I.J.N. Mikasa
The Hasegawa kit of the Milkasa is a strange thing at first to see. A battleship with masts, swivel guns, two underwater torpedo tubes on each side, and a lot of boats carried on board.
Photo etch is a necessity on this one, especially considering the thickness of the railing parts. I also tried wooden deck parts for the first time and was quite happy with the way they went on and look. I should have done it with the Mushasi. It's hard to believe both battleships are in scale when placed side by side. The Mikasa is a bit less than half the size of Mushasi.
Perhaps one of the biggest headaches I had with this ship was the rigging. The smoke stack supports weren't bad, but the mast rigging can be insane. The P.E. set gave me the foot rests for the yard arms but all the other rigging had to be done by hand and seemed to go everywhere.
