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Posted by surfsup on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:02 AM

Oh that is some beautiful work. I love it.....Cheers Mark

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Posted by potchip on Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:06 AM

Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?

Currently working on..

And in the background is...Surprise 

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Posted by bsyamato on Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:29 AM

..a little bismark... 1/700?

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Posted by potchip on Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:58 AM

Yep, Dragon's Tirpitz. Will be in in a possible town camouflage during fit out

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/gallery/galltirfittingout.html

 

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Posted by bsyamato on Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:28 AM

nearly!!! Angry forget her syster.

Great site, i'll bookmark for my bismark

In mind to put one of them in a diorama? 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:09 PM

potchip

Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?

Currently working on..

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z329/potchippy/zui.jpg

And in the background is...Surprise 

Very nice---what kit is this?

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Posted by tigerman on Thursday, May 26, 2011 4:13 PM

Manstein's revenge

 

 potchip:

 

Thanks Mark. Coming to Expo this June?

Currently working on..

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z329/potchippy/zui.jpg

And in the background is...Surprise 

 

Very nice---what kit is this?

 

You don't recognize the love of your life?

 

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 Eric 

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Posted by potchip on Friday, May 27, 2011 11:13 PM

Indeed, troubling. If the query is on the backdrop, it's Dragon's Tirpitz (premium edition, with PE of foil-like thickness)

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 27, 2011 11:28 PM

Looks like a carrier to me...

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Posted by tigerman on Saturday, May 28, 2011 12:22 AM

Manstein's revenge

Looks like a carrier to me...

Not just any carrier, but a certain, say it now................Zuiho!

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by potchip on Sunday, May 29, 2011 7:44 AM

There's only the Zuiho by Hasegawa..

Build done commencing painting..

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Posted by tigerman on Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:00 PM

Looking good Potchip. Ever built Soryu?

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 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 29, 2011 7:35 PM

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...

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Posted by bsyamato on Monday, May 30, 2011 2:12 AM

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...

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb110/dblvisions2001/748px-Japanese_Aircraft_Carrier_Zuiho.jpg

it's an alchool test before flight for pilots

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, May 30, 2011 1:47 PM

I love the phony BB guns on the deck. They must me trying to portray a KG V class BB.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:12 PM

tigerman

 Manstein's revenge:

Looks like a carrier to me...

 

Not just any carrier, but a certain, say it now................Zuiho!

Actually I knew that...here is a pic --circa 1944-- that shows my staff checking out the Hasegawa offering...they are studying the instructions in this pic...  

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