ComfortablyNumb Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks everyone for your comments! Glad to hear you are doing the frameworks Warren...your Akagi is looking great! This evenings small update.... The 8 towers for the stern deck piece (the one with the trams installed) are now painted: And I also got the middle deck frameworks installed: Next to be done will be the bow deck, so please check back! Cheers, Tim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Columns added: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 So nice........... So neat..... Great work Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 That is looking fantastic mate. I am so tempted to leave all the frame work in natural brass.... Looks just like jewellery... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smyfe Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Tim, the manufacturers should be paying you for showing what is possible with their products. Amazing !!! Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylandogg Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Fantastic etchwork Tim, the build just keeps getting better and better. Keep the updates coming, I can't wait to see the next instalment Edited March 15, 2015 by Dylandogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Tis a beautiful sight indeed, Tim, as well as giving an insight into the construction of these big beautiful ladies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Tim are you a micro surgeon by day ? I'm really struggling with the amount of detail incorporated. Can you put something in the next pics to give a sense of scale. Keep up the great work Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks guys! And yes, I will try in the future to put something in the pics for scale...I usually try to have my tweezers or something in each pic, but sometimes I forget. Haha...even the support columns have support columns!! Forgot about these until the end, which was a mistake as they were difficult to install after the bigger columns were installed. But here they are: unpainted: painted: extreme closeup, installed: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylandogg Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I think I may have to upset my wife and put the Akagi in my "waiting to build" collection after seeing this level of detail. I think it'll sit nicely next to my Zuikaku, and the others Thanks for the inspiration Tim, although I'm not too sure my wife would thank you lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You certainly made the right call with the contrasting paint between deck underside and the framework! I have spent a good couple of hours looking at the aft section with the tramways simply because of the clarity of your work! Very enjoyable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) hehe, thanks Dylan...you can blame me if you want And I was quite gratified to read your comment Jockster!...thanks for that buddy! Got alot done this weekend, the weather is terrible here, blizzard...but as long as the power doesn't go off, thats fine with me. hehe ... guess I left these parts sitting around too long...a spider decided to inspect my work close up. Bow deck photoetch installed: Just have to add 4 pillars into this part, and then ready (I think) to install the 3 deck pieces onto the hull. Thanks for looking and comments are always welcome! -Tim Edited March 16, 2015 by ComfortablyNumb 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Tim this is simply an awesome build by yourself, ive only just started delving into photo etch, the 1/72 Gato is giving me headaches, let alone this. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Thx Chris..and good luck with your Gato! Posts added to the bow deck, just about ready to install the decks on the hull. I have some work within the hull to complete first (mounting nuts to be attached) and I wanted to test the LED lighting as well. The spars extending to posts have not been glued in place yet as I wanted to leave a little wiggle room for the time when the bottom of the posts are attached to the hull.. and they may be moved slightly. Once the posts are in, both top and bottom ends, then I'll glue those spar extentions in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 This is an extremely impressive build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 What amazes me with your PE is the total lack of any glue that I can see fixing it together, how the hell do you do it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Awesome work Mr Numb... aka Tim I am going to steal an idea you used and use a dark colour under the flight deck pieces but I am not going to spray mine silver. I am very close to deciding to leave it lal natural brass.. or maybe some parts brass and others silver... Oh dear... Cheers Warren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Warren: "very close to deciding to leave it lal natural brass" ....check this out Warren, I left ALL the photoetch "natural": http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234907768-1350-nagato-lionroar/ And thanks Colin...I use ZAP brand Thin CA for most of the pe. I break off the eye of a sewing needle leaving a small V-shape where the eye used to be, touch the needle into a small bit of CA, and then just touch the joint and the CA will flow via capillary action into the joint and it will basically disappear (as long as you don't use too much glue) It takes very little to get a good join. Hope that helps. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hello Tim, I know you have been asked a gazzillion times about how you glue with no obvious spots, so thanks for the tip above! I had heard about the sewing needle trick but could never figure out how it would work - now I know, all I gotta do is try it. I have been using fishing line as an applicator and that is fine usually but sometimes the curl in the line sends it the wrong way if you know what I mean. I agree about the contrast of the paintwork on the underdeck girders, it makes them stand out brilliantly. All the best, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I use those thin pipettes you push onto the bottle to apply my Extra-thin CA glue. Then I use a satay stick (pointy wooden skewer) to apply the accelerator. It also helps that glues I use dry clear. Cheers Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Fantastic P.E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys! I have the middle deck (first pic) permanently installed now(2nd pic): Misc pic of the superstructure: Props, shafts and rudders installed also: I will have better pics tomorrow from a lower angle so you can see the photoetch as installed. Also up next is the bow deck, so be sure to check back! thx-Tim Edited March 19, 2015 by ComfortablyNumb 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It all looks fabulous, but the chains above those two whalers (the two boats prominent in your third picture above) are surely hugely over-scale; they look like anchor cables in relative size, whereas I assume in real life they are either lifelines or part of the securing arrangements to protect the fragile boats in a big sea. Either way they should be about the same size as the gripes (the off-White diagonal jobbers), or smaller. Really not-picking point in such an awesome build, but if it were my build I'd want someone to tell me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortablyNumb Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Like I did 3 weeks ago on the port side? *wink I have been in the process of changing out both the bow anchor chains and the davit spanner chains...started last month with the port side (as above) and will get to the other next week maybe. I really wanted to get those decks installed first. Edited March 19, 2015 by ComfortablyNumb 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hello, Armour modeller here looking around the maritime WIP's and well... WOAH, that photo etch is unbelievable! and I thought PE brush guards on periscopes were bad. Really excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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