Andrewvft Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hi all, Just finished this ship, though still working on the planes. I usually do planes, but thought i'd give Japanese aircraft carriers a go. I was kinda drawn to their rather colourful decks of stripes etc. I was initially looking for a good Shokaku model, but couldn't find one for a reasonable price in Australia. But then Fujimi came out with this release of the Zuikaku 1941 earlier this year. I painted the main white stripe markings and the red/white stripes. A misalignment resulted in the middle white stripe ending up slightly off center at the front of the deck. I only used decals for the diagonal lines at the front of the deck, the circle towards the after and the name symbol. Thoughts: - relatively simple to construct. - hate dealing with the tiny pieces. I've broken the side antennas so many times. Broken the hooks under the stern of the deck and had to recreate one of the 3 anchors - I'm trying to use PE parts for the 1/700 planes for their canopy frames, which is very tedious, Definitely won't be finishing them anytime soon. - I was hoping fujimi would also have released wooden deck detail parts, but didn't see any and don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for the ones on ebay. - Having seen the older Tamiya version, I think the Fujimi is the better of the two. slightly better details. I wanted to have one of the middle elevators lowered and put a B5N2 kate on top. I chose the middle elevator and cut out a thin plastic sheet so it can sit at the bottom of the hangar tub. The original elevator wouldn't fit without sanding and was too thick. I also made the elevator sheet a tiny bit smaller so it can fall out if I turn the ship upside down. This way, I have the option to have it displayed raised or lowered just by swapping out the pieces. Paint: I used Tamiya IJN Gray (Kure Arsenal) for the hull and Wooden Deck tan. I thought the gray looked a bit too dark, so gave it a very light coat of white to lighten it up. Anyway, thought i'd share my pics 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 That looks a good start to ship modelling. I would recommend you 'matt' it down a bit mode as it still looks a little shiny. As for aircraft, something to bear in mind with IJN carriers, is that the aircraft lived in the hangars and unless the ship is about to launch a strike or has just recovered it's strike, you wouldn't see too many aircraft on deck. I wouldn't worry about the canopy frames in 1/700 scale, far too small and fiddly! thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Looking very nice. There's just something quite attractive about these early war carriers, including the Lexingtons. Great job on it and can't wait to see some wings on the deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewvft Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thanks Mike, Eventually i'd like to put some planes sitting on top like they were being prepped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Very nice flat-top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Monkey Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Excellent build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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