Can't be bothered making another thread..
Manny, can't quite tell what PE sets you used, think both Tom's (btw very crude, should avoid) and Hasegawa's sets has the photon torpedo landing signal platforms.
20th century came and went, black/white photos eventually got phased out.
So, without further ado, zuiho and tirpitz in original techni-color...and yes, it is green..as it should be :P
To save this thread from descending into random blabber, some notes from my trusted diamond sha's Japanese Naval Warship Photo Album - Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Carrier book in glorious high res photo (unlike what's available online!) A tome that I lugged along with many others from a trip to Japan...worth the weight though!
Btw ignore comment on funnel colour, it's probably correct in the instructions on second glance.
Notes about the hasegawa kit -
In general pretty good. As expected painting guide is not very accurate (when's the last time you used instructions to paint warships? ask it this way, when's the last time warship model painting instruction was actually correct?) especially the camouflage pattern.
But, I'm lazy, so I used kit decals (which are not quite the right shape) and resultant 'adjustments' so that the decals do not look out of place.
What the kit provided for an observation post, should be a search light (and the same on the other side). Unfortunately I cannot verify whether the rocket launcher platform is correct or not. Most likely not.
What's left to do..
a bit of fading/blending of colours, small bits and pieces....rigging (meh...) and weathering..